CES 2023 – Highlights

CESCES – Consumer Electronics Show. In Las Vegas, car manufacturers, suppliers and tech players show their innovations and visions for the mobility of the future. More – Consumer Electronics Show. In Las Vegas, car manufacturers, suppliers and tech players show their innovations and visions for the mobility of the future. What are the hight-lights 2023 and what value does the show have for the automotive sector?

Numerous technology highlights were presented by around 2,400 exhibitors from 5 to 8 January, including innovations for the vehicle of the future. The automotive industry played a central role at the fair this year.
The most important topics were the connected car and automated driving, but also artificial intelligence in cockpits, service-oriented mobility and electric vehicles. But also air taxis and drones as new forms of mobility are topics of the fair.

Many are highly exciting and interesting and some at least make you smile. Here are some highlights:

– Mercedes: global high-power charging network
– BMW: new head-up-display using the complete windscreee, new AI-based voice control
– VW: back after seven years break, presented the ID.7
– Stellantis: a new cockpit in cooperation with Amazon, Foxconn and Qualcomm
– Suppliers like Bosch, Forvia, or Continental presented new concepts for crash detection, automated driving new ulrtawide displays
– autonomous movers/shuttles e.g. from ZF, Holon, Hyundai Mobis were presented as an important topic
– many more suppliers or new joint ventures like Sony Honda Mobility were presented with a lot of news (pls see Details for more).

The large number of exhibitors, the innovations and products presented and the fusion of the automobile and IT now make CESCES – Consumer Electronics Show. In Las Vegas, car manufacturers, suppliers and tech players show their innovations and visions for the mobility of the future. More arguably one of the most important trade fairs for mobility.

Mercedes
the company announced the establishment of a global high-power charging network. The construction of the first charging parks is to begin this year in North America in cooperation with MN8 Energy and ChargePoint. By 2027, more than 400 charging parks and over 2,500 high-power chargers (HPCs) are to be built there.
Also new is the “automatic lane change” function, which is scheduled to be launched on the same market before the end of 2023.

BMW
A head-up display that extends across the entire width of the windscreen is set to make its debut as early as 2025.
Using a touch sensor (Shy-Tech) on the dashboard, the driver determines the level of content he wants to experience via projection on the windscreen in 4 stages. The levels range from driving-relevant information to content from the communication system and an augmented reality projection to entry into virtual worlds.
Voice control BMW i Vision Dee, based on AIAI – artificial intelligence More, its functions are intended to go far beyond today’s level of voice control and driver assistance systems.
Colour-changing bodywork: The basis is ePaper foils applied to the bodywork, which are divided into 240 segments. These can each be individually controlled so that numerous different patterns are possible.

VW
ID.7 was presented, after sven year absence from the CESCES – Consumer Electronics Show. In Las Vegas, car manufacturers, suppliers and tech players show their innovations and visions for the mobility of the future. More, which shows, how importend the fair is.
Cariad plans to strengthen its global development team this year with up to 1,700 new software and hardware developers and engineers. In close partnership with Microsoft, Cariad wants to create a uniform backend, the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, for all of the group’s brands. Golive is planned in 2024.

Stellantis
presented the “Chrysler Synthesis Cockpit Demonstrator” – behind it is nothing other than the future cockpit for Opel, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot, Jeep and Co. Developed together with iPhone supplier Foxconn, chip manufacturer Qualcomm and Amazon. The result should allow simple and intuitive operation of the vehicles. The study in Chrysler livery shows the so-called “STLASTLA – Stellantis Architecture will develop 4 models for electric cars which will be the base for 110 different models of PSA and FCA. They will be mostly electric only but partly also Plug-in-hybrid. More Smart Cockpit“, a scalable operating system that can be updated over-the-air. The focus is on a personal assistant based on artificial intelligence. It will be driven semi-autonomously in Level 3 and is expected to go into series production in 2024.

Sony Honda Mobility (SHM)
The Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) joint venture has announced its new Afeela brand and unveiled a prototype that will serve as the basis for the development of an e-car. The vehicle is equipped with a total of 45 cameras and 800 TOPS of maximum computing power for the ECUECU – electronic control unit – is an embedded system in automotive electronics that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a car or other motor vehicle. ECU in new cars control every feature a car has and are becoming more and more important in the development of automotives. More. For the infotainment, SHM is planning a cooperation with the software manufacturer Epic Games. To drive mobility intelligence, SoCs from Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Digital Chassis will be used in key functions such as AD/ADAS, HMI/IVI and telematics.
Pre-orders for the e-car are expected to begin in the first half of 2025, according to the manufacturer, with sales planned by the end of 2025 and delivery from spring 2026 in North America.

Microvision
presented a new solid-state lidar based on MEMSMEMS – a micro-electro-mechanical system. constitute the technology of microscopic devices, particularly those with moving parts. More technology: the latest prototype combines short-, mid- and long-range in one sensor and again relies on 905 nanometres and time-of-flight measurement.

NXP
28 nanometre RFCMOS Radar One chip goes into production at carmakers by the end of 2024. Advantage: Over 300m range and 40% more signal processing power.

