Interior
There are several drivers in the development of automotive interior materials and components. These include the need to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle, the trend toward utilizing more sustainable and recycled materials, and design that creates a safer environment for driver and passengers.
How Automotive Seating is Changing
December 07 by Graham HeepsImproved comfort, new materials, and autonomous technologies will drive innovations in automotive seating.© chesky - fotoliaFaurecia, for example, which claims to be the world’s number-one supplier of...
The Future for LED and OLED Automotive Lighting
November 18 by Colin PawseyAutomotive lighting, both exterior and interior, has seen sweeping changes over the last five to ten years with the introduction of LED and OLED technologies. The flexibility of the tech has created m...
Have a seat: A perfect support for the driver's tasks
February 10 by Katja BühlmeyerAutomotive IQ recently spoke with Dr. Katja Býhlmeyer, Research & Technology at Grammer AG, about methods of perceived quality or what she calls a human centered approach. Ms. Býhlmeyer, in your...
Do we have to reduce comfort to meet weight reduction?
January 19 by Olaf BiedermannAutomotive IQ recently spoke with Dr. Olaf Biedermann, Director Innovation Europe, at Faurecia Autositze GmbH, about seat design and the on-going conflict between weight reduction and seating comfor...
Lighting: Bringing out the true greatness of design features
December 09 by Ana BižalAutomotive IQ recently spoke with Dr. Ana Bižal, Optic Development Engineer from HELLA, about the role and challenges of interior automotive lighting. What is your company’s role in th...
Why Do We Need Standards for HMI Development?
September 09 by Will HornickDistracted driving accounted for approximately 421,000 injuries in motor vehicle accidents during 2012 in the U.S. (Distraction.gov - the official U.S. government website for distracted driving info...
Innovative Seating: An Auto Industry Roundtable
June 19 by Automotive IQ
A car’s seats account for 5% of the vehicle’s total cost and roughly 6% of its weight. Given those statistics, it's a very important area for development to both reduce weight and cost w...
Seat sensing and heating: how integration meets performance and safety challenges
February 14 by Automotive IQ
With the number of automotive comfort and safety features steadily increasing, the challenge of how to integrate multiple components into the limited space available in a vehicle’s seat, witho...
Automotive Seating Survey
December 10 by Automotive IQDo you work in or around seating design and have knowledge of the latest technical innovations to reduce weight and increase comfort? Then we would like to invite you to share your position with u...
Vehicle Interior Trends: Keeping Up with our Changing Driving Environment
July 16 by Amber ScorahHow are vehicle interiors changing with the environment in which we drive? Stephanie Schliffski, Product Marketing Director North America, and Heinz Mattern, Director Research & Development, both...
Configured Comfort: Designing a Seat to Fit the Person
April 12 by Susanne FrohriepAutomotive IQ spoke with Dr. Susanne Frohriep, Manager New Technologies at Johnson Controls. Dr. Frohriep presented at the 8th International Conference: Innovative Seating 2013 in Bonn, Germany....
Co-creation in seat design? How to better involve end users
March 18 by Irene KampAutomotive IQ interviewed Dr. Irene Kamp, researcher at TU Delft about her experiences involving end users in automotive interior design. She explained that there are more and less effective process...
