Panasonic Partners to Boost Electronic Experience for Drivers and Passengers
Panasonic has announced it had aligned with leading user experience software companies and automotive manufacturer, FCA, to debut powerful infotainment systems that transform the consumer experience, both inside and outside of the vehicle.
Panasonic Automotive also announced a collaboration with IBM to develop an eCommerce infotainment system powered with Watson. The Panasonic Cognitive Infotainment platform displays a first-look concept with the capability of transacting via the automotive infotainment system while in transit.
As featured under this suite of technologies within the Chrysler Virtual Experience Concept, Panasonic Automotive and IBM collaborated to enable natural language voice interaction to enhance mobility services.
With Watson, Panasonic Automotive will showcase a next-generation automotive eCommerce transaction with a quick service restaurant, enabling consumers to place a meal order by, for example, voice while on the road and have that meal paid and timed for more exacting delivery.
Panasonic is also advancing a passenger application, which addresses the challenges that passengers have when entering navigation destinations or controlling music. Car manufacturers, automotive suppliers and developers can create Android-powered infotainment solutions initially with Qualcomm Technologies’ Automotive Development Platforms , which utilizes Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ automotive system-on-chips, followed by production systems developed and manufactured by Panasonic Automotive.
The two companies have integrated Android 7.0 features to give drivers a unified experience across an automaker’s entire vehicle lineup, easily adjusting for different applications, screen sizes and resolutions while providing a cost-saving measure that will allow OEMs to seamlessly customize the infotainment system across lineups.
Panasonic Automotive, in collaboration with the FCA User Experience team, developed the Chrysler Portal Concept for future autonomous vehicles and is the new supplier partner for the recently launched Fourth Generation 8.4 Touchscreen UConnect infotainment system. The Portal Concept is a next-generation system that includes more than 20 user-centric technologies designed to engage, inform and connect to create the utmost affordable, adaptable and, most importantly, the most upgradeable experience.
Currently equipped with Level Three autonomous capability, drivers will be able to upgrade in-vehicle systems as technologies continue to advance. The concept includes seamless levels of personalization including facial recognition, voice biometrics, and personal device integration through the Chrysler Portal Companion App. From any location, this app enables drivers to customize vehicle lighting, control vehicle and home settings, lock/unlock doors, and much more.
Category: Connected Fleet News, General Update
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