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At the 2011 SEMA Show's Vehicle Technology Center, Joshua Ekandem, a student at Clemson University, demonstrates an interactive display for the CU-ICAR, a research and development project at Clemson. Studies by students and a psychologist have discovered that different ages have preferences for display & interaction. Joshua is developing designs for the interface that will be intuitive & customizable by the driver, yet not contribute to driver distraction. Programming is being developed that will give presets on display preferences for various drivers.
SEMA Show 2010 opened the exhibit halls today. Yesterday seminars to help the business operators do a better job in technical, sales, marketing, and operations were in full swing, with continuation through the week. Open only to members of the auomotive industry, the seminars, new products, opportunities to get hands on with products and ask questions make this an important time for those in the industry. SEMA Show 2009 drew more than 50,000 domestic and international buyers. The displays are segmented into 12 sections, and a New Products Showcase featured nearly 1,500 newly introduced parts, tools and components.
Today I interviewed Julian Calvert of Edison2, the creators of the Very Light Car and winners of the Progressive Automotive X Prize, a $10 million competition to build a production-capable, clean, well-performing and safe 100+ mpg car.
