At present, the "new four modernizations" of automobiles have become a major trend. The intelligentization of automobiles has become a compulsory "subject" for new cars today. With the development of intelligence, the cockpit of new cars has become more avant-garde, such as the screen inside the new car. More unique and more technological. So, what are the evolutions of car central control instruments now? What is the future development trend? Visteon, a technology company in the automotive industry, can tell you the answer.
Visteon, the most successful auto supplier for slimming transformation
I never expected that the screens of BMW and Land Rover will be theirs, and they will be listed next year.
Visteon was once a component subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. It separated from Ford in 2000 and restructured its assets from 2014 to 2015. It divested its automotive interior and automotive air-conditioning businesses and began focusing on cockpit electronics. At present, Visteon has become a major supplier of cockpit electronics and autonomous driving systems, and is currently the only technology company in the world focusing on automotive cockpit electronics.
Currently, Visteon has 20 manufacturing bases worldwide and more than 10,000 employees, including 4,000 engineers. It outputs 134,000 codes per week and produces 1 million products to supply automotive customers around the world. Curved multi-screen technology, high-quality display technology, compact display packaging technology, and display technology that integrates multiple human-computer interaction functions are all Visteon's exclusive advanced technologies.
In China, Visteon owns four joint ventures, namely Yanfeng Visteon Investment Co., Ltd., Shanghai Visteon Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd., Visteon Visteon Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. and Visteon Automotive Electronics (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. They correspond to different customers, mainly Ford, Volkswagen, Dongfeng Motor, etc.
Perhaps the above data alone is not enough to make you realize the power of Visteon, but as long as you know what its products are, you will know that it is everywhere. As the pure electric flagship model launched by Roewe, Roewe MARVEL X is equipped with a 14-inch central control LCD screen, and this eye-catching screen is from Visteon.
I never expected that the screens of BMW and Land Rover will be theirs, and they will be listed next year.
In addition, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Mazda, GM and many other car companies use Visteon products, including Jaguar Land Rover models include Jaguar XF, Jaguar XJ, Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Range Rover sports models.
The future cockpit is a combination of curved surfaces and artificial intelligence
As an industry leader in digital cockpits and autonomous driving, and a top five global supplier of intelligent network connectivity, Visteon not only provides the latest in-vehicle displays for existing new models, but also strives to explore the features and achievable future cockpits. The way.
Visteon believes that in the future, the cockpit will become a smart mobile assistant for the driver. It should be physically equipped with a large digital curved screen that can be integrated with the interior. It also has the characteristics of interconnection, automation, self-learning and natural dialogue. It is worth mentioning that Visteon has produced large curved screen products with bio-fingerprint recognition, proximity sensing, handwriting recognition and other functions.
Facing the development trend of all-digital cockpits and customers' purchase requirements for multiple large-sized curved screens, Visteon has introduced curved multi-form displays, which are made of a single piece of optical glass, which can better integrate into the interior shape. And provide immersive visual experience.
In addition, Visteon also created a naked-eye 3D dashboard that can track the driver's eyes. This dashboard can present the most important information in front of the driver in a floating 3D visual effect. This display form is not only more technological, It will also make it easier for the driver to notice the information displayed on the meter. Unfortunately, the cost of the dashboard is high, and it is currently estimated that it will only be applied to hundreds of thousands of luxury models.
Futoshi Matsumoto, Global Product Director, Visteon Cockpit Display
However, Visteon has revealed to us the good news that it will launch a new curved screen product at CES in early 2020. Its screen display will be better, and its anti-reflective performance will be better. The key is lower cost and suitability. Car companies are widely used. Visteon said that the new products are expected to be practically applied to vehicles in mid-2020.
After a brief contact, Brother realized that Visteon, as a supplier specializing in automotive cockpit electronics, has driven digital products to achieve diversified business growth, and has also begun to conduct new technology research for future cockpits and launched Many advanced products to meet customers' future needs. My brother believes that Visteon will play an indispensable role in reconstructing the way of travel in the future.