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The location of the controls is crucial to the efficiency and the safety of the overall product. If a control is too far away from the driver, and that the driver has to stop looking at the road to be able to locate the control, this could be dangerous for the driver, and othe people outside the car. Also ergonomics often goes with safety. For example, the window controls being on the window, instead that in the centre console. This makes more space available, and an easier use of the driver, therefore safer.
 * Car Interiors**

Designers our days also link technology and design. The environment, and the atmoshphere are extremely important, so that the driver feels relaxed and concentrated on the road. On the picture above, we can see the interior of an Audi Q7. The colours are dark grey, and dark wook. No creating too much of a different, to not disturb the eye. The console here is in the middle (GPS, Radio, Clim) and the speed meter and else are in front of the driver. Here thre is a debate, on whether it is more or less dangerous to put the speed meter in the middle console or not (like Renault Espace / Scenic / Modus / Twingo etc).



In this picture, Renault believe that, puting a maximum of information in the middle, will keep the driver attention in the road as he'll have to look less. Also, the speedometer is digital, therefore easier to read possibly. Engineers at BMW exploited an Idea from the fighter pilots in the army, they have added of their Series 5, 7, and X6 an option which is a HUD (Head up display).

BMW had a big problem with their new console. Users and journalists said that before even driving the car, you needed to take at least 10 to 20 minutes of ajusted it electronically. Which was a pain. BMW worked on this feedback, and made a simpler one.