Futurride

VW previews €25,000 EV with ID. 2all concept

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 15, 2023 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

The concept car features an updated Volkswagen design language and MEB Entry platform with the spaciousness of a Golf at Polo affordability and up to a 450-km range for the 2025 production car.

Aptiv acquires Wind River to strengthen software offerings

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 11, 2022 | Business Development, Software, User Experience

The acquisition from TPG for $4.3 billion gives Aptiv a unique position in mission-critical software across multiple industries, continuing its transformation for the edge-enabled, software-defined future.

Airflow previews Chrysler’s plans to go all-electric by 2028

Posted by Gary Mason | Jan 7, 2022 | Design, Electrification, Software, User Experience, Vehicles

Debuting at CES 2022, the new concept electric vehicle also has a heavy focus on a customizable user experience that is part of the focus of a broader deal between parent Stellantis and Amazon on software-defined technology.

Smart EVs to get smarter, bigger, and more premium

Posted by Kevin Jost | Sep 14, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

The Concept #1 premiere at the IAA Mobility 2021 previews the first production model of the new Smart generation—an electric, compact SUV due in 2022.

Audi pitches Grandsphere concept as a first-class ‘experience device’

Posted by Kevin Jost | Sep 7, 2021 | Autonomy, Design, Electrification, Software, User Experience, Vehicles

Unveiled at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, the electric luxury sedan concept features a new “reduced-design” interior concept and automated driving for a unique user experience.

Pininfarina presents its first 100% virtually developed concept car

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jul 14, 2021 | Augmented Reality, Autonomy, Design, Electrification, Simulation, Vehicles

With the Teorema, the Pininfarina Virtual Lab employed augmented-reality, virtual-reality, and “new” mixed-reality technologies to quickly explore various shapes, experiences, and scenarios.

Breitfeld talks about Faraday’s Future

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 22, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Interiors, Startups, User Experience, Vehicles

In an exclusive one-on-one deep-dive interview with Futurride, Dr. Carsten Breitfeld, Faraday Future’s Global CEO, discusses his team’s plans for boosting the early new mobility innovator from startup to production and 2022 market launch of its first vehicle, the FF 91.

More details revealed on the Lucid User Experience

Posted by Kevin Jost | May 27, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Interiors, User Experience, Vehicles

A clean-sheet approach to the design and engineering of the Air luxury EV has enabled the creation of a human-machine interface that promises to be easy-to-use and aesthetically beautiful.

Foxconn, Stellantis create Mobile Drive supplier for cockpit tech

Posted by Kevin Jost | May 19, 2021 | Business Development, Connectivity, Interiors, Technology, User Experience

The joint venture to develop digital cockpits and personalized connected services follows a number of other recent deals for the company also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. as it goes all-in for future mobility with Stellantis being the latest in a string of tie-ups including Geely, Byton, and Fisker.

Suppliers revisit immersive infotainment at CES, finds Strategy Analytics

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 3, 2021 | Connectivity, User Experience

In a review of the 2021 CES, user experience (UX) analysts say that current infotainment priorities should focus on core functionality, not stationary UX. In a separate review of the new VW Golf’s UX, analysts believe that touchscreen controls for driving-critical functions should be reconsidered by automakers.