Interior

INTERIOR

Old Interior

Back when the automobile made its debut, there were no visibility problems. Since cars were roofless, you just had to turn your head to see what was happening beside or behind the vehicle. The idea for rearview mirrors first appeared in the middle of the first decade of the 20th century. In 1911, Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 driving a car with a rearview mirror, which gave him a clear advantage over his rivals.

But there’s more to visibility than just mirrors. Since the 1970s, manufacturers have been required to meet increasingly stringent safety standards. To make sure that the roof doesn’t collapse onto occupants if the vehicle flips over, designers had to reinforce the pillars, which meant making them bigger. The wider the pillars are, the better the vehicle’s structural rigidity is—and the worse the visibility is.

This is particularly true for the A-pillar located between the windshield and the front side windows. If the A-pillar is too big, the driver may not see pedestrians standing on a street corner. In 2002, Volvo introduced the SCC concept with see-through A-pillars. Unfortunately, the idea never really got off the ground. A high-definition camera system will no doubt replace these innovative A-pillars.

Modern interior

Today, the interior rearview mirror is supported by two others positioned on the vehicle’s exterior. A few years ago, we saw concept cars equipped with cameras that provide a perfect view of either side of the vehicle and the rear. Now this technology is just about to go into production!

The Novem Group is an automotive supplier and supplier of decorative parts and functional elements for vehicle interiors. It is in the processing of precious wood , aluminum , wire mesh, Carbon active, piano lacquer, technical veneers and premium synthetic. Its core business is interior parts and modules. The company is headquartered in Vorbach . Worldwide, there are eleven locations in Germany , Italy , Czech Republic , Slovenia , China , Mexico , Honduras and the United States .Customers include the automobile manufacturers Audi , Alfa Romeo , BMW , Chrysler , Ford , General Motors , Jaguar Cars , Land Rover, Mini , Maserati , Mercedes-Benz , Nissan , Porsche , Tesla , Toyota , Volkswagen and Volvo .

Company History 

• 1947: Company founded by Ernst Pelz in Geretsried. were manufactured parts for various applications in the automotive industry.

• 1953: equipment of the BMW 502 V8 with decorative parts of open-pored wood king.

• 70s: Features of the first BMW 7 Series.

• 1990: Opening of the sites in the Czech Republic and Honduras.

• 2007: Volkswagen Passat sets in a LeanWood trim of Novem. In the same year Asian expansion and opening of an office in China.

• 2011: Novem opened one store in Mexico. Since 2011, Novem is majority owned by the private equity firm Bregal Unternehmerkapital .

• 2015: Novem erhält den General Motors Quality Supplier Excellence Award.

• 2016: Novem awarded the Daimler Supplier Award.

Sales in million euro (since 2012):

• 2012/13 financial year: approximately 334

• 2013/14 financial year: around 360

• 2014/15 financial year: approximately 405

• Fiscal year 2015/16: 500

“When people are in an autonomous vehicle, their expectations will shift,” said Hakan Kostepen, executive director for strategy and innovation at Panasonic’s automotive systems unit, a major industry supplier. “They will want their personal space to become one of smart mobility, connecting them and relevant information to act upon.”
When cars are fully autonomous, how we sit, inform and entertain ourselves will be up for grabs. If steering wheels are no longer needed, how do we best configure seating positions? What should be done with the space now occupied by a dashboard, once a vehicle handles all driving tasks and even decides when it needs to be serviced?
Those are all challenges being taken up by the automotive industry and the schools that supply them with the next generation of designers.

At ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles — one of the world’s premier automotive design schools — 14 students recently worked on creating new concepts for a future vehicle interior whose occupants would no longer be shackled by the need to drive.
Participants were picked from multiple disciplines, including product design, transportation and graphics. To fuel their discussions, specialists in the fields of sound composition, olfactory reaction and even animal behavior were brought in. Visual strategists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory paid a visit as well.
The proposals, which were reviewed by executives from the carmaker BMW, the electronics firm Nvidia and IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence division, varied wildly.

In one concept, social media feeds were displayed on the windows and an all-glass roof, creating what is known as an augmented reality projection, providing contextual information on passing landmarks and approaching sights. As the vehicle drove by a restaurant, reviews of the eatery would be displayed and an online reservation form would appear on the building.