Gentex Awarded Technology & Development Award from Toyota Motor Corporation for Its Mirror-Integrated Digital Video Recorder
May 27 2021 - 10:00AM
Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), a leading supplier of digital
vision, connected car, dimmable glass and fire protection
technologies, was recently named a 2020 Technology and Development
Award winner by Toyota Motor Corporation. This award recognizes
automotive suppliers for superior innovation and product
development efforts.
Gentex was recognized for its digital video recorder (DVR)
system, which launched in 2020 on the Toyota Harrier in Japan. The
DVR system is built into a Gentex Full Display Mirror®, or FDM®, a
digital rearview mirror that uses a custom camera and
mirror-integrated video display to optimize a vehicle’s rearward
view. The mirror is the ideal location for the DVR system because
it leverages the existing advanced electronics already in the
mirror and eliminates packaging complexity.
The DVR system continuously records road scenes using the
vehicle’s front and rear cameras onto a removable microSD card and
then automatically overwrites older video files once the memory
becomes full. In the event of vehicle impact, the DVR system
protects the video file and saves it for viewing on a computer.
Drivers can also manually trigger the system to record and protect
short clips or photos with a single button push.
Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic,
Gentex and Toyota completed the development and launch of this
product in just 18 months, which is about a year shorter than the
normal development lead-times for this product.
“We are very proud of our engineering team here at Gentex,” said
Neil Boehm, Gentex’s chief technology officer and vice president of
engineering. “We were able to partner with Toyota and adapt to the
unique circumstances brought about by the pandemic to meet this
critical need and launch our DVR system on a very short
timeline.”
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) is a supplier
of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and electronics to the
automotive industry, dimmable aircraft windows for aviation
markets, and fire protection products to the fire protection
market. Visit the company website at www.gentex.com.
Gentex Media Contact |
Gentex Investor Relations Contact |
Craig Piersma |
Josh O’Berski |
(616) 772-1590 x4316 |
(616) 772-1800 x5814 |
craig.piersma@gentex.com |
josh.oberski@gentex.com |
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