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Faurecia CEO eyes acquisitions to help supplier to create the 'cockpit of the future'

Koller: "We are designing new architectures and interfaces for drivers to enable them to use the extra time they will have in their cars."
December 19, 2016 05:00 AM

Faurecia is looking to grow through acquisitions following the recent sale of its exterior parts business. It is particularly interested in solutions that improve the human-machine interface because its knows that autonomous driving will dramatically change vehicle interiors. The French supplier’s answer to this challenge is the “cockpit of the future.” Patrick Koller, who became Faurecia CEO earlier this year, provided details to Automotive News Europe Correspondent Bruce Gain.

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