KARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Making its debut in Daimler's all-new Mercedes-Benz
A-Class, Visteon Corporation's (Nasdaq: VC) industry-first cockpit
domain controller, SmartCore™, is now on the road in the majority
of Daimler's global markets.
The new A-Class is the world's first vehicle featuring an
intelligent integrated cockpit domain controller using a single
silicon chip with multiple central processing units (CPUs),
providing a truly digital user experience.
As the focal point of the A-Class's redesigned luxury interior,
SmartCore™ powers the vehicle's instrument cluster and infotainment
displays through a seamless and intuitive human-machine interface
(HMI). SmartCore™ allows drivers to personalize their experience
with a simple swipe of the touchscreen, the touch pad or remote
controls on the steering wheel.
The SmartCore™ user experience is based on two digital displays
while the domain controller facilitates seamless instrument
cluster, vehicle controls, multimedia, wireless Apple CarPlay, and
Android Auto features. The system also incorporates multiple
display modes that are user selectable, offering high levels of
customization of the overall look and feel of the intelligent
system.
"The SmartCore™ cockpit domain controller will initially be
launched in the Mercedes-Benz A-Class and be followed by additional
vehicle lines that will go into production in the near future,"
said Sachin Lawande, Visteon
president and CEO. "Visteon is the clear market leader in this
segment and will be launching cockpit domain controller
applications with several automakers during 2018 to 2020."
Depending on the model variant, Visteon's SmartCore™ solution
powers the free-standing driver and information display consisting
of two 7-inch screens or one 7- and one 10.25-inch screen. It
combines the high-resolution widescreen cockpit with touchscreen
operation of the media display through the touchscreen, center
console touchpad and the steering wheel's control buttons.
SmartCore's architecture, which is based on Visteon's
hypervisor, allows the system to drive the A-Class's intelligent
infotainment domain, running on Linux, beside an instrument cluster
domain incorporating ASIL-B requirements – without any risk of
interference between the two. This allows integration of two
traditionally separate in-car domains into a single silver box,
providing the remote intelligence that drives the two display
units.
The in-car infotainment embeds tuner, multimedia and
connectivity options such as Bluetooth, USB and Wi-Fi, and
hands-free phone applications. Supporting a remote user interface,
SmartCore™ enables the operation of wireless CarPlay, Android Auto
and MirrorLink, as well as Baidu Carlife for the Chinese
market.
Visteon's program management, development and engineering were
led by the company's technical centers in eastern and western
Europe, India and the U.S. Manufacturing of SmartCore™
takes place in Portugal.
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, vehicle
connectivity and the DriveCore™ autonomous driving platform.
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
$3.15 billion in 2017. Learn more at
www.visteon.com.
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