In-depth Interior

Automotive interior shows took place recently in Michigan and Germany; here’s your DVN-Interior topical look at both of them.

Our report on Headliners and overhead systems covers a broad scope of overhead parts and functions, including sunvisors. Here, we zoom in on the visors.

Car designers have a passion for decoration because it goes beyond aesthetics to create an emotional connection between the driver and the vehicle. Decorative elements make a car feel personal, luxurious, and unique.

It all began when the automobile had only just been invented. The Exposition Internationale d’Automobiles, held at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris in 1898, was the very first event in the world devoted to this new mode of transport.

Novares is a French company of plastic experts based in Velizy Villacoublay, near Paris. They design complex components and systems for virtually every automaker in the world, and many tier-1s, and manufacture them with innovative, cutting-edge techniques for greener, lighter-weight cars in pursuit of the CASE megatrends—Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric.

Ever since the first automotive display—a couple of very small CRTs in the 1976 Aston Martin—the amount of real estate dedicated to displays has grown dramatically. As reported by Reuters, the average size globally of a vehicle’s center display in 2018 was 7.7”, projected to reach 9-10” by 2024. It’s 2024 now, and the average is…10″.

Biological engineering, or bioengineering, is a science-based discipline founded upon the biological sciences in the same way that chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering are grounded in chemistry, electricity and magnetism, and classical mechanics, respectively.

Generative ‘AI’ is presented as a quick and powerful shortcut for easy solutions to complex problems. Today’s and tomorrow’s auto interiors are brimming with complex problems. Consider seats: safety, comfort, ergonomics, design, and ecocircular construction all have to be achieved at the same time, within tight cost and manufacturability constraints.

Rearview mirrors play a crucial role in road traffic safety. Understanding how they work is both fascinating and illustrative.

For every driver, as it helps to enhance situational awareness and reduces the risk of accidents.

Motion sickness occurs due to a difference between actual and perceived or expected motion. It is more likely to affect a passenger than a driver—with obvious implications for automated vehicles—because passengers are free to focus on something other than the view outside the car, like reading or scrolling through a phone.