In collaboration with the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Renault has developed an innovative combination of materials based on 3D printing and digital design. The car manufacturer explains that this additive manufacturing technology enables the development of adaptive and customizable components.
When applied to car seats, for example, the process promises to reduce the weight of interior parts by around 30 percent while simultaneously reducing component thickness. The aim is to combine comfort, padding and support properties in a single material that cannot be achieved with conventional material combinations such as foams, fabrics and reinforcements.
With this system, the seat could even be adapted to the morphology of the driver, explains Renault in a press release.
Last year, Renault and the CEA already developed a highly efficient bidirectional charger for electric vehicles as part of their partnership.
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