Editorial

IZB happened three weeks ago. It was originally a VW supplier event, and has grown to become one of the top supplier shows in Europe, especially for car interior technologies.…

France’s President Emmanuel Macron made an honest effort to give the Paris auto show some significance. However, there was not a lot of exciting stuff in the three exhibition halls.…

The first-ever DVN Interior Think Tank seminar is set for 28-29 November at the Pullman Hotel in Köln, Germany; please take a look at the event leaflet sent last week…

The recent dual conference we report on in this week’s DVN-I Newsletter highlighted the importance of in-cabin sensing for applications including safety (DMS-OMS, adaptive HMI…); security (face recognition…); convenience (mood…

Interior lighting enhances the travel experience; facilitates finding and operating vehicle controls; supports infotainment, and visually improves surfaces and materials. With intelligence, it may even adapt to context and mood.…

High-tech polymers and plastics in general are omnipresent in today’s auto interior, and seats and interior trim represent a significant part of the vehicle’s mass. Sustainability is becoming a paramount…

HUDs (head-up display) provide a way to display the status of the most relevant and critical information—speed; critical warnings and indications; navigation prompts, etc—to the driver in their line of…

Surveys consistently show convergent results on how car users are changing, and basing their purchasing decision on car interior, and on the user experience they’ll get. We’ve been reporting on…

Last week, we looked at growing evidence that physical controls are better than touchscreens. Industry sometimes refers to whatever is visible and palpable as the first inch, so this week…