LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon
Corporation (Nasdaq: VC) is showcasing technology at
CES® 2018 aimed at accelerating the transition to
all-digital vehicle cockpits and speeding development and
commercialization of autonomous driving solutions. This is
Visteon's 19th year at CES – one of the longest participation
levels of any automotive technology company.
From fully reconfigurable instrument clusters and advanced
digital display technologies to driver monitoring, ADAS integration
and the industry's first cockpit domain controller, Visteon is
displaying products that will underpin the epic shift toward
connected cars and autonomous vehicles. Headlining Visteon's
exhibit (CP-20) is the introduction of its DriveCoreTM
autonomous driving controller, a hardware/software platform that
enables automakers to build autonomous driving solutions quickly in
an open collaboration model.
"CES is the ideal venue to showcase how Visteon is leading the
shift toward the all-digital cockpit, which is an essential step on
the path to autonomous driving," said Visteon President and CEO
Sachin Lawande. "As the only Tier 1
automotive supplier focused exclusively on vehicle cockpit
electronics, Visteon will demonstrate solutions addressing industry
trends such as digitization of the cockpit, consolidation of
cockpit electronics components, and the transition to autonomous
vehicles."
Highlights of Visteon technology at CES include:
Instrument Clusters
The shift toward connected cars and autonomous vehicles is
driving a transition from analog and hybrid clusters to all-digital
systems. Visteon is displaying digital solutions for all vehicle
segments, featuring display sizes ranging from 7 inches to 20.3
inches, with embedded functionality such as camera systems and
ambient lighting.
Instrument cluster highlights at CES include:
- A plastic OLED (organic light-emitting diode) instrument
cluster with 1920-by-720 resolution, vivid colors and ultra-thin (5
millimeters) profile
- A 4K-by-1K instrument cluster
with integrated driver monitoring infrared cameras for facial
recognition and head and eye-gaze tracking, which will be important
to assessing driver readiness to resume control of an automated
vehicle. The cluster also features integrated side-view
e-mirrors.
Displays
To deliver a connected experience and prepare for an autonomous
future in which occupants will need to monitor the status of the
vehicle and its surroundings, the car's interior is going digital –
with more and larger displays of all types. Visteon is presenting a
range of more than 40 displays that are brighter and larger than
most conventional displays, with high-resolution, vivid graphics
and a wider color space.
Visteon design innovations include selective dimming, curved
surfaces, enhanced optics management, narrow borders and thin
design. Highlights at CES include center displays with HD haptics;
a new interior rearview e-mirror that can electronically transition
from pure mirror mode to pure display mode; and a dimmable lens
display.
Audio/Infotainment
In-vehicle infotainment is gaining more attention as cars become
more connected and as the industry considers how to bring value to
occupants of future automated vehicles. Display audio systems,
which leverage the smartphone to bring features such as navigation
and other connected services, are replacing traditional audio
systems. Additionally, automakers want to leverage the global
community of app developers to build infotainment apps.
Visteon is showing a range of infotainment solutions,
including:
- Phoenix™ platform
of display audio, embedded infotainment and SmartCore™ solutions,
capable of adapting the human-machine interaction (HMI) across
different screen sizes, resolution and orientation.
- Phoenix™
InfoCore™ – the in-vehicle middleware that maximizes
reuse and enables seamless upgrades
- Phoenix™ Studio 2.0
– A next-generation, PC-based development tool enabling development
of third-party apps that can be written once and run on any
infotainment system in the car that runs on InfoCore™ – without
adaptation.
- Android™ infotainment – An open-source system based on Android
Automotive, with two independently controllable displays and
features such as Google Assistant.*
Head-Up Displays
Head-up displays are fast gaining popularity as a preferred
interface for critical information such as vehicle speed, warnings
and navigation messages. Visteon is featuring a range of windshield
solutions with fields of view from 4 degrees-by-1.2 degrees, to 8
degrees-by-3 degrees, with best-in-class optical systems, tilt and
picture-generating unit (PGU) technologies.
Visteon is also displaying an augmented reality solution that
provides a digital layer of information to help improve safety, and
which can be integrated into different electronic control
units.
SmartCore™ Cockpit Domain
Controller
As in-vehicle electronics proliferate, the industry recognizes
the cost-, space- and power-saving benefits of consolidating
electronic control units, or ECUs, across multiple electrical
domains. Visteon's SmartCore™ domain controller, launching
with a European-based automaker in early 2018, enables the
integration of instrument cluster, infotainment and head-up
displays into one ECU instead of three.
Visteon is demonstrating integration of its SmartCore™ "Gen2"
cockpit electronics software stacks along with Phoenix™ or Android™
infotainment. Technology on display includes:
- A SmartCore™ domain controller incorporating Visteon's driver
information applications and Android™ O-based infotainment, running
on Qualcomm's 820 AM Snapdragon processor.
- SmartCore™ Runtime – the middleware that enables communication
between domains and apps to be shown on any display.
- SmartCore™ Studio – a PC-based configuration tool to generate
hypervisor configurations.
V2X and Cybersecurity
Visteon is addressing the U.S. mandate for vehicle-to-vehicle
(V2V) technology through a low-cost, stand-alone V2X
(vehicle-to-everything) platform. To address growing concerns about
cybersecurity, Visteon is presenting a multi-layered security
approach that adopts the SAE J3061 cybersecurity framework to
Visteon's own product development process.
*Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
About Visteon
Visteon is a global technology company that designs, engineers
and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and
connected car solutions for most of the world's major vehicle
manufacturers. Visteon is a leading provider of instrument
clusters, head-up displays, information displays, infotainment,
audio systems, SmartCore™ cockpit domain controllers, and vehicle
connectivity. Visteon also supplies embedded multimedia and
smartphone connectivity software solutions to the global automotive
industry. Headquartered in Van Buren
Township, Michigan, Visteon has approximately 10,000
employees at more than 40 facilities in 18 countries. Visteon had
sales of $3.16 billion in 2016. Learn
more at www.visteon.com.
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