Garmin® collaborates with Daimler to bring connected features to Mercedes-Benz vehicles with the vívoactive® 3 GPS smartwa...
08 January 2019 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:
GRMN), today announced an integral collaboration with German
automobile company Daimler AG to bring its trusted wearable
technology into Mercedes-Benz vehicles as the outcome of their Fit
& Healthy project first shown at CES 2017. Thanks to this new
joint effort, Daimler will introduce a Mercedes-Benz branded
version of the Garmin vívoactive® 3 GPS smartwatch to Mercedes-Benz
vehicle owners, and provide well-being features that monitor their
stress levels and heart rate data once the watch is connected to
the Mercedes me mobile application. Garmin will showcase many of
its automotive OEM products, including the customized Mercedes-Benz
vívoactive 3 integration, in booth #30342 at this year’s Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jan. 8-11.
“We are excited to bring our expertise in wearable technology
into Mercedes-Benz vehicles via the ENERGIZING Package options,”
said Matt Munn, Garmin automotive OEM managing director. “Our
popular vívoactive 3 GPS smartwatch can deliver some of the
driver’s key health metrics, including wrist-based heart rate, to
the Merdeces-Benz User Experience. Once the information is
compiled, drivers will be presented with customized recommendations
for enhancing their well-being directly from the system.”
The ENERGIZING Packages introduce adaptive comfort and
infotainment systems to help reduce weariness or stress. Heart rate
and stress data is sent directly from the vívoactive 3 to the
Mercedes me-App thanks to the Garmin Health Companion SDK, a
software solution that enables real-time biometric data to stream
to mobile applications. The Mercedes app can also utilize the vast
range of all-day wellness data that is tracked by the vívoactive 3
and delivered through the Garmin Health API, allowing the
ENERGIZING Package solution to have a better picture of the
driver’s well-being to improve the overall experience.
For example, drivers will have the option to select potentially
less stressful routes directly from the navigation system. Some of
the conceivable capabilities of the infotainment system can extend
to provide stimulating or soothing music to suit the driver’s mood
on the road, new-type seat massages, matching climate control, and
the ability to manipulate fragrance and suitable ambience lighting
within the vehicle. These options are currently evaluated in
research studies between Daimler AG and Garmin to show how to use
vital parameters appropriately not only in terms of well-being, but
also to help encourage road awareness.
In addition to providing heart rate data and a driver’s stress
level, the vívoactive 3 GPS smartwatch will be exclusively modified
for Mercedes-Benz customers with custom branded materials and
display screens. The Garmin vívoactive 3 is one of the company’s
flagship smartwatches and is packed with features that include
built-in indoor and outdoor sports apps, smart notification alerts
delivered right to the wrist, and a contactless payment solution to
make secure payments from the watch thanks to Garmin Pay™.
The Mercedes-Benz vívoactive 3 will be available globally
through Mercedes-Benz dealerships in March.
Garmin OEM provides user-friendly products that are not only
sought after for their compelling design, superior quality and best
value, but they also have innovative features that enhance the
lives of our customers. To learn more visit,
auto-oem.garmin.com.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and
wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who
live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary markets,
including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor
recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom
at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
instagram.com/garmin, twitter.com/garmin, or
youtube.com/garmin.
About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
(Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. Garmin and vívoactive are registered trademarks
and Garmin Pay is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its
subsidiaries.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
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Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on
management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual
results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown
risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017, filed by Garmin with the
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