All HMI/UX design articles – Page 6
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ArticleInterior Motives Spring 2021: Hyundai Ioniq 5
A calming colour palette, sliding centre console and fridge magnet style personalisation – Hyundai’s Ioniq borrows from domestic design to create a coherent, usable interior rather than ‘la la land’ concepts
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ArticleSupply Lines: the latest innovations from Shanghai
Suppliers are often the unsung heroes of design. Mark Andrews reports on the latest innovations launched at the Shanghai Auto show from Faurecia, Grupo Antolin, and Grammer
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ArticleXpeng launches P5 with Lidar technology
The first model in its portfolio to hit the market with Lidar technology, Xpeng’s P5 is big in size and creature comforts. Car Design News got the lowdown from Eric Zhao, senior director of Xpeng’s design centre
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives Spring 2021 Digital Edition
The spring edition of Interior Motives is out now featuring cutting edge design concepts and the newest production launches, with exclusive coverage of the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Nio ET7, DS4, Mini Vision Urbanaut plus a deep dive into the future of screens and the latest colour and trim trends
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ArticleState of the Screen
As technology has become more prevalent in car design, interiors have been marked by a steady proliferation of touchscreens. Guy Bird explores the near future to discover whether the black mirror is here for good
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ArticleCDN poll reveals giant touchscreen antipathy
A Car Design News poll confirmed what many already suspected – not many of us are fans of giant touchscreens
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ArticleComment: Too much minimalism?
Everyone is a minimalist these days, but beyond being a handy catch-all for pared back aesthetics, what does the term mean for car design? Are designers sacrificing ornament at the altar of functionality as embodied by touchscreens?
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives Winter 2020 Digital Edition
The winter edition of Interior Motives is out now featuring cutting edge design and high-end materials, with exclusive coverage of the Mercedes Maybach S-Class, BMW iX, Maserati MC20, Hyundai Prophecy and more
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives Autumn 2020 Digital Edition
The autumn digital edition of Interior Motives features in-depth car interior design insight on the Rolls-Royce Ghost, Volkswagen ID.4, Jeep Grand Wagoneer, Yangfeng XiM21, Buick Elektra and more
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NewsYanfeng’s new XiM21 concept looks to the (very near) future
From the moment the presentation of Yanfeng’s new concept began, it was clear that this was a bit different. For one thing, the concept has an exterior. While the focus is clearly not on the exterior, the fact it has one is noteworthy. Recent years have seen interior-only concepts from Yanfeng. This concept demonstrates lots of types of technology and solutions that can be seen on the latest releases (such as the S-Class) with some near-future tech too. As presenter Han Hendriks, chief technology officer YFT, explained, the feedback they recived on the futuristic XIM20 concept was: ‘but which technology can we put in vehicles in the next two years?’ XiM21 certainly answers that question.
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ArticleHMI walk through: Peugeot e208 highlights
This week’s video from Screens reviews the Peugeot e208’s UX highlights, including head unit and instrument cluster features
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ArticleBMW i Interaction Ease - interior only concept
This concept collaboration between BMW’s Californian DesignWorks satellite and its Munich studio gave us a compelling insight into how cloud-enabled ‘shy tech’ could deliver a luxury autonomous travel experience while also simplifying the interior to the point that it was difficult to recognise this was a car at all.
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ArticleHMI walk through: Peugeot e208 head unit display
This week’s video from Screens reviews the features of the Peugeot e208’s head unit display, which forms part of the car’s i-Cockpit
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NewsPininfarina announces new tool to aid UX design
The company has formed strategic partnerships to advance user experience design with the AutonoMIA demonstrator
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ArticleHMI walk through: Peugeot e208 instrument cluster overview
Screens review the UI of the digital instrument cluster in Peugeot’s electric e208, which features the latest version of the French carmaker’s layered i-Cockpit
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ArticleHMI walk through: VW Golf 8 gesture controls
Watch this video review from Screens to see how gesture controls work in the VW Golf 8 and how these gestures control the UI of the centre console screen
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ArticleHMI walk through: VW Golf 8 touch slider
This week’s video review from Screens demonstrates how you can operate the car’s UX functions using a touch slider interface mounted below the large centre console screen
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ArticleHMI walk through: VW Golf 8 UX highlights
Watch this video review from Screens to see an overview of the VW Golf 8’s driver focused HMI, including digital instrument cluster, steering wheel controls and large centre console screen
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ArticleHMI walk through: Porsche Taycan Turbo S UX highlights
This week’s video from Screens reviews some of the neat ways you can interact with the Taycan’s HMI features, including gesture controlled access to the car’s electric charging port
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ArticleHMI walk through: Porsche InnoDrive assistance system
Watch this UX review from Screens to see how Porsche’s InnoDrive assistance system in the Taycan Turbo S constantly calculates the ideal driving profile depending on factors such as speed limit and terrain