At the CES 2018 show, Samsung and HARMAN today unveiled a host of unique connected car solutions like the reinvented digital cockpit platform, new telematics solution, and an ecosystem of partners and solutions to further build out the Samsung open autonomous platform.
The Harman-Samsung solution leverages on Samsung’s global scale, R&D capabilities. The new cockpit platform includes a suite of flexible and scalable premium experiences that support today’s connected lifestyles. It is available in standard and advanced system configurations and seamlessly integrates the instrument cluster with the center console via voice, haptic feedback, and physical knobs and steering wheel controls in a single, center screen for all vital vehicle information and features.
The new cockpit platform has support for a multi-modal approach for interactions with different human-machine interfaces to allow customization in terms of HVAC, media and user settings. It brings an entirely new generation of communication and ergonomics inside vehicles which allows drivers to focus on the road.
This partnership will deliver the industry’s first 5G-ready automotive solution and multi-band conformal antenna to enable secure, fast and reliable data communications. The solution consists of a telematics control unit with a modular design accommodating a network access device (NAD) supporting LTE CAT 16 connectivity today and 5G in the future.
Dinesh Paliwal, HARMAN President, and CEO said:
Together with Samsung, we have increased innovation speed through scale, resources and competencies to help automakers focus on the car’s evolution from device-centric to experience centric. HARMAN has the heritage and expertise in automotive, and collectively HARMAN and Samsung harness our best technologies and global scale to accelerate how we better serve the needs of automakers in this rapidly evolving automotive market.