Inside the Cabin: The Future of In-Vehicle Awareness

In this episode of the Human-Technology Podcast, I share insights from a World Café session I hosted on the future of In-Cabin Sensing. What began as a simple question "What’s happening inside the vehicle?" opened the door to a far-reaching discussion about technology, trust, regulation, and human experience. We explored three guiding questions: - What exactly is In-Cabin Sensing? - What are the key use cases—today and tomorrow? - What open issues still need to be solved? From fatigue detection to emotional state analysis, from personalized comfort settings to life-saving child presence alerts, In-Cabin Sensing is no longer optional. It’s becoming the differentiator in the age of automated and user-centric mobility. But with its rise come new challenges: ethical data handling, standardization, and rising costs. Tune in to learn: - How sensors, AI, and UX come together to make cars safer and more intuitive - Why the vehicle must feel like an ally, not a watchdog - What still stands in the way of scaling this vital technology This episode is both a deep dive into the current state of the art and a call for collaboration across industry, regulation, and design. Because when the car truly understands the person inside, mobility becomes more than movement: it becomes meaningful.