SHANGHAI, April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- China's
second largest vehicle manufacturer, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., has
selected SmartCore™ cockpit domain controller technology from
Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) for a future domestic Chinese light
vehicle program. This will be Visteon's first SmartCore™
application in China, the
company's largest market and the world's biggest automotive
market.
Visteon will supply the SmartCore™ domain controller, with an
integrated center information display and thin-film transistor
(TFT) instrument cluster display, for a high-line variant of a
high-volume Dongfeng light vehicle scheduled for production
starting in 2018.
Visteon also will supply a reconfigurable instrument cluster and
infotainment system for other variants of the vehicle.
Visteon is the first supplier offering an automotive-grade,
integrated domain controller approach that can independently
operate the infotainment system, instrument cluster and potentially
other features on one System on Chip (SoC).
This is Visteon's third new business award for SmartCore™.
Visteon is scheduled to launch the first SmartCore™-based solution
in 2018, for a European vehicle manufacturer. Earlier this year,
Visteon announced a second SmartCore™ program, also with a European
automaker, offering instrument cluster and infotainment features
and expanding the platform to high-end applications with a 3-D
display and augmented reality head-up display capabilities.
"This latest business win with the second largest vehicle
manufacturer in China further
validates SmartCore™ as a viable solution to manage the increasing
cost and complexity of in-vehicle electronics," said Sachin Lawande, Visteon president and CEO.
"Visteon is well-positioned to lead the consolidation of electronic
control units in the cockpit space, and we are in active dialogue
with several more automakers in China and elsewhere around the world to adopt
this technology in their vehicles."
Visteon, a global leader in cockpit electronics, will showcase
SmartCore™ at its exhibit (2A15) at the 2017 International
Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, April
19-23.
The SmartCore™ architecture is fully scalable and cyber-secured
through virtualization of the different cores and controlled
firewalls. This enables independent functional domains with
different levels of ASIL requirements – initially driver
information and infotainment – while future domains can be added to
operate separately and securely.
"For the automaker, SmartCore™ offers a cost-effective,
space-saving cockpit electronics solution that is fully scalable
and can be updated over-the-air," Lawande continued. "Drivers and
passengers benefit from an enhanced instrument cluster and
infotainment experience, boosted by a single seamless human machine
interface, offering access to multiple levels of information."
SmartCore™ is designed to integrate infotainment, instrument
clusters, information displays, head-up displays, advanced driver
assistance systems (ADAS) and connectivity – providing a foundation
for the evolution to autonomous driving.
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, telematics and SmartCore™ cockpit domain
controllers. 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 19 countries. Visteon had
sales of $3.16 billion in 2016. Learn
more at www.visteon.com.
Visteon in China
Visteon has had a presence in China for nearly 25 years, and today
China is the company's largest and
fastest-growing market. Supporting its mission to enable a rich
driving experience in a safe and convenient manner, Visteon is
bringing advanced technologies and high-quality products to vehicle
manufacturers in China. Currently
Visteon has several large joint ventures across China, with 10 manufacturing facilities, four
technology centers and one customer service center.
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