TECHNOLOGY
New shape-shifting car seat makes you think you’re walking
Jaguar Land Rover’s pioneering technology could help reduce health risks caused by sitting down too long
23 January 2020 - 05:00
Jaguar Land Rover is developing the seat of the future — a shape-shifting system designed tackle the health risks of sitting down for too long.
The "morphable" seat, being trialled by Jaguar Land Rover’s Body Interiors Research division, uses a series of actuators in the seat foam to create constant micro-adjustments that make your brain think you’re walking, and could be individually tailored to each driver and passenger...
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