The U.S President, Barack Obama, and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said to be impressed by, Ʃtos, the visionary concept vehicle developed by Stahl and Rinspeed during their inauguration tour at the Hanover fair.

As previously reported by ILM, the Dutch chemical manufacturer partnered with Swiss based Rinspeed, a think tank specialist for the automotive industry, to present a new futuristic car interior that has features such as glow-in-the-dark leather.

The leather used in the car has been tanned with Stahl EasyWhite Tan, an innovative tanning technology free of metals and with improved sustainability credentials regarding water usage, energy and chemicals.