Oh, the porcelain God, how we worship you. You make us feel better in so many ways. Whether it is 30 minutes after we leave the cafeteria or a long night of drinking, you are always there for us, sitting waiting patiently for the next customer.

You are probably wondering, what does this have to do with car design? Well interior designers, read below for the next content you are going to have to design around. This is just in time since we have found out most Americans spend more than a couple of hours a day behind the wheel. That morning coffee waits for no one…..

What will they think of next? This week, officials at Kaneko Sangyo Company said that it has developed a unique interior innovation – a portable toilet for use inside a car that totally conceals the user with a curtain. The Aichi Prefecture, Japan-based company is a manufacturer of plastic car accessories.
The new “Kurumarukun” toilet, unveiled at a trade fair in Nagoya, Japan, is the first-ever model of its kind small enough to fit inside a car, according to Kaneko Sangyo officials. They said the commode will come in handy during emergencies or major disasters, such as earthquakes, or when on outings or caught in a traffic jam. Japan is situated on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and accounts for approximately 20 percent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
Users are required to assemble a cardboard toilet bowl and to fit a water-absorbent sheet inside. The toilet, to be set up on the back seat of a car, comes with a curtain large enough to totally conceal users and a plastic bag to tightly seal waste for later disposal. Prior to assembly, the product measures 60 centimeters long, 38 centimeters wide and 2.5 centimeters thick and can be carried inside a suitcase, according to company officials.
Sales of the product will begin online on November 15 at a price of 4,725 yen (US$41). (Associated Press, Kyodo News,Reuters)

Here are some others I found so that you know what to design around and what competition is out there.

Happy Monday!