HARMAN is seeking to make the vision of an empathetic car that understands commands, needs and adapts to preferences a reality, as it will unveil the next generation of its innovation at CES; a suite of intelligent, contextual technologies and products.
The automotive industry is currently undergoing a consumer-technology revolution, where expectations for vehicles are no longer limited to performance and reliability, but also extend to integrated, personalised experiences.
HARMAN’s products like Ready Upgrade, Ready Care, and Ready Display, infuse vehicles with a ‘brain’, ‘senses’ and a ‘voice’. More recently, HARMAN leveraged sensors and feedback loops in automotive products such as Seat Sonic for immersive audio, Ready Vision for augmented reality displays, and Ready Connect for ubiquitous connectivity to the outside world.
HARMAN is introducing ‘Luna,’ an avatar powered by Ready Engage, its new emotionally intelligent AI system. Luna personalises interactions through voice and visuals, creating a natural and intuitive bond between occupants and technology.
Integrated with the advanced Ready Vision products, including the award-winning QVUE windshield display, it delivers immersive augmented reality features such as dynamic street visualisation and transparent hood views to elevate safety, comfort and engagement. Fully customisable by each automaker, the Ready Engage AI system redefines the in-cabin experience by deeply connecting to its occupants’ needs and environments.
Powering these innovations are HARMAN’s Ready Upgrade cockpit domain controllers and HARMAN central compute unit (CCU) platforms. These function as the ‘brain’ behind intelligent in-cabin experiences, seamlessly integrating products like Ready Engage into vehicles.
Ready Upgrade works to reduce development cycles and costs with turnkey solutions, enabling software updates as fast as every three months and vehicle launch updates in as little as six months. HARMAN’s collaboration with HL Klemove takes this innovation further, delivering a light CCU based on HARMAN Ready Upgrade and HL Klemove’s Level 2 software stack and ADAS sensor set.
This collaboration unites HARMAN’s deep in-cabin expertise and HL Klemove’s market-proven ADAS solutions. As part of the next level of their collaboration, HARMAN and HL Klemove are now developing a product-grade CCU platform that will integrate their latest cockpit and ADAS feature sets and offer automakers shorter time to market and full flexibility to customise.
“HARMAN is pioneering the next frontier in automotive technology by translating user states and situational understanding into truly contextual in-cabin experiences,” said Armin Prommersberger, Chief Technology Officer at HARMAN International. “HARMAN’s portfolio of intelligent solutions is the most comprehensive in the industry, and our products go beyond proven, technical excellence. We help OEMs deliver differentiation and deeper engagement for their customers, making us the transformation partner of choice for automakers.”
At CES 2025, HARMAN will demonstrate its newest products, each designed to work individually and together as integrated solutions. HARMAN’s suite of Ready products redefine in-cabin experiences with innovations that adapt to evolving consumer and automaker needs.
Other highlights include HARMAN’s Ready portfolio which integrates advanced sensors, actuators and immersive displays to support safe and more comfortable journeys.
The Ready Care in-cabin monitoring product takes empathy to the next level, using AI and neuroscience to monitor a driver’s cognitive and visual load as well as breathing rate to detect distraction or drowsiness, offering real-time, tailored interventions to reduce stress and enhance focus.
Meanwhile, the new Ready Aware vehicle-to-network (V2N) software-as-a-service (SaaS) product adds situational intelligence by delivering precise, machine-learning-powered alerts that anticipate road hazards and enhance decision-making, creating a driving experience that feels smarter, safer and more personalised. HARMAN’s Ready Display, powered by Samsung Neo QLED, now features boosted brightness levels—critical in automotive environments for optimal visibility in varying light conditions.
Additionally, HARMAN’s Ready Connect suite of telematics control units (TCUs) infuses intelligence and empathy into connectivity by ensuring vehicles remain reliably connected, even in remote areas. By facilitating modular upgrades from 4G to 5G and then from 5G to satellite communication, Ready Connect keeps vehicles in touch with the world while reducing development complexity for automakers. Ready Connect supports entertainment, productivity and situational awareness, creating a driving experience where technology understands and responds to the needs of its occupants at any moment.
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