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A blog about automotive user experience design

The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design

May, 2023

In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It

February, 2023

How Apple and Google Are Taking Over the In-Car User Experience

December, 2022

Guidelines for Designing an In-Car Voice Assistant

September, 2022

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The Rise of Touch Screens in Cars Explained

March, 2021

The Citroën Ami and the Future of Urban Transportation

October, 2020

Mercedes vs Lucid: Different Views on Luxury UI Design

November, 2020

In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It

February, 2023

Research

The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design

May, 2023

Cognitive load is a term that is often thrown around in the context of automotive UX design. But what is it and how does it impact driving safety and automotive UX design?

Guidelines for Designing an In-Car Voice Assistant

September, 2022

A collection of guidelines for designing in-car voice assistants

Is Voice Interaction a Solution to Driver Distraction?

August, 2022

Diving into the research behind in-car voice interaction

Swiping vs Tapping, What is Less Distracting to Drivers?

February, 2022

Is it possible to make touch interaction as easy as with a physical control?

Is Gesture Interaction a Valid Alternative To Touch Interaction in Cars?

December, 2021

Are air gestures a valid alternative to existing interaction modes or is it just a gimmick?

The Struggle to Find Out How Cars Manage Your Personal Data

June, 2021

The incredible difficulty of finding out what happens with your data

The eHMI: How Autonomous Cars Will Communicate With the Outside World

May, 2021

A lot of communication happens between drivers and other road users. How will self-driving cars handle this?

The Rise of Touch Screens in Cars Explained

March, 2021

Are touch screens in cars really that bad?

Take-Over Moments: The Hardest Design Problem of Semi-Autonomous Cars

January, 2021

Diving into the research behind the hardest design problem in autonomous cars

Projects

In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It

February, 2023

In the last couple of years, the design of in-car climate controls has gone backward. I look at why this happened and propose a different way to design climate controls.

The Process Behind the Touch Interaction Concept

May, 2020

A behind the scenes look at the design of the new touch concept

A New Concept for Usable Touch Interaction in Cars

April, 2020

A design concept exploring how to improve touch interfaces in cars

Bringing the Coolest Car of the Carrera Panamericana to Life

September, 2019

Restoring an amazing picture from the 1953 Carrera Panamericana

Designing A New UX Concept to Reduce Driver Distraction

June, 2019

is it possible to create a modern interaction model that allows the flexibility of touch screens but does not cause driver distraction?

Case studies

Mercedes vs Lucid: Different Views on Luxury UI Design

November, 2020

Exploring the UI design of two different luxury car brands

How Waymo Uses Design to Create Trust in Driverless Cars

February, 2020

How Waymo Uses Design to Create Trust in Driverless Cars

An in-depth look at the UX Design of the Porsche Taycan

November, 2019

An in-depth look at the UX Design of the Porsche Taycan

Reviews

Driving a Porsche Taycan for a Week, a UX review

May, 2022

My thoughts on the UX design after spending a week with the Taycan

Car industry

How Apple and Google Are Taking Over the In-Car User Experience

December, 2022

Apple and Google are taking over the car industry. How did we get here and what's next?

The Citroën Ami and the Future of Urban Transportation

October, 2020

Is the Citroën Ami a clever new transportation method or standing in the way of progress?

The State of UX Design of Chinese Car Brands

July, 2020

An in-depth look at the booming Chinese car industry and its UX design trends

Overcoming Automotive Overconsumption Through Design

May, 2019

Is it really necessary to buy a new car every couple of years or do car companies make us believe that?

Why Car Companies Need More Interaction Designers

April, 2019

Why Car Companies Need More Interaction Designers

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The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design

In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It

How Apple and Google Are Taking Over the In-Car User Experience

Guidelines for Designing an In-Car Voice Assistant

Popular posts

The Rise of Touch Screens in Cars Explained

The Citroën Ami and the Future of Urban Transportation

Mercedes vs Lucid: Different Views on Luxury UI Design

In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It

Research

The Role of Cognitive Load in Automotive UX Design

Guidelines for Designing an In-Car Voice Assistant

Is Voice Interaction a Solution to Driver Distraction?

Swiping vs Tapping, What is Less Distracting to Drivers?

Is Gesture Interaction a Valid Alternative To Touch Interaction in Cars?

The Struggle to Find Out How Cars Manage Your Personal Data

The eHMI: How Autonomous Cars Will Communicate With the Outside World

The Rise of Touch Screens in Cars Explained

Take-Over Moments: The Hardest Design Problem of Semi-Autonomous Cars

Projects

In-Car Climate Control Design: How It Has Gone Backwards and How to Fix It

The Process Behind the Touch Interaction Concept

A New Concept for Usable Touch Interaction in Cars

Bringing the Coolest Car of the Carrera Panamericana to Life

Designing A New UX Concept to Reduce Driver Distraction

Case studies

Mercedes vs Lucid: Different Views on Luxury UI Design

How Waymo Uses Design to Create Trust in Driverless Cars

An in-depth look at the UX Design of the Porsche Taycan

Reviews

Driving a Porsche Taycan for a Week, a UX review

Car industry

How Apple and Google Are Taking Over the In-Car User Experience

The Citroën Ami and the Future of Urban Transportation

The State of UX Design of Chinese Car Brands

Overcoming Automotive Overconsumption Through Design

Why Car Companies Need More Interaction Designers