Hyundai Transys unveils future UAM indoor design

South Korean auto powertrain and seat maker Hyundai Transys on Tuesday said it unveiled its new urban air mobility (UAM) cabin concept Hyundai Transys Air Mobility-Flip (HTAM-Flip) at this year’s Crystal Cabin Awards, the world's lone international honors for innovative aircraft cabin products and concepts.

Winners are selected after a rigorous review by experts including those from aircraft manufacturers, engineering and technology, the company said.

HTAM-Flip is a UAM cabin concept with a flipover function that allows switching between front and rear views. This is the first time a domestic auto parts company participated in the awards and made the shortlist in the cabin concept category.

Hyundai Transys was also the only non-aircraft manufacturing automotive parts company to make the list.

Through this award, Hyundai Transys showed its concept's new functions of the flipover seat; slim seat design suggesting a light and tensile material with an exposed frame; privacy screen using a material that transmits light; and maximized luggage space through optimization of the lower storage area with a bench-type cushion design.

Configuration of an adjustable layout with a maximum of four passengers allows an open four-seat design for group accommodation. A privacy screen can also serve as a partition for conversion into an independent space.

“We reflected a philosophy of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) by proposing eco-friendly lightweight materials such as honeycomb interior materials and recycled injection plastics,” a company source said.

In July last year at the Farnborough International Air Show of the UK, Hyundai Transys also released a video of its Advanced Air Mobility Interior produced in collaboration with Supernal, its Washington-based electric aerial vehicle affiliate, through which it introduced the customization of color, material and finishing on UAM aircraft.

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