Heads Up Displays (HUDs)

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Modern Human-Machine Interfaces,

The head-up display reduces driver distraction and increases driver safety.

A head-up display (HUD) shows information exactly where you need it – directly in the line of sight. Drivers get all the important information such as speed, warning signals and indicator arrows for navigation without looking down to the instrument cluster or the secondary display. In the case of a windscreen head-up display drivers see a virtual image, but not as a flat, static picture on the windshield, but rather, as “floating” over the hood at a distance of about two meters. In the case of an Augmented Reality Head-up Display the information of the windshield HUD is enriched with a layer of information right on the street in front of the car. With the Combiner HUD the installation volume is reduced significantly, because instead of the windshield a small, transparent plastic disc is used as a mirror for the information shown.

For Continental the HUD represents a key technology for its holistic approach for the human-machine-interface which will lead to a dialogue without words between the driver and his vehicle.

Augmented-Reality HUD

In the near future augmented reality head-up displays will help to make driving even more comfortable and safe. This generation of HUDs supplements the exterior view of the traffic conditions in front of the vehicle with virtual information (augmentations) for the driver. 
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CONTINENTAL CLOUD CONNECTIVITY

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Cloud Connectivity for Modern Cars

Cloud applications are the basis for holistically connecting vehicles with their environment. Whether it is infrastructure data, map data, data from other vehicles or third-party vendors, the cloud is the central place for collecting and processing this data. Here, data is assigned, summarized, processed, prioritized and distributed as information for the driver or the vehicle systems at the correct receivers. In order to carry out these tasks efficiently, quickly – in the sense of latencies – and safely, Continental uses its own cloud solution the Continental Cloud

Holistic connectivity via the cloud will also make in-vehicle infotainment smarter and more flexible. With our cloud terminal, applications that were once directly integrated in the head unit will now be moved to the cloud. This ensures that the system is always up-to-date and that new functions can be added at any time, allowing vehicle manufacturers to simply roll out the applications across different models and vehicle classes. The twist is that Continental has created a development framework within the cloud that uses standard development tools and therefore does not require developers to have any specialized automotive software expertise
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Tech in Automotive Service

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Porsche is now using augmented reality glasses to repair cars

Porsche prides itself on its high-tech sports cars. But now it’s bringing that passion for the cutting edge to its service departments.

The German automaker announced Tuesday that it is supplying its 189 U.S. dealerships with augmented-reality glasses that can help mechanics solve issues that arise on today’s increasingly complex automobiles. 

With the AR glasses on, a service technician can conference in a Porsche specialist located at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Atlanta and be talked through a repair job — the technician can stream live video of the problem area, while the remote support worker can post helpful repair tips in the worker’s peripheral vision.

Every dealership service department knows the situation: A customer’s vehicle has an unfamiliar or complicated problem that can’t be promptly diagnosed and fixed.

The standard response: time-consuming examination of possibly outdated service manuals, potentially lengthy correspondence with the automaker, even a visit from a factory technician. All the while, the car or truck sits idle in the shop.

But new technologies are speeding the resolution of these problems. Service techs at some Audi and Porsche dealerships can call on a factory tech to join them, virtually.

Through the use of connected devices such as robots at Audi and augmented reality glasses at Porsche, the automakers’ specialists enter the service bay via connected cameras and microphones. Their virtual aid means fewer in-person tech visits, shorter work turnarounds and more-satisfied customers.

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AUTONOMOUS CARS

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Aptiv firms up its AV tech ambitions in China

Global supplier Aptiv is securing a foothold for its self-driving technology in what may be the world’s most lucrative autonomous vehicle market.

The company said Wednesday it has opened an Autonomous Mobility Center in China and will soon deploy test vehicles on the roads in and around Shanghai.

That’s a precursor to eventual partnerships that could yield an autonomous ride-hailing service that mirrors the one Aptiv runs in Las Vegas along with Lyft.

“Our first step is to get cars on the ground and start driving, and over time, our ambition is to go to market in China using the playbook we’ve established in Vegas,” Karl Iagnemma, president of Aptiv’s autonomous mobility division, told Automotive News. “We’re developing the full-stack core technology, and we’ll integrate it with the vehicle platform from a partner. You put those ingredients together, and it’s a great market opportunity.”

China has the potential to become the largest global market for autonomous driving technology, according to a report from McKinsey & Co. in January. By 2040, the consulting firm estimates, AVs could account for 66 percent of all passenger miles traveled in China and generate $1.1 trillion in mobility services.

The Chinese government has sought to accelerate the arrival of autonomous, electric and connected vehicles, and its ability to mandate approaches from the highest levels has eased the regulatory path that’s more clouded for manufacturers and tech developers in the U.S. and Europe. But China’s government has traditionally been protective of its domestic companies.

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