According to Peugeot, seats are subjected to diverse and strong daily constraints, and therefore must meet expectations: to convey a distinctive and customisable visual image, and to convey a different sense of safety and comfort for occupants depending on the geographic area of marketing.
Seats are now part of Peugeot's basic services. A seat kit consists of 150 parts and is made up of a driver's seat, a passenger seat and a rear bench seat. It presents a strong economic challenge with cost prices that can exceed several thousand euros.
The proposed seat design for the e-LEGEND concept car.
In addition, seats are subjected to various typres of stress:
> Resistance (morphology and weight of the customers very different according to the user);
> Wear and tear (a seat will wear out thousands of times over several years or even
decades);
> Temperature (inside a vehicle, it can be very cold or very hot).
The seats of the future would be increasingly influenced by clothing fashion, said Peugeot. The colours and materials used for the upholstery of the seats would be inspired by the major trends in ready-to-wear and furnishing, it added.
To Peugeot seat designers, passenger well-being is also an important factor. Recent innovations include the integration of air bags in the foam to adapt car seats to the morphology of the occupants.
Peugeot offers, as an option on many vehicles in the range, a back massage system that is particularly appreciated by customers because it promotes the relaxation of the occupants while working the body.
In future where driverless cars could become prevalent, seats would figure even more in interior design
They would have to offer multiple possibilities for transforming
Peugeot's vision is to transform the time spent in the car into a moment of familiarity and relaxation.
By that time, composites would have partially replaced the metal frame of the seats to offer more subtlety, thereby freeing up space in the passenger compartment.
