Title: Automotive engineering - the future

Authors: S. Sano

Addresses: Executive Chief Engineer, Honda Tochigi R & D Centre, Japan

Abstract: This paper is based on a Keynote Speech given by the author at FISITA |92 during June 1992, in which he took a broad look at the future for the automotive industry. By making analogies with evolution in the natural world, he makes a case for continuing and radical changes in car design.

Keywords: automobile industry; automotive engineering; automotive electronics; environmental issues; evolution; materials; recycling; vehicle safety; vehicle design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1994.061912

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1994 Vol.15 No.1/2, pp.143 - 146

Published online: 28 May 2014 *

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