Volvo thinks "Automatic driving age interior design" looks like this

Self-driving cars (autonomous driving vehicles), which are expected to start to spread in the near future, seem to need to adopt a different way of thinking that is different from "how to seat" that has evolved in conventional cars. Concept model of the interior that Volvo "researches" researches on seats and car interiors of the new era "Concept 26The state of "is released.

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At Volvo's Motoring & Concept Center in California, USA, Concept 26 was released for journalists. The shooting was restricted on the day and only the image movie created by Volvo and the movie taken by the staff of Volvo at the venue were allowed to be released. The following movie was created based on such material.

Volvo's new C26 concept vehicle - YouTube


The inside of the car as seen from the driver's seat is like this. There seems to be not much different from conventional cars, such as having a circular handle in front of you, but you can see that the tablet is placed between the passenger seat.


Although some slightly futuristic feeling drifts, the design which can be said orthodox around the meter.


The whole image looks like this. This is the layout when the driver drives by myself and it is a very common interior of a 4-seater sedan, but in the next picture you can see how it is in the automatic driving mode .


During automatic operation, the seat of the driver retreats greatly, the seat back collapses greatly, and "Ottoman" which supports the calves from under the seat came out. If you look closely, the handle is drawn slightly to the panel side, and a huge display appears in front of the passenger seat.


The state that the seat is actually moving is included in the movie. First of all, if you select sheet mode with the tablet at the side of the sheet ... ...


The whole seat moves "back" and spreads the space. Also, at this time Ottoman jumped out to the feet, supporting the calves.


Looking from the other side like this. It seems to be in a relaxing state at home sofa and airplane business class.


It is also possible to recline the seat. At this time, the driver does not need to manipulate the lever or the button, it is the point that it is possible to fix at the desired angle just by moving the body.


Seems that multiple types of seat mode are prepared for automatic operation. In "create mode", the seat falls backwards and the table appears where you can put small items etc. from the door side.


In "relaxation mode" the seat back collapsed greatly, and the ottoman appeared at the feet. There seems to be no thought of the back seat at all, but this is a concept stage so it may be better not to think too deeply.


The giant display on the front passenger side appeared as the whole dashboard rotated gently. In this display, you can enjoy movies and others, and you can also display the PC screen and do the work. For that reason Volvo says it is based on the idea that "even while driving in a car, the driver should not put the notebook on the knee". "If an accident happens and the airbag inflates, if there is a notebook PC between the occupant and the airbag, not only will the effect of the airbag drop but also there is even a possibility of harming the human body" There is an idea.


The layout of the whole interior of the car looks like this. Four people are facing forward and the layout is not such that the four people who often see in the concept of another company are facing the center, the reason is "Even if the passenger is in automatic driving, It tends to prefer to sit in a state facing forward ", according to the research result. It seems that there are many cases of getting intoxicated if you are not accustomed to getting used to it. This layoutConcept car "IDS concept" announced at NISSAN booth at Tokyo Motor Show 2015I feel common things.


It is said that Volvo is advancing development of interior design based on this concept, and it is said that there is a possibility that a commercial car incorporating this idea will appear in the near future. However, it is said that it was not "a model to be released in 2016".