AUTOMOTIVE
Inside a luxurious cockpit, Bentley craftspeople have taken The use of harvested natural light and synthesised light offers a new
handcraftsmanship of materials to an as yet unseen level, setting approach to enhancing wellness on board.
the new benchmark for luxury interiors. The finest natural materials
such as wood, leather and glass are seamlessly blended with light, The Bentley Personal Assistant is a centre piece of the main console
creating a unique interior environment that boosts the physical and and visualised using illuminated crystal from Cumbria, England.
mental well-being of passengers. Ambient lighting can also be modified to recreate a specific mood or
exterior environment, while additional effects are delivered through
Exquisite materials graduate and flow throughout the handcrafted
projection mapping onto trim panels, such as door pads.
cabin of the Bentley EXP 100 GT. For example, the embroidery
pattern of the sustainable textiles and leather complement the Intelligent, Adaptable Biometric Seating can be configured in
pattern of the grain in the naturally-felled wood veneer. These three different ways, depending on whether the owner is driving or
traditional, tactile materials reconnect passengers with the using autonomous mode. Biometric sensors monitor temperature,
authentic, natural world around them. passenger position and environmental conditions to deliver the
ultimate in comfort, whatever the conditions.
Imperceptible joins between different materials such as wood,
leather and wool allow an overall design motif to flow across all Bentley Personal Assistant pre-empts passenger needs and can even
these surfaces. The materials are brought together by design, a maximise comfort based on its knowledge of its owner. For example,
seamless blend of patterns and forms, textures and colours. Glass reactive seat surfaces respond to passenger position during driving,
flows into metal, into wood and into leather. automatically offering more support when the need is sensed.
Light is core to life and in the Bentley EXP 100 GT it is harvested from In addition, biometrics are embedded throughout the Bentley EXP
the surrounding environment via an innovative glass roof embedded 100 GT to track eye and head movements, even blood pressure. It
with prisms that collect light and transfer it into the cabin using fibre represents the future of customised, in-car comfort far beyond any
optics. seating experienced in a modern-day car.
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