The Future of Automotive Interiors Through a Global UX Lens
Electrification, software-defined vehicles, artificial intelligence, and evolving regulations are reshaping not only how vehicles are engineered, but also how customers experience them.
At the same time, consumer expectations are becoming increasingly regional. Markets such as Europe, North America, and China are evolving at different speeds and often prioritise different aspects of the mobility experience. For designers, understanding these cultural, technological, and behavioural differences is becoming just as important as keeping pace with the latest innovations. Against this backdrop, here are my thoughts on four key topics shaping the future of automotive interiors.
Safety-Certified In-Cabin Architectures: From Concept to ISO 26262 Evidence
As in-cabin systems become more sophisticated, demonstrating functional safety is no longer just about meeting compliance requirements.
Modern software-defined vehicle architectures demand safety to be built into the platform from the very beginning, with careful attention to partitioning, isolation, verification and traceability. In this interview, Ofra Bechor, Regional Field Application Engineer at Green Hills Software, explains the architectural principles behind safety-certified in-cabin systems, the realities of ISO 26262 assessment, and how development teams can reduce certification effort while building scalable, future-ready platforms.
The Shift to Centralized Radar Processing for Software-Defined Vehicles
Modern vehicles are rapidly becoming software-defined, and with that shift comes a new expectation for perception: higher fidelity sensing, lower latency decision-making, and a platform that can scale across trim levels and regulatory regions without reinventing the hardware each time. Radar sits at the center of this evolution because it delivers robust perception in conditions where other sensors can degrade- fog, rain, snow, spray, and low light- making it a foundational technology for next-generation ADAS and automated driving stacks.
Engineering for Adaptability: Lessons from China’s Fastest-Moving Automotive Market with Autoliv
In this interview, Autoliv shares insights on how its engineering teams are meeting the challenges of integration, functional safety, and user-centric design — and why collaboration platforms like InCabin are vital for advancing innovation and ensuring the future of safe, adaptive mobility.