OTS - The Yanfeng Automotive Interiors XiM18 makes European premiere at 2017 IAA International Motor Show (part 1)
2017. September 13. 11:30
Frankfurt, Germany, 13 September, 2017 (APA/OTS) - YFAI's XiM18 is
re-defining The Next Living Space - Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
(YFAI), the global leader in automotive interior solutions, has
unveiled its eXperience in Motion (XiM18) concept car at the IAA
International Motor Show today. Presented for the first time in
Europe, the XiM18 showcases the way people experience vehicle
interiors, if they no longer have to drive. It is designed to
enable the use of four different interior modes: Drive, Family,
Meeting and Lounge, enabling the vehicle to be used in various
ways, by multiple people. With this new concept the company
supports the next generation of electric and autonomous driving
cars.
"In the future, once collapsible steering wheels will be
considered the new normal since the driver will no longer have to
steer the vehicle", said Han Hendriks, Chief Technology Officer for
YFAI. "The car will evolve into the next living space for driver
and passengers alike. Our XiM18 exemplifies how we are redefining
the way people can relax, work and play in their car today and
decades from now."
XiM18 re-defines interior space configurations
The XiM18 concept features four different interior modes,
supporting different driving scenarios from standard driving mode
to future-led family mode or functional meeting mode to relaxing
lounge, inspired by autonomous driving scenarios. XiM18 exemplifies
how future car interiors will put a stronger emphasis on flexible
and intelligent floor console and door panel solutions.
The key theme of future vehicle interiors in response to
autonomous driving is the re-defined interior space and design with
modified arrangement of the seating positions. XiM18 is a concept,
where the entire interior surface individually interacts with each
occupant.
Driving mode is the conventional interior configuration with
all seats facing forward. It is enriched by many new comfort and
safety functions such as invisible A-pillar, next generation HVAC
Slim Air Vents with Gesture Control or smart climate control, slim
overhead consoles, moving floor consoles, or convenient soft
tambour door storage with finger print lock technology
and heated door panel armrest solutions.
Family mode brings people together to better engage and
communicate, where the seatback of the front seats rotate inward
and the rear floor console moves forward, allowing the rear seats
to come together in the center. YFAI's designers have also come up
with many family-friendly features for the interior, including the
origami table, instrument panel passenger storage with a tray, new
ambient or functional lighting, and plenty of
play-and-relax-features like the Interactive Overhead Display
Panel. The Overhead Slim Air Vent adds more comfort to the family
mode and other layouts.
In Meeting mode the interior serves as an extension of the
office, where the driver seat moves to the back of the vehicle,
while the passenger seat rotates 180 degrees, allowing occupants to
face each other while the rear seats stows away. Adaptive interiors
with flexible floor consoles, personal electronics management and
convenient working table solutions support the working environment
inside the vehicle.
Lounge mode is a transformational space helping transition from
working to socializing. With the front seats moved to the rear-most
position, this environment offers passengers the option to relax or
work while the vehicle drives autonomously. As YFAI excels in
materials and surface innovations, instrument panels and door
panels will visibly benefit from technology advancements like the
direct back-foaming of leather or the CHyM Eco-Lite technology
which is not only integrated in the door panels but also for the
first time applicable for instrument panel production. A key
enabler for effective lounge mode layout applications are YFAI's
unique separated floor console - a front and rear floor console
that can be combined, features the seamless integration of displays
and control functions.
YFAI's smart interior surfaces have been inspired by the
increased technology and information needs in vehicle interiors.
"Interior surfaces have always had a great look and feel," added
Hendriks. "However, we will increasingly integrate functionality
that creates a better life on board," said Han Hendriks. "We're
seamlessly integrating information and areas for controls, ambient
and task lighting, heated surfaces and more. When these functions
are not activated, our smart interior surfaces blend in with the
stylish decor of our floor consoles, instrument and door panels.
This is the wave of the future and our concepts will help prepare
automakers to be ready for the future."
The detailed press text is available in our Media Center at
www.yfai.com.
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www.yfai.com/the-next-living-space
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For more information, please contact:
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors
Jagenbergstraße 1
41468 Neuss
Germany
Astrid Schafmeister
Phone: +49 2131 609-3028
E-Mail: astrid.schafmeister@yfai.com
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