Plastic Omnium
Joins forces with deep tech company Greenerwave to develop 4D imaging radars

Holoride
makes in-car gaming available to everyone. Already integrated in Audi from the A4 onwards since 2021, Holoride now delivers a retrofit solution that can be placed under the windscreen in the form of a small device

Webasto
is also presenting its Roof Sensor Module (RSM) with integrated lidar for automated driving, developed jointly with Luminar, for the first time in the USA at the trade fair. The RSM is designed to offer car manufacturers the possibility of integrating a desired number of lidar, camera and radar sensors in the roof of a vehicle in a visually appealing way – from solutions for partially automated or fully autonomous driving. Due to its elevated position, it ensures reliable ambient detection.

Forvia
Forvian addresses the megatrends of electrification, automated driving and personalised cockpits. For the drive of the future, the supplier is demonstrating a platform for electric vehicles. In the field of alternative drives, a hydrogen storage system with a prismatic composite structure – thanks to cylindrical tanks – is to offer a 40 percent higher storage capacity. For the broad field of automated driving, Forvia will also show a solution based on radar and camera technology as well as predictive software that enables the detection of children inside the vehicle as well as driver monitoring. Sustainable materials with a low carbon footprint again come from Forvia’s Materi’Act brand. In combination with interior technologies such as lens displays and active surface integration, electricity savings of 30 percent are said to be possible. Meanwhile, the digital headlamp Solid State Lighting High-Definition, which received the CESCES – Consumer Electronics Show. In Las Vegas, car manufacturers, suppliers and tech players show their innovations and visions for the mobility of the future. More 2023 Innovation Award, bears the signature of the lighting experts at Hella.

Bosch
Thanks to a multitude of sensor data and new software algorithms, the vehicle system Off-Zone Crash Detection recognises previously unrecognised accident scenarios, which usually occur during lane changes, when turning into a lane or at intersections.
Driving dynamics control 2.0: the control concept uses the full potential of existing actuators from different vehicle areas such as brakes, steering, powertrain and shock absorption. Based on data from the vehicle dynamics sensors, the function anticipates vehicle behaviour and intervenes with foresight.
The interior monitoring system “Ride Care Companion” for commercial driving services and robotaxis. The mix of e-call emergency call and dash cam observes the vehicle interior via camera and stores images in a cloud in case of an unusual event. An SOS button can also be used to establish a voice and video connection to a call centre employee. In the future, more and more companies in the automotive industry are likely to include such fee-based services in their portfolios.

Continental
The Curved Ultrawide Displays – also known as Pillar-to-Pillar Displays – are designed to immerse the driver in the driving experience. Continental took the curved system, which stretches from one A-pillar to the other and measures 1.29 metres in width, to Las Vegas for a public unveiling. The matrix-backlit TFT display is illuminated by more than 3,000 light-emitting diodes on a 7,680-by-660-pixel active area and is said to be the driver, central and passenger screens in one. Interaction with the display is by means of an integrated control panel that appears only when needed. Otherwise, it merges with the surface to form a single unit

ZF
The highlight is the announcement of an autonomous shuttle (SAE level 4) with a purely electric range of 130 kilometres. The vehicle with selectable battery capacities between 50 and 100 kWh will be equipped with state-of-the-art sensor technology consisting of lidar, radar, camera and noise detection systems. In addition, there are further technologies such as the connectivity platform ZF ProConnect, which enables communication with the traffic infrastructure as well as the cloud. In addition, the shuttle is characterised by a fully modular interior that offers space for a total of 22 people as well as up to 15 seats. The supplier has already been able to win a partner with the US mobility provider Beep: The agreement covers a planning volume of several thousand vehicles for use in certain areas of the USA.
In addition, a heatable seat belt for electric vehicles was presented. A special textile processing method is used for the innovation, in which heating conductors are woven into the belt structure.

Holon
the Benteler subsidiary also presents an autonomous mover at SAE-4 level. Developed together with Beep for the US market. The technology stack for autonomous driving comes from the Intel subsidiary Mobileye. A total of 13 cameras, six radars, six short-range lidars and three long-range lidars were installed for this purpose. Production start for the Holon Mover is planned for the end of 2025 in the USA.

VicOne
a provider of cybersecurity solutions for the automotive industry, presented its new cybersecurity system for smart cockpits at the stand of the Automotive Consortium MIH. It addresses the changing behaviour of connected car users and the resulting increased demand for cybersecurity. OEMs are to be prepared for cyber attacks on keyless entry systems, charging stations and infotainment systems. The increasing use of mobile phones as vehicle controls significantly increases the cyber attack surface through telematics systems, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, OBDOBD – The OBD adapter can read out errors and helps monitor certain vehicle functions. Likewise, you can use the interface for exhaust emission testing, for example. Values such as engine load, temperature or speed can also be displayed in real time. More II and GPS.

Qualcomm
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride Flex will be available in the first vehicles from 2025 and will act as a central interface for all areas in the vehicle – from assistance systems to infotainment. In addition, integration into cloud services is possible, for example for the use of over-the-air updates or downloadable equipment.

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