Sound interaction plays a crucial role in the general user interface of a car, especially since the task of driving a car largely occupies the driver visually. Hence automotive sound design is generally intended to promote safety and optimize usability. As the automotive industry is in the transforming, shifting from combustion to electric propulsion, manual to autonomous driving and adding new mobility solutions, new use cases are arising including possibilities as well as challenges with regards to the need of sound interaction and design. This session will cover some background, the current use of sound design and sound interaction principles as well as upcoming trends and outlooks for sound interaction in automotive industry with a special focus on Volvo Cars implementation.
