DEC'AUTEX Observatory
of automotive interior

Program Market Watch 2008

1. life cycle of noted trends by examples of automobiles
2. monograph of plastics as preview (look, composition, colour) : Salon of Geneva
3. ergonomics and interface human beings technologies : screen, control, console and safety.
4. glass : its functions and interactions
5. interior lighting : from the useful to the pleasant (day/night) and its integration
6. organic-ecological materials : application of ecological materials
7. fineness of the seats : shapes, lining/materials, assembly, easily adjusted
8. colours and materials : macro, micro, nano
9. sensory in the interior of vehicle (IV) : smell, feel, sight, acoustics
10. impacts of driving situations on IV (day/night, work/pleasure, motorway, countryside/town)
11. The « added touch » ( inserts, prints, coulours…)
12. future driving equipments/comfort
13. contributions of other vehicles : commercial vehicles, airplanes, trains…
14. IV of the « little » (ultra, low, mini, micro) Mondial de Paris
15. influences of IV : home, fashion, jewellery, hi-tech.
16. architecture = signature IV of the designers