Faurecia Ventures has made an investment in audio firm SubPac, which has developed an acoustic experience to “capture the physical dimension of sound”. The SubPac hardware and software platform will be integrated into the seating of Faurecia’s Cockpit of the Future, adding the chance to really feel low frequencies when using the personalized audio bubble Read More..
ZF and Faurecia reveal cockpit concept, minus wheel and pedals
ZF and Faurecia have co-developed an operating and display concept cockpit for fully-automated Level 4 vehicles, which has no steering wheel or pedals. The Trendsetting Cockpit demonstration unit has instead three screens, plus a control lever in the center console that allows drivers to select either left- or right-hand positions for manual operations. Underpinning the Read More..
An interview with Faurecia CIO Rene Deist
“In three to five years everyone will work in IT”
In an interview with automotiveIT, Faurecia CIO talks about his information technology priorities in a changing automotive industry.
automotiveIT International conference
In focus: connectivity, new technology and integration
ATLANTA — The automotiveIT International conference, which concluded here last Wednesday, highlighted the breadth of the challenges and opportunities in the auto industry as companies change processes, products and business models. Industry speakers at the two-day event said a bright future lies ahead if automakers and suppliers successfully manage to develop and start adopting new Read More..
Faurecia invests in PowerSphyr to enhance cockpit connectivity tech
Faurecia has made an investment in Silicon Valley start-up PowerSphyr, a provider of wireless charging solutions that can be applied to many types of electronic devices as well as sensors and actuators. These will augment Faurecia’s Cockpit of the Future suite of technologies. PowerSphyr’s solutions use magnetic inductive (Qi) and magnetic resonant wireless power delivery Read More..
Faurecia, Dortmund University start metals research
Faurecia, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, and the Technical University of Dortmund have opened a joint research center for metals processing. ReCIMP (Research Center for Industrial Metal Processing) will develop new manufacturing technologies as well as components for the auto industry. A key research goal is to improve basic knowledge of innovative metal Read More..