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MicroLEDs For Next-Generation Display And Lighting

MicroLED—sometimes written as μLED—is a flat screen technology based on arrays of microscopic LEDs, made of InGaN(Indium Gallium Nitride), that form the individual picture elements (pixels). Like OLEDs and plasma screens, µLED pixels are self-illuminating, dimmable, and can be switched off completely, so they don’t require backlighting as in LCDs (liquid crystal displays). In general,…

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Nova Car eXperience For UX and Intuitiveness

Following previous concepts Nova Car № 1 and № 2, Novares unveiled four new concept cars at an event held recently in Paris. Headquartered in France, Novares—a company resulting from the 2016 merger of Mecaplast and Key Plastics—is a global plastic solutions provider who design and manufacture plastic injection components and systems for the automotive…

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FlexEnable Flexible Displays To Fit 3D Interiors

FlexEnable is a spinoff of the University of Cambridge. They created an organic transistor technology platform for flexible displays and sensors, and offer screens on thin film that can be formed onto almost any surface. Their product is OLCD-based—organic/liquid crystal display. It has an LCD frontplane and a shatterproof organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) backplane. Film…

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Hyundai’s Patent-Pending Display Steering Wheel

Hyundai  supplied drawings alongside the application showing a two-spoke steering wheel with a display spanning the 9:00 to 3:00 position. This design addresses the issue whereby some drivers’ vision of the instrument cluster is impaired by the steering wheel itself. With the most pertinent information displayed on the steering wheel, the driver gets an unimpeded…

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BMW 4 Series Coupé Interior Design and Technology

The BMW 4 Series Coupé has a uniquely spacious interior in terms of head space, knee, elbow and shoulder room. Rear seats split 40/20/40, and when flipped forward, open up even more cargo space (440 liters). Several places are opened to store things, including an under-armrest box, glovebox, cup holders, and partitioned door bins. A…

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TomTom To Use Real Time Weather Data In Sat-Navs

Approximately 22 per cent of vehicle accidents annually are attributed to weather related causes. So, Tom Tom the Dutch Navigation Service Supplier has teamed up with weather, environmental and industrial measurement specialist, Vaisala from Finland, to bring actionable road weather data to the TomTom Hazard Warnings service. TomTom’s tabular weather service is focused on providing…

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Will Mini EV Be The Future Of City Commute?

Conventional small cars are giving way to a whole range of micro-mobiles. Does the future of urban mobility belong to them? While conventional small cars are having a hard time in the face of stricter pollution standards and expensive electrification, new electric tiny cars are pushing into the city as light vehicles. “It’s not just…

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BMW 2 Series Active Tourer Modernized

Flying a bit under the radar after the IAA in Munich this year, BMW introduced their 2nd-generation 2 Series Active Tourer MPV. Originally introduced in 2014 along with the 7-seat version called the Grand Tourer, this was BMW’s first go at a front wheel drive “people mover”. Now, nearly 8 years later, the Active Tourer…

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_Car interiors Unplugged

32. Privacy versus property (follow up) (Part of an ongoing series introducing automotive interiors as an evolution of our habitat) It has been said that submarine crew, after mission, do not drive their cars for a couple of days until their vision totally adapts to real-world depth of field. Wallpaper-like manmade spaces set by smart…

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