Nissan's Next Seats Could Feel like Human Skin
This is no Halloween trick: Nissan is trying to make its seats and surfaces feel like human skin. Engineers researched what material feels the most comfortable to drivers and passengers, and the answer is a texture that replicates baby skin.
By studying how humans touch surfaces and what textures feel comfortable, Nissan has developed new interior materials for possible use in its upcoming vehicles. The program is called Premium-feel Interior Concept, and it's based on two findings: The closer something is to finger-pad softness, the better it feels. And the closer the surface texture is to a human fingerprint, the better it feels.
"This is a new material for armrests, which are in constant contact with hands. With the softness of a finger pad and a surface texture similar to a fingerprint, it creates the soft, comfortable feeling of baby skin," the automaker said in a statement.
We applaud Nissan for researching high-quality and comfortable interior materials, but the baby skin analogy definitely rubs us the wrong way. Does the creepy factor outweigh the positive in this case?
Related
2013 Nissan Altima Review
More Nissan News on Cars.com
More Infiniti News on Cars.com
Previous
Subscribe to our feed
Email us your tips!
As long as I don't have to powder it, alls good :)
OMG! Nissan is going to skin babies for their seat covers? (:
If it gets a cut do you repair it with an adhesive bandage?
That is just over the top, and ridiculous!
This sounds like a sequel to Silence of the Lambs.
we got a problem with leather?
Will it get a rash in the heat? And still with the carpet in cars. Why? So we can cover it up with a plastic mat? They can keep the theme. Just make the floors out of leathery old man hide.
What's the Infiniti model of the picture? Amazing dashboard and interior.