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Automotive Haptics . Aug 06, 2024

Feeling the Friction: Navigating Automotive Haptic Failures

In recent years, the automotive industry shifted to minimalist interiors, with manufacturers moving away from button-heavy consoles to create sleeker, more modern dashboards. Touchscreens now dominate car interiors, leaving drivers searching for simple functions like volume and temperature controls.

Automotive Haptics . Jan 29, 2020

Last Decade Haptics in Automotive: New Haptic HMI in Seats, Pedals and Touchscreens

Just like the mobile device and personal computer industries, the automotive market saw the touchscreen adoption rate meteoric rise in the last ten years. Almost all new vehicles now come with infotainment using touchscreen as their main human-machine interface (HMI).

Automotive Haptics . Jan 07, 2020

Haptic Technologies Will Play a Predominant Role in Autonomous Car HMI

We talked a lot about how haptic technologies can improve safety in the automotive industry. Haptics can improve the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) user experience of touchscreen infotainment systems and also the driver’s awareness with various types of warnings and alerts. It can also improve...

Automotive Haptics . Dec 16, 2019

The Best Car HMI Input Device: Studies Show Touchscreen With Haptics

Touchscreens are in the middle of a security debate in the automotive industry. Some experts and journalists love them and would like to see all the knobs gone. Some simply hates car touchscreens and would prefer to keep mechanical buttons instead. The main argument against touchscreens is that...

Automotive Haptics . Sep 30, 2019

Car Infotainment Systems Are Dangerous. Improve Them With Piezo Haptics!

It’s safe to confirm that touchscreens have hit mainstream status in the automotive market. Every new car announced seems to use a touchscreen to control its infotainment system. Not all manufacturers use them the same way. Some prefer to integrate them into classical designs and pair them with...