GM interiors also have been boosted by investments in the automaker’s global design organization, the executive says, citing a groundbreaking global concept car created for the recent New Delhi auto show.
Infotainment and other electronics systems now proliferating system by system must begin to communicate with each other – and they also need to operate more intuitively for consumers, who now consider HMI performance a key quality metric.
Less-complicated infotainment systems, more personalization and fewer VOC emissions would improve customers’ well-being, say panelists at WardsAuto’s 2014 Interiors Conference.
Designers face unique challenges when designing a performance-car interior, including differentiating the cabin from competitors’ and cutting down on driver distraction.
The student projects, currently on display at WardsAuto booth 1209 at the SAE World Congress, also will be on exhibit at the WardsAuto Interiors conference May 21 at The Henry hotel in Dearborn, MI.
College for Creative Studies student Tyler Charest presents his concept for a 2025 midsize sedan. (See complete coverage: 2014 WardsAuto Interiors Student Design Competition.)
College for Creative Studies student Byungwah Kang presents his concept for a 2025 midsize sedan. (See complete coverage: 2014 WardsAuto Interiors Student Design Competition.)