From the course: Insights on Automotive Design with Veejay Gahir
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What would the inside of a self-driving car look like?
From the course: Insights on Automotive Design with Veejay Gahir
What would the inside of a self-driving car look like?
The inside of a self-driving car, that's a great question. In fact so where I, where I live at the moment back in the, in the Middle East there's a place called Masdar City. Its supposed to be the city of the future. It's, it's something like you see in Tron. So they poured all this money in there, and they have these self-driving cars there. And it literally is exactly as you see it in a movie. I'm not sure if they based this city on the movies or the movies on this city. But essentially it was like a pod. It was a pod, it was self driven. You would basically type in where you wanted to go, and the inside was just essentially a shell. Because you're not driving fast there was no real need for, you know, high safety standards. So it was just very comfortable. To be honest it was just like sitting in your living room. Just very comfortable chairs at a slow speed. And for me I think that's the way it's going to be, if, if it's going to be self-driving. Now, once you start adding speed…
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Welcome32s
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What made you get into automotive design?29s
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What was the first car you worked on?31s
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What car are you most proud of designing?1m 15s
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What was your first car?41s
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What was your education like?42s
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Has education in the automotive industry changed?45s
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What would you recommend to someone trying to get a start in the industry today?1m 23s
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How does automotive design compare to other fields like industrial design?47s
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Do designers tend to specialize?42s
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Is it normal for designers to cross between fields?35s
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How much engineering should a designer know?50s
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How long does it take to get from the concept phase to the sales floor?47s
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What are the biggest challenges facing designers today?48s
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How do you make the interior of a car more comfortable?1m 27s
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What are some of the more difficult projects you've worked on?1m 23s
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What are the biggest challenges in designing the interior of a car?1m 5s
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How has the design of car interiors changed during your career?1m 8s
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What are some of the biggest design influences in the automotive industry?1m 47s
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Are there any designers that you find personally inspiring?1m 6s
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What would the inside of a self-driving car look like?1m 22s
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What are the concerns in designing noncombustion-driven vehicles?1m 2s
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What are the concerns in incorporating more eco design in cars?52s
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Have new technologies like 3D printing had an effect on the design process?1m 35s
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