Within a decade, private jet cabins could make even today’s modern interiors look ancient by comparison. From digital skylights and smart seats to eye-tracking functionality and immersive soundscapes, the array of innovative amenities could turn even the longest flights into time well spent. Here are six areas where technology will take the onboard experience to new heights.

Screen time

Within three to five years, some private jets may have select windows replaced with curved, high-definition 4K OLED displays connected to live video feeds from outside the aircraft. Imagine a cabin ceiling that transforms into a conservatory with a spectacular view of the moon, or full-height windows that showcase the landscape below with incredible fidelity. Information overlays are easy additions, but consider that these built-in visual portals could also double as crazy game screens.

Changing the seat

E-textiles will transform the next generation of jet seats into intuitive in-flight spa seats. Sensors in the fabric will note your size, weight, pressure distribution and body temperature, then rely on their AI-based processors to, for example, warm your seat before you know you’re cold or massage that kink in your back without being asked. . Powered by turning body heat into electricity, the seats could also know how to widen and recline when you nod.

Seeing the Light

Chronobiological lighting to alleviate jet lag will feature organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels capable of creating 16.3 million different light combinations to reset the passenger’s internal clock as they cross time zones. Eventually, such panels will migrate from fixtures to smart fabric on the ceiling, resulting in more diffused lighting that allows for nearly infinite options across the color spectrum.

And there are many other applications. For example, OLED displays as wide as a piece of paper can be used to digitally transform the color, texture or scene of an entire cabin wall. It’s called projection mapping, and it will make changing your wall color from hot pink to textured crocodile skin as easy as changing your computer’s screen saver. As Ingo Wuggetzer, Vice President of Booth Marketing for Airbusexplains, light literally creates spaces, giving cabin designers a highly versatile and easily customizable digital canvas.

Senior management

The ability to access basic audio or video from your smartphone is here, but imagine faster and simplified connectivity that allows you to manage video conferencing, heating, ambient lighting, window shades, service requests, even a sterilizer – from one application. According to Airbus’ Wuggetzer, next-generation digital architecture will transform personal spaces into individual “ecosystems” controlled by each passenger. Tim O’Hara, director of research and development for additions at Gulfstreamnote that eye-tracking technology can let you interact with the app via a virtual screen, meaning you don’t even have to lift a finger.

Breaking the sound barrier

Rosen Aviation developed a new onboard audio system together with Laurence Dickie, designer of the famous Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus speaker. According to Rosen’s Lee Clark, the goal is to move from today’s audio equivalent of “a song from the 1970s” to what he calls “Elvis, twenty feet away, singing for you”—a soundscape that only you will hear it, offered. by the headrest speakers and haptic drivers in the seat. Meanwhile, Bongiovi Aviation plans to use transducers built into the plane’s interior side panels, eliminating the need for traditional speakers altogether. The advantages are numerous and it allows aircraft to reduce cabin weight and make full use of space while eliminating traditional speakers from the design.

Bringing cinema quality audio to aviation is already available. Dolby Atmos immerses you in the movie or song while it’s playing. Working with Dolby, SkyCinema Aviation was the first to create an Atmos-compatible processor built for business jets to compensate for cabin altitude and jet noise. The result? You’ll clearly hear the car approaching from half a mile away in that famous scene from the 1959 Hitchcock classic. From north to northwestas the director intended.

Hands free

With walk-in showers, skylights and large vanities adorning the lavatories of today’s most luxurious business jets, what could be next? The smart toilet is evolving into an almost completely hands-free space, incorporating sensors to activate everything from faucets to showers. Using an AI algorithm, Diehl Aviation went a step further to add more functionality with voice-controlled commands to open and close the door, turn on the lights and turn on the water. Hologram light switches will finally keep the toilet hands-free, while smart mirrors can multitask by providing an interactive display of digital content.