The challenges with autonomous vehicle testing

One of the most critical aspects of autonomous car design, due to their complexity, is that you will never be able to physically test all possible accident scenarios. This is why simulation is so imp…

First steps to the future car travel experience

If the future of the car travel experience includes customizable, diverse travel, what’s happening in the marketplace that shows the first sign of this trend?

The interior will no longer b…

We’re thinking about autonomous vehicles all wrong

When we think of future autonomous vehicles, typically an image of some kind of self-driving futuristic pod comes to mind, with a living room/bedroom/home cinema/meeting space – basically a reconfigu…

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…