MAY 10, 2019

Ford Recalibrating How Interior Designers Think

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The automaker is turning its Global Strategic Design studio into a playground, says Chief Designer Dennis Sartorello, who believes that’s the best way to create interiors that meet customers’ quickly evolving mobility needs.

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Ford Creates Self-Driving Robot; Sales Slump Continues in China; Tesla Durability Remarkably Good

Enhancing Interior Reality, Virtually

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Technologies such as immersive environments, virtual reality, computer design and Industry 4.0 are transforming the way designers and engineers create the latest automotive interiors.

Autonomous Cars Will Simplify Design, Experts Say

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“We know autonomous driving is coming,” Continental’s Michael Schoenherr says. “You’re going to see an evolution of the technology that brings us to that point.”

VR Helps SEAT Make Factory Routine Safer

SEAT says its Martorell, Spain, plant has substantially reduced lost labor hours owing to production-line injuries through initiatives using biomechanics and virtual-reality technology over the past two years.

Car Dealership Inventory: Asset or Liability?

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It’s estimated a dealer pays between $150 and $300 per month for insurance on each vehicle sitting unsold in inventory.

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