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Has anyone heard of there will be true 3 Zone HVAC available? Or if they're considering adding vents in the B-Pillar for rear passengers?

I'm really hoping they up the game to make the back seat comfortable for adults and kiddos that sit back there. Independent temperature and fan speed is awesome when you passengers / family in tow.

I'm praying for a bench seat with good 3 Zone HVAC and fold flat seats for family duty and car camping / sleeping / picnics. I think the B-Pillar or overhead vents would be way better for camping too.
 
Assuming there will be rear heat/cool then oresumably both front passengers which would be 3-zone. Knowing how big the opening in the roof is and knowing there is a frame and structure at the corners/edges I’m still concerned it will be VERY tight to run ducting up at the roof level. It would be nice though because I’ve been in a few SUVs with the rear seat ceiling vents and it’s awesome. Just not keeping my hopes up so best case I’m surprised if they do it
 
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Assuming there will be rear heat/cool then oresumably both front passengers which would be 3-zone. Knowing how big the opening in the roof is and knowing there is a frame and structure at the corners/edges I’m still concerned it will be VERY tight to run ducting up at the roof level. It would be nice though because I’ve been in a few SUVs with the rear seat ceiling vents and it’s awesome. Just not keeping my hopes up so best case I’m surprised if they do it
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Yeah, I kinda figured with the cabana roof they wouldn't do ceiling vents like the Big 3 or Toyota do in their larger vehicles. I got to ride in a BMW SUV recently and they had the vents on the back of the B-piller so they were still elevated out of the console. I thought that was a pretty slick solution and I'd love to see it implemented here too.

From an engineering perspective, I wonder if it would be simpler to do the B-piller vents. That would prevent them having to redesign the vents to work on both the back of the console and the lower portion of the bench seats. Sort of a single solution for both trims instead.
 
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Yeah, I kinda figured with the cabana roof they wouldn't do ceiling vents like the Big 3 or Toyota do in their larger vehicles. I got to ride in a BMW SUV recently and they had the vents on the back of the B-piller so they were still elevated out of the console. I thought that was a pretty slick solution and I'd love to see it implemented here too.

From an engineering perspective, I wonder if it would be simpler to do the B-piller vents. That would prevent them having to redesign the vents to work on both the back of the console and the lower portion of the bench seats. Sort of a single solution for both trims instead.
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