In the past, the evolution of automotive needs and regulations used to be quite foreseeable and the technologies would be, step-by-step, continuously improved. The situation is now different as the cars of tomorrow have to be Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric (CASE). Changing the powertrain from internal combustion to electric, adding a massive battery in the floor area, multiple sensors and large ECUs, offering the possibility to the passengers to interact with their vehicle by voice with a digital butler or to share the vehicles between hundreds of users, is not without consequences for the receiving car body and trim. New engineering measures must be found to fight the massive weight increase, the new unpleasant noise sources and to extend battery life and vehicle range. New smart thermal management solutions must be invented to optimize passenger comfort. All these technical developments have finally to deliver a car in tune with the broad societal demand of sustainability and for millennials, minimalism. OEMs are starting to react to these mega trends by developing ambitious sustainability strategies targeting CO2 reduction or increase of recycled content without compromising on performance requirements. Mastering sound and heat, as well as sustainable textile solutions, has enabled Autoneum to develop a range of products for the interior, engine bay and underbody addressing the new challenges and requirements posed by the CASE trends and delivering tangible sustainable benefits.


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    Title :

    High performance sustainable materials for automotive applications: dream or reality?


    Additional title:

    Proceedings



    Published in:

    Vehicles of Tomorrow 2019 ; Chapter : 12 ; 139-155


    Publication date :

    2021-06-17


    Size :

    17 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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