Android Automotive OS’s on-screen controls need to be intuitive and the displays need to provide only necessary information with minimal distraction, says Rightware marketing chief Derek Sellin.
The curved MBUX Hyperscreen comprises one piece of glass with three screens, 12 actuators for haptic feedback and a new way of getting drivers the information they need while driving.
The airbag ECU can determine whether the driver has simply hit the brakes, bumped into a parked car, jumped the curb, or if the vehicle has had a severe collision. In my accident, the airbag unfurled quicker than the blink of an eye and allowed me...
Nicole McElroy, director-North American sales and global marketing, says Recaro’s product line goes beyond the seats for race cars that built the company’s reputation.
JLR says its next-generation cars will feature floor mats and trim made with nylon yarn woven from recycled industrial plastic, fabric off-cuts from clothing manufacturers and fishing nets abandoned in the ocean, known as “ghost nets.”
With no latch or striker on its rails, the next-gen EZ-Entry seat provides what Magna calls industry-leading foot clearance for third-row occupants, 4 ins. more than a current seat.
“We went out to cattle ranches and construction sites,” Ford’s Ehab Kaoud says at last week’s Summer Festival of Automotive virtual conference sponsored by the Informa Tech Automotive Group.
