VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Michigan,
Dec. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
automotive supplier Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC) and Rightware, a
leader in user interaction (UI) design and benchmarking software,
have extended their successful collaboration to a strategic
partnership to deliver leading-edge UI and graphics solutions for
the automotive industry.
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Combining each partner's strengths, Visteon and Rightware will
provide vehicle manufacturers with industry-leading human machine
interaction (HMI) solutions using high-definition 3D graphic
rendering technologies, capable of delivering photorealistic
graphics in various configurations inside the vehicle.
The partners recently launched the first reconfigurable cluster
program incorporating the Kanzi UI solution with a North American
vehicle manufacturer, and further programs are under development
for key European manufacturers.
"The partnership with Rightware supports Visteon's goal of
gaining a strategic advantage in user interface and graphics
technology," said Visteon's Christian
Feltgen, vice president technology office, electronics.
"Visteon is investing in solutions that enable a seamless user
experience across the cockpit ecosystem, which offers flexibility
throughout the life of the product."
Jonas Geust, CEO of Rightware, added: "Visteon and Rightware
share a common vision for the future of the automotive market, HMI
development and the positive impact this can have on consumers'
life onboard the vehicle. This partnership demonstrates a joint
commitment to bring an exciting in-car experience to life."
Rightware's Kanzi UI solution enables design and engineering
teams to rapidly create and deploy advanced user interfaces for
automotive applications. Kanzi also offers high-definition,
real-time 2D and 3D graphics rendering which – combined with
Visteon's high-fidelity, real-time graphical user interfaces –
delivers superior graphical performance for next-generation cockpit
electronics technologies.
Visteon's LightScape™ (a digital and fully reconfigurable
instrument cluster platform) and OpenAir™ digital
in-vehicle-infotainment (IVI) products were developed using
Rightware's Kanzi UI solution.
About Visteon
Visteon Corporation is a global
automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures
innovative products for nearly every vehicle manufacturer
worldwide. Visteon delivers value for its customers and
shareholders through two technology-focused businesses: vehicle
cockpit electronics and thermal energy management. Visteon owns 70
percent of Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp., one of only two
global full-line automotive thermal management suppliers. With
corporate offices in Van Buren Township,
Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai,
China; and Chelmsford, UK;
Visteon has approximately 26,000 employees at facilities in 29
countries. Visteon had sales of $7.4
billion in 2013. Learn more at www.visteon.com.
About Rightware
Rightware® is the market leader in
advanced User Interface technology, serving automotive and other
embedded industries with its Kanzi® solution for rapid user
interface design and deployment. Rightware also develops industry
leading system performance analysis tools including the Basemark™
product family. Rightware is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and has offices in Silicon Valley,
Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo,
Shanghai and Munich. Learn more at: www.rightware.com
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