The means of transportation has become the most important companion in life today. Driven by the development of science and technology, the evolution of products is also changing with each passing day. On the stage of CES, we can see many representative product innovations. These products are refreshing and represent the future development direction. There are not only models, but also new technologies such as software and hardware, which represent the vane of the evolution trend of the global industry. Let’s take a look at the new products at CES 2023 that deserve our attention.
Sony and Honda’s Afeela self-driving new car
Sony has teamed up with Japanese manufacturer Honda to form a new car company, Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) — and at CES 2023, the upstart brand unveiled its first electric vehicle concept, the Afeela (technically the company’s new sub-brand, but it could also be the name of the concept itself).
The model’s design isn’t more conventional or sportier than the Vision-S, but it’s just as smart. More than 45 sensors are arrayed around and inside the vehicle, Sony says, but it’s not clear whether Sony and Honda are building a self-driving car or a mobile PlayStation 5 — Sony partner Unreal Engine is using game graphics to build realistic environment simulations. One would think that the car could eventually be used to help it drive in the real world. Not surprisingly, Sony is streaming movies, music and gaming content to dual screens inside the rear compartment. There’s another unusual screen: it sits on the front fender, and it can be customized to deliver a message, and even show off your favorite Sony movie characters.
It’s also built on Qualcomm’s Digital Chassis Platform, a suite of technology solutions for developing smart cars that, among other things, enables Afeela to have a “digital twin” feature that allows you to simulate a car before you do the real thing. Navigate on the road.
Ring Car Cam Smart Car Surveillance Camera
The Ring Car Cam is a relatively compact box that houses a camera, microphone, speaker, and motion detector on an extender that attaches to the dashboard. It’s unclear if the Ring Car Cam can also be flipped up and attached to the windshield. Ring Car Cam has a range of useful, if not groundbreaking, safety features. It detects movement inside and outside the car and sends notifications and video, and as soon as it detects motion it starts recording and sends it to the same Ring app you use for other Ring devices. If an intruder gets into your car and you’re alerted, you can even start talking (or yelling) to them through the Ring Car Cam.
Amazon owns Ring, so it’s no surprise that the Ring Car camera can also do some on-demand recording, which you can activate with the phrase “Alexa, record.” This comes in handy if you spot some motorists acting oddly and want to capture and share them in your next TikTok. Overall, this is another dashboard-based security camera that can monitor both the interior and exterior of your car, send motion-activated video to a dedicated app, and even record video upon voice command.
HL Group’s EV solution and HL Mando’s autonomous driving technology
HL Mando and HL Klemove will present unique futuristic products in the Flexible Mobility Zone and Smart Mobility Zone respectively. In addition, their joint activities are rich in diversity, combining the strengths of well-known mobility companies such as Argus and Sonatus. HL Mando developed the electronic corner module. Its applications range from the obvious small, medium and large vehicles, to small and large delivery robots, to environmentally friendly multipurpose mobility vehicles (PBV). The strength of the electronic corner module lies in its four-wheel independent steering method, enabling concepts that were once impossible, such as parallel (perpendicular) parking and U-turns. Derivative technologies include e-freight (last mile mobility), patrol robots and parking robots, among others.
The term “Smart Mobility Zone” comes from the company name “HL Klemove”. The word “Klemove” is a combination of the words “Clever” (wisdom) and “Move” (to move). The company, dedicated to providing “smart mobility systems,” showcased a range of different solutions, ranging from Level 2+ to Level 4 products for autonomous driving. The series will include high-performance radars that more than double the existing detection range through the application of 3D antennas; ultra-high-resolution cameras and DCUs that support over-the-air updates (OTA), and regional ECUs that provide a new generation of centralized architecture. Level 4 autonomous shuttle driving video is the epitome of HL Klemove’s autonomous driving solution.
The stunning BMW i Vision Dee
The exterior of the German automaker BMW’s latest concept car has been pared down to focus on the digital experience it offers. It takes the shape of a sedan and incorporates a number of revised BMW design elements, including a kidney grille, twin round headlights and Hofmeister kink styling. BMW fans will no doubt find all sorts of retro styling elements, from the iconic ones we’ve seen in car proportions, including 2002, to models from the 1980s and 1990s, like the E31 8 Series, and even the 70s The late classic M1. Perhaps the least BMW part of the design is the rather simple rear end with taillights that remind us of Peugeot models.
This simple design philosophy continues inside the car, where there is an interesting steering wheel with a vertical spoke in the center and touch points that can be operated by moving the thumb. BMW says the interior has been designed to “ensure that nothing distracts from the digital experience but enhances the new sense of driving pleasure.”
The i Vision Dee debuts an innovative head-up display. It projects across the full width of the windshield and previews the full-width head-up display that will be available in BMW models based on its Neue Klasse platform from 2025. An interesting “mixed reality slider” also exists. It uses shy tech sensors on the dashboard to let drivers decide how much information they want to see on the head-up display, and it also has dimmable windows.
Immervision’s cockpit vision system automotive grade lens
As the first company to design wide-angle Panomorph lens technology, Immervision continues its pioneering technology with this ultra-wide field-of-view (FoV) lens that provides complete coverage of the cabin interior environment for driver and passenger monitoring applications. Lens distortion profiles are engineered to generate image quality and pixel density for critical applications such as enhanced gaze tracking, passenger identification and manual wheel tracking.
Broadband support from visible light to near-infrared (VNIR), and the lens’ excellent ability to capture high-quality images in low-light conditions, providing versatility for complex monitoring functions such as eye tracking through glasses, determining driver fatigue, and other safety hidden dangers, and improves passenger classification and object detection at night without the need for external light sources.
Flexibility in vehicle design by providing lenses with a smaller footprint means automakers can now achieve more comprehensive coverage in the cabin with fewer cameras. It also enables manufacturers to offer a variety of new features to optimize comfort, such as passenger classification, which can automatically manage preferences and many new entertainment functions such as video chat or video conferencing. Immervision’s existing automotive-grade wide-angle lens is easy to integrate and can be custom designed to meet customer-specific requirements.
One light source emitting two types of light means that the actual headlight module can be smaller, giving automotive designers more packaging freedom. The LaserLight elements for each headlight are arranged in groups of four: two for low beam and two for high beam. Emission patterns can be calibrated according to SAE or ECE/CCC regulations. In addition, Kyocera says its laser illumination can also be built into the fiber. It shows that it’s available to automakers looking to light up their logos or grilles in creative ways.
