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sensors group; you have sensors in a
traditional vehicle, but you have more
of them in an AV. "
IAC's Pascoe pointed to his company's
development of " intelligent " functions
embedded into door panels and
A-pillars. A glass tweeter enclosure
in the A-pillar reduces the blind spot,
while a light-up door pull can indicate
to a rideshare occupant if it's safe to
emerge and where to place a hand for
a proximity function to automatically
(and touchlessly) open the door.
Reimagined space and
interactions
" The autonomous vehicle for taxi or
ride-sharing fleets is different than an AV
designed for personal use, " noted Steve
Downing, CEO at Gentex. " They will
drive the need for many new technologies
that supplement a vehicle's autonomous
operation - including creature
comforts that would be valuable even
for automated-driving vehicles. "
Robotaxis and automated
shuttles likely will be the first touch
most consumers have with high-level
vehicle automation. In interviews
with consumers who use ride-hailing
services,
IAC learned that " sometimes
people have a fear of the driver
because they don't know them personally, "
Pascoe said. Or with a completely
automated taxi or shuttle, the rider can
feel uncomfortably disconnected from
vehicle decision-making.
An effective
communication
interface to the vehicle is essential, he
explained. " When you have an [artificial
intelligence], you've got to be able
to talk to it and it's got to be able to talk
to you. I see haptics as a way, lighting
as a way. I think we're going to see a
lot more voice communication because
you need to say things like, 'Go down
there, go over there,' and it needs to
understand you - so that needs to
be highly reliable. I think voice is for
non-instant or mission critical stuff, but
you still have to be able talk to it. "
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Meanwhile, it's almost a certainty
AVs cabins will have a more sustainable
" profile. " Trends already are in place in
the EV market - and not merely because
EVs typically are more expensive.
Tom Murphy, Informa Tech's
managing editor who oversees the
10 Best Interiors competition, said
today's EVs evidence many cabin
trends likely to progress into ADASequipped
vehicles and AVs. " They're
at least one generation removed from
'conventional' interiors, " he said. " I see
it as reimagining the space. And many
customers' priority is the elimination
of carbon. "
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