BASF's coatings division has been awarded a Red Dot award for its coating technology for passive temperature management.
The company received the award during the Designers' Night at the Red Dot design museum in Essen, Germany.
The management system combines a basecoat which is transparent to high-energy near infared radiation with a NIR reflecting filler to reduce vehicle surface temperature by up to 20 degrees Celsius.
BASF Coatings head of pigments, dispersions & innovative colours Stephan Schwarte said the product will help further new innovations in vehicle technology.
“Modern mobility concepts such as autonomous driving or electromobility create new challenges for our developers and designers.
“The temperature management system is just one of our projects for future mobility.
“Furthermore, we are currently working on paint systems with higher reflectivity to increase the recognisability for LiDar sensors without affecting the aesthetical approach.
The competition saw designers and manufacturers from 59 countries register more than 6,300 objects for the competition.