ReÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½vent life on board to enhance the drivÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g experience
Connected and ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½creasÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½gly autonomous, vehicles can now become spaces for new experiences. ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ is well positioned ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the field of human-machÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½e ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½terface design ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the automotive sector. We develop ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½novative technologies and solutions, enablÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g the reÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½vention of life ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½side the cabÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ for an ever more ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½tuitive, safer, more comfortable, and more personalised experience.
The car, a new personalised cocoon
A connected space, the vehicle, either ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½dividually owned or ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½creasÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½gly shared or rented, is gradually becomÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g an extension of the home, for the driver as well as passengers. Users ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½creasÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½gly want it to feel like a home and see it as a personal cocoon, a bubble, where they feel safe and relaxed and can stay ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ touch with their loved ones and their environment.
The market for reÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ventÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g life on board will therefore grow significantly ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the years to come, with around 10% average annual growth between now and?2025. By?2030, 90%?of new cars will be connected. From access and start systems via smartphones to long-range connectivity, from the most sophisticated human-machÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½e ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½terfaces to systems offerÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g new means of communication and on-board entertaÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ment, ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ already offers a full range of solutions. For example, our head-up display technologies and ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½telligent ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½teractive surfaces help drivers easily and ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½tuitively ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½teract with the vehicle while remaÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g focused on the road.
Passengers expect more and more from their car, they want to feel ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ a kÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½d of personal cocoon where they are both at home and safe,said Christophe P¨¦rillat
Automation to facilitate drivÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g
The Interior Cocoon, for example, notably improves safety thanks to a driver alertness detection system.
Our Driver MonitorÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g system is a new camera-based technology that analyses the driver’s facial expressions usÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g artificial ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½telligence (AI) algorithms to check their alertness, detect if they are distracted or drowsy and warn them if necessary. The system does not just recognise drivers and passengers: its life presence detection system can signal if a child or an animal has been left unattended ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the vehicle.
In-vehicle ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½teractive surfaces such as touchscreens also enhance the drivÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g experience and are shapÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g the future of smarter mobility, enablÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g the use of an ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½creasÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g number of functions for smooth and ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½tuitive ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½teractions with the vehicle.
Our Smart Cocoon is a system offerÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g a bubble of customised thermal comfort adapted to each passenger accordÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g to their physiology and their needs.
CreatÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g immersive experiences
GoÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g even further, our Voyage XR technology enables new immersive experiences. Thanks to the wide range of technologies we have developed (cameras, sensors, telematics, human-machÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½e ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½terface, etc.), ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Voyage XR allows you to take your loved ones on board with you virtually. This technology can create the illusion that a person of your choice, located outside the vehicle, is by your side. You can hear them, see them, share content with them, as if you were passÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g them a smartphone or tablet. You can see the virtual passenger poÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½tÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g at the landscape and share some of the journey with them. The passenger avatar appears ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ the rear-view mirror, and the latter can enjoy this immersive experience remotely thanks to a helmet and virtual reality joysticks.
ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Voyage XR opens the door to a new world of ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½-vehicle communications and experiences. In addition to the immersive aspect of the experience, Voyage XR can make it possible to know precisely what is happenÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½side the vehicle, especially if an autonomous vehicle is remote teleoperated.
This reÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½vention of life on board will allow a redefÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ition of drivÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g: the vehicle movÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½g from a simple mode of transport to a place for entertaÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ment, work, communication.