Fusion of Design and Technology to Realize a Dream “Flying Car”

Kota Hishinuma (Tokyo R&D)

The story focuses on how to express a dream vehicle through design and integrate it with technology, as the world begins to move toward the realization of a vehicle that was once dreamed of as a "flying car". Only when the beauty of design and the feasibility of technology are combined can an attractive object be created.

Development of Body Color Hidden Lighting for Luminous Panel
-Body Color Hidden Lighting-

Sung Ho Park (Hyundai Motor)

Exterior lamps for vehicles are gradually slimmed and hidden in accordance with design trends to differentiate vehicle images when turning on and off. In the case of the hidden lighting technology applied in the past, a paint layer is formed inside the lens, resulting in a step difference from surrounding parts by the thickness of the lens, and it was difficult to implement matte painting. In this study, a body color layer is formed outside the lens to implement bumpers, Only the external laser patterning type and the laser etching unit, which can be integrated and matte without parting with peripheral components such as fenders, and the laser etching unit are moved into the lens, so that there is no curvature due to laser etching on the outside of the lens and the light emitting unit cannot be visually checked, that is, body color hidden lighting technologies with excellent hidden feeling have been developed.

A Design-Centered Approach for Sustainable Transformation and User Adoption of Shared Services
-Wise-Design-

Emilia Romero Tienda･Adrià Ferrer (Applus+ IDIADA)

In the quest for sustainable urban mobility, the need to differentiate between urban and long-distance vehicles is being realized. Digitalization and ADAS systems, promise greater efficiency and safety. However, a fundamental challenge remains convincing end-users to adopt shared services. This paper argues for a design-centered approach, exploring how the adoption of non-ownership-based mobility could be driven. In addition, considering data for traffic prioritization, it examines urban planning perspectives to identify areas in need of improvement. By aligning vehicle design with urban infrastructure, we aim to catalyze a transformative shift towards more sustainable mobility.

Design Research Development in India using UX Method

Yoshiharu Miyachi (Shizuoka University of art and culture)･Kohei Oda (Trinity)

In order to explore next-generation mobility needs including MAAS in India, we are conducting research on user needs and market acceptability using new UX methods. In emerging countries such as India, development must proceed with the assumption that there are few UX designers and people with research experience. We will report on the development of a UX method adapted to emerging countries and the verification of its usefulness, which is being carried out in this research.

Development of the Next-Generation Quadruped Mobility

Tetsuya Ozasa･Masayasu Date (Suzuki Motor)

Introduces the development process of the next generation quadruped mobility MOQBA, published at JMS23. Processes such as concept planning, structural study, styling development, and prototype model development. Since the mechanism and function are styled as they are, the development was carried out with close cooperation between the technical team and the design team.