AKKA Technologies : Concept Development Future Interior

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT FUTURE INTERIOR

While sitting in a car, your first view is the cockpit. For every vehicle driver this is the flagship. But when thinking of future mobility you will stumble across new use cases for cockpits and interiors. With new mobility concepts, the vehicles' interior is undergoing a change towards a living room and wellness lounge. With more screens and less buttons we need to represent existing functions and integrate even new ones. At the same time the operation must be user friendly, intuitive and comfortable. AKKA is your partner to take this challenge in every aspect and bring your ideas to life.

CORE COMPETENCIES IN INTERIOR DEVELOPMENT

Research of new use cases and User Experience (UX) development

Styling development and support for overall design language of your product

Ergonomics layout and optimization

3D design of parts and components, as well as integration and combination to modules

IT integration and Software development of media and operating functions

Optimization of current safety concepts and implementation and guarantee of further legal safety requirements

Simulation and Testing - virtual and in hardware

Manufacturing support to enhance your assembly and production

Prototyping of single components up to fully functional Interior seating bucks and Class-A trade fair models

Feasibility studies and concept development

OUR ADDED VALUE

Transparency, scope, efficiency and flexibility thanks to proven methods, tools and processes:

Long established Project Management accompanying the whole product development process to secure quality, timing and cost efficiency

Styling proposals in material and finish to react on customer wishes and needs Ergonomics development to give the highest comfort and ensure operability

in every use case

Development of complete new components from scratch or improvement of existing concepts with focus on defined product targets

Not only following trends but creating new ones with our AKKA Research Department and strong conncetion to science facilities and universities

REFERENCES

Styling optimization and proposals for an asian OEM with research of future requirements regarding color&trim, materials, HMI and UX

Cockpit development for an OEM in the Offroad market from scratch, starting with feasibility studies, styling proposals, ergonomics layout, requirement engineering, 3D and 2D design

Prototyping of a Cockpit Class-A demonstrator for the CES Las Vegas trade fair

Styling Derivative Cockpit development for a premium OEM with full responsibility up to SOP and Job No1

Simulation and virtual testing of crash behaviour of occupants and optimization of the cockpit concept for an OEM with foresight of legal requirments in the future. Support of the OEM in the selection of potential safety system suppliers

Manufacturing optimization and support for the colaboration of a TIER1 and OEM including supply chain management and logistics for an on- plant production and assembly line

Consulting Experts-on-demand at several OEMs and TIER1s on-site supporting the whole product development process

OUR EXPERTISE

STRATEGY

With our development expertise we support customers from the auto -motive industry as well as from other industrial branches. We cover the entire product development process, from the initial idea to conception and production. Our proven process capability enables us to shorten development times, increase overall quality and reduce costs.

CHALLENGES

New technologies and use cases such as partial or full autonomous driving are challenging the industry as well as the change from physical to non-physical interaction and the focus of more and more digital media content and functions. Besides that, the struggle for shares, sales, margin and last but not least sustainability is pushing the industry to re-think their products.

SOLUTIONS

As a responsible Partner, AKKA offers extensive expertise in end -customer focused development of cockpits and as a partner to both, OEMs and TIER1s, we are capable of serving the best out of both worlds. We know the future demands and we are working with passion on the future vehicle cockpits and respond to the emerging market requirements of integration of digital content and new ways of human interaction.

Our engineering team offers development as a full-service-partner where we assume responsibility for the entire cockpit. We also support with single part and component development, simulation and testing procedures up to Consultants as Experts-on-demand to support you within your plants.

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