The automotive industry is undergoing a transformation towards the "New Four Modernizations", and so too must auto parts.

Before buying a car, many consumers pay special attention to the price, space, and active and passive safety performance of the new car. As users, they may think about the space and comfort of the car, but it seems that the focus is mostly on the surface of the wheelbase length and whether the front and rear rows are spacious. In fact, in addition to whether the space is spacious, the functionality of the seats is also worthy of consumers' attention.

Today's new cars are emphasizing intelligence and networking. Many car companies are increasing their efforts to cooperate with Internet companies to create car-machine systems in autonomous driving, car-machine, and other parts. In comparison, car seats that are still manually or electrically adjusted seem to be far from intelligent. However, some seat manufacturers have begun to pay attention to this part of the market space and have proposed the concept of intelligence.

For example, Lear, a well-known international automotive seat supplier, has proposed the concept of the ConfigurE+ modular cabin. This concept is based on the seat slide rails that run through the cabin, allowing the seats to move back and forth over a large area, as well as rotate and fold. The concealment of the slide rails provides power to the seats, enabling functions such as seat back angle adjustment, front and rear position adjustment, seat surface heating and cooling, and device charging.

Users can use the APP on their mobile phones to adjust the layout of the seats in the car. For example, when parking, the seats can be adjusted to face each other to facilitate organizing business meetings. The seat back can also be folded to become a table for family entertainment and dining, and is equipped with multiple charging ports. When the vehicle needs to carry objects, the second and third rows of seats can be moved forward and folded through the APP to create a spacious space for use.

The Intu™ smart seat is a further evolution of Lear's seat intelligence. Using the communication technology of the Internet of Vehicles, the Intu smart seat makes a pre-judgment on possible collisions, and the intelligent system automatically adjusts the seat to a safer position. In addition, BioBridge™ technology monitors changes in the heart rate and breathing rate of passengers through the radio frequency sensor of the physiological sensing device, and then determines the degree of fatigue of the occupants, and activates heating, massage, and other functions to help the occupants concentrate.

ProActive Comfort uses intelligent seat adjustment technology, mainly pressure sensors to transmit the pressure distribution of the seat to the computer, and inflate and deflate the seat back and both sides of the wings to adjust the passenger to a suitable sitting posture. It will even adjust the shape and temperature control system of the seat according to the different pressure caused by the different clothes worn by the passenger, so that the seat is more in line with the passenger's feeling in terms of shape and temperature.

In addition to seat suppliers providing solutions for the future intelligence of seats, car companies are actually planning in this regard. For example, the seats of Skoda's SKODA VISION E concept car can be rotated outwards by 20° according to whether the door is opened, which is convenient for passengers to get on and off the car. After the door is closed, the seat is rotated to its original position.

Lexus also applies a new concept to the LF-30 concept car. The front passenger seat layout refers to the first-class cabin seat design of an airplane, presenting an interior space with an open view and privacy. The large-size gesture control screen equipped in the passenger seat greatly improves the comfort and convenience of the interior.

The rear seats use artificial muscle technology, which can be automatically adjusted according to the passenger's body shape and weight, and supports a variety of working modes, including lying down, relaxing, and prompting functions.

The rear row of BMW's concept car iNEXT is also full of technology. First of all, using ergonomic big data, it designs a seat shape that can meet the needs of most users. The height and angle of the seat back and the length of the seat are all fixed layouts.

Furthermore, the Shy Tech technology system allows passengers to send commands to control music playback and other functions by touching and gesturing on the front center panel and the fabric of the rear seats. At the same time, the front panel and the fabric of the rear seats will emit LED light graphics to give users visual feedback.

Electrification and intelligence have become important parts of the future development of automobiles, and seats have also benefited from this. They have changed from fixed, single-functional parts in the past to dynamic, intelligent existences, providing users with different layouts with greater flexibility and personalization, making the interior space more spacious, allowing passengers to communicate face-to-face, and improving the safety of passengers by expanding the application of digital products.