Materials are the key to future car interiors

What role will materials play in future car interiors?

In the past, materials were all about luxury: fabric seats versus the finest Italian luxurious leather seat. Although luxury still pl…

Autonomous car interior options and custom travel experiences

The autonomous car will not only change our mode of transportation, but also the travel experience itself, based on the interior environment of a vehicle. The interior will no longer be defined by tr…

Simulating your way to a friendlier autonomous car

Humans and autonomous vehicles must be able to coexist and easily interact if future cars are going to be as safe, or ideally safer, than our streets today with human drivers. To accomplish this, the…

A solar-powered airplane and autonomous vehicle interiors

The interior of a car as we know it today, will one day — possibly soon — become a thing of the past.
The interior will be much more than fabric, leather, navigation and cooling or heating: it …

Simulation for quicker autonomous car safety verification

When you hear the latest coverage about autonomous vehicles, not all of the news is good. In fact, a lot of the news has people asking, will these cars ever be safe? Will people ever come around to t…

Autonomous vehicles and future highways

Hundreds of automakers and startups around the globe are working on autonomous vehicles so these vehicles can eventually be mass produced. But what challenges do these companies need to overcome befo…

Virtual testing, validation of autonomous vehicle safety

 
Automakers around the world are looking to mass produce autonomous vehicles, but they must first conquer some big challenges before that mass production can happen.
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Autonomous vehicle technology will rely on software, sensors

Automakers around the globe are designing and testing autonomous vehicles. But what needs to happen before these vehicles hit the road in masses?

I recently had the pleasure of speaking wi…

What will it take to make autonomous cars safe?

You’re driving down the road and a car with no one in the driver seat is about to pass you. It signals to change lanes and begins moving in front of you to complete the pass. Do you trust that it wil…