Time changes everything – and cars are no exception. Motor Trend magazine recently published a roundup of eight unique technologies revolutionizing vehicle interiors.
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Installing Aftermarket Picnic Tables with Rau Corp
Nothing sets off a high-end, luxury interior quite like rear-seat picnic tables. You know the ones I’m talking about. They’re the fold-down tables mounted to the backs of front seats in cars you’d rather be chauffeured in than drive.
Traditional Car Radios, RIP?
Car ashtrays and front bench seats fell into gradual extinction. Will traditional car radios be the next interior feature to go? If in-vehicle audio trends continue the way they are, it’s very possible.
Photo: S-Class Active Perfuming System
If Mercedes-Benz can help it, you’ll never have to work in a disgusting car interior again. That’s because the German automaker’s 2014 S-Class features an Active Perfuming System in the glove box, designed to keep cabins smelling fresh and fantastic.
Enhance any Dash with an iPad Mini Mounting Kit
We showed you the video of the first iPad mini install in a car. Now, a new product by Mobile Solutions makes it easy to mount one on any custom dashboard or center console.
Faurecia’s Oasis Seat is a Spa on Wheels
In last week’s article about Faurecia‘s Urban Rhythm Seat, we also briefly mentioned the company’s all-new Oasis Seat – which, among other features, comes equipped with surround-sound speakers in the headrest and 20 massage cells positioned from neck to calf.
First iPad Mini Installed in Car Dashboard
Despite just hitting store shelves, the Apple iPad mini has already found its way into a car’s interior. Sound Waves, a mobile electronics shop in Tampa, FL, is the first to custom fabricate a vehicle’s dashboard to fit the device.
Japanese Invent Transparent Car Interior
Japanese researchers at Keio University have developed the world’s first pseudo-transparent car. Through a clever use of cameras, the vehicle projects an image of its outside surroundings onto its interior so that its driver is able to park easier and more safely.
Nissan Introduces Fatigue-Free Seats
Nissan has partnered with researchers at Keio University and NASA to introduce the world’s first ever “fatigue-free seats” – which are designed to reduce stress on drivers’ bodies and keep them more alert.
How Mobile Electronics are Shaping Our Craft
Long gone are the days when the only mobile electronics that auto trimmers had to contend with were map lights, power seats and sunroofs. Today’s interiors are more electronic, digitized and complex than ever before – and we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what’s to come.
Automotive Megatrends, a new online magazine, recently published an interesting article examining “how connectivity and infotainment is shaping the vehicle interior and the in-car experience”. The article is a must-read for automotive professionals – especially trimmers, whose craft continues to be affected by advancements in the mobile electronics industry.
