Welcome, fellow automotive enthusiasts, to a thrilling exploration of one of the most iconic concept cars in automotive history – the Buick Wildcat II (1954). Join us as we delve into the captivating world of this visionary vehicle and uncover the secrets behind its legendary status. Unveiling a Vision of the Future The Buick Wildcat II, unveiled in 1954, represented a bold departure from traditional automotive design, embodying the spirit of American adventure and innovation. Chief Designer Ned Nichols described it as an "American adventure in tomorrow’s design," capturing the essence of Buick's vision for the future. Design Inspired by Freedom and Adventure Inspired by the allure of two-seater fiberglass cars, Nichols and Harley Earl crafted the Wildcat II with an eye-catching aesthetic that defied convention. The car's distinctive features, including its prominent front grille, wraparound windshield, and rocket-shaped taillights, evoked a sense of speed and motion
Hyundai Motor Company Showcases Next-Generation Separated Sound Zone Technology
SEOUL, August 13, 2018 - Hyundai Motor Company revealed for the first time, its next-generation Separated Sound Zone (SSZ) technology that allows each passenger of a vehicle to experience an audio stream tailored to their individual needs, including music, hands-free phone calls, and vehicle alerts, whilst maintaining a headphone-free social space where passengers can converse freely.
SSZ technology creates and controls the acoustic fields of the car, allowing the driver and each passenger to hear isolated sounds. The many speakers installed in the vehicle feature technology that uses scientific principles to reduce or increase audio levels of sound waves. This negates the overlap of sounds being heard in each seat, creating the same effect as current noise cancellation systems, but without the need for headphones.
"Customers in the autonomous navigation era will demand increasingly customizable entertainment options within their vehicles, which includes technological innovations such as the Separated Sound System." says Kang-duck Ih, Research Fellow at Hyundai's NVH Research Lab. "I hope by providing drivers and passengers with tailored, independent audio spaces, they will experience a more comfortable and entertaining transportation environment."
People's musical tastes vary, so some passengers choose to use headphones during a journey to isolate their audio stream, but this also creates an unnecessary social barrier when interacting with other passengers. When travelling in a vehicle equipped with next-generation SSZ technology, each passenger can connect their smartphone via Bluetooth and listen to their own music without interference from, or interfering with other passenger's audio streams.
When the SSZ is utilized, hands-free phone calls can also be isolated to individual passengers, ensuring privacy when having important phone conversations on the move.
Furthermore, this ground-breaking technology can eliminate unnecessary sounds for the passenger, but provide them for the driver. Navigation sounds, or various alerts allow the driver to focus on controlling the vehicle, while the SSZ system isolates these sounds, maintaining a quiet area for the other passengers. This has a particularly strong application for drivers with a sleeping child in the vehicle.
SSZ technology has been in development since 2014, and the completed mass production system is expected to be ready for installation in vehicles within one to two years.
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