Will future cars bother with passenger windows?

[MF35]

Sounds daft, but I have my doubts.

In this century, manufacturers increasingly have been reducing the amount of window available for passengers.

There is a global trend – by all car manufacturers – towards:

1. Ever-bigger wheels; and
2. Ever higher belt-lines, with their concomitant ever-slabbier / uglier side metal; and
3. Ever shallower roof line (including sloping rear roof lines on so-called executive cars and so-called SUVs).

Being a back seat passenger in any of these modern cars is a miserable and claustrophobic experience. That is, if you’re old-fashioned enough to wish to see out.

I suspect though that today's car buyers, most of whom live online, increasingly will have little interest in looking out at boring reality, and will be OK with surround screens instead.

[alfaspecial]

Future cars will look like this.







Because they have rear facing seats they have no need for ANY windows.
https://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/spv.html

Driving position
The door and seat slide sideways (1) by means of rams (2) to enable entry and exit.
The driver faces rearwards, steering by TV screen (3), showing forward view. In front of him are his instrument panel and control box (4) which slides out to the most convenient position. (5) is the selector panel and (6) the hatch through which the power unit emerges.
The driving position is duplicated on the right-hand side of the cabin.



I know because Captain Scarlet told me so!
https://www.spectrum-headquarters.com/spv.html[url...

Edited by alfaspecial on Tuesday 15th November 13:00

[Muddle238]

The next generation of lard-arses will still need their access hatches for their “drive-thru” breakfast, elevenses, lunch and dinner.

[InformationSuperHighway]

Not especially good for motion sickness sufferers

[swisstoni]

I’m always fairly amazed that people pull down the blinds on planes. Whereas I’m endlessly fascinated by the view.

But I could well imagine totally windowless cars in the future with interiors more like a room. They would be driving themselves obviously.

[kambites]

Planes have passenger windows, and so do trains, buses, and even ferries. I can't imagine why cars wouldn't even if they're autonomous.

[donkmeister]

swisstoni said:

I’m always fairly amazed that people pull down the blinds on planes. Whereas I’m endlessly fascinated by the view.

Frankly, people who book a window seat then pull the blind down can fk off.

I've not noticed the trend the OP has. Any examples OP?

[Caddyshack]

donkmeister said:

swisstoni said:

I’m always fairly amazed that people pull down the blinds on planes. Whereas I’m endlessly fascinated by the view.

Frankly, people who book a window seat then pull the blind down can fk off.

I've not noticed the trend the OP has. Any examples OP?

They do tend to look out at take off and landing…there is not much to see the rest of the time but they get left alone by people walking up the aisle.

That said I prefer the aisle so I can get up without waking people up.

[oldagepensioner]

kambites said:

Planes have passenger windows, and so do trains, buses, and even ferries. I can't imagine why cars wouldn't even if they're autonomous.

If aircraft designers had their way there would be no windows as they weaken the structure of the fuselage.

[Pica-Pica]

Caddyshack said:

donkmeister said:

swisstoni said:

I’m always fairly amazed that people pull down the blinds on planes. Whereas I’m endlessly fascinated by the view.

Frankly, people who book a window seat then pull the blind down can fk off.

I've not noticed the trend the OP has. Any examples OP?

They do tend to look out at take off and landing…there is not much to see the rest of the time but they get left alone by people walking up the aisle.

That said I prefer the aisle so I can get up without waking people up.

On flights to Japan when (we could take the route of) overflying Russia, it was pretty boring once you reached Siberia.