Continental announced that it will showcase future mobility experiences through the latest cutting-edge technology at CES 2023, which will be held in Las Vegas, USA for a total of four days from January 1 (Thursday) to January 5 (Sunday, local time), 8.
At this CES, Continental will showcase innovative solutions for safer, more immersive and more sustainable road environments in line with the requirements of future mobility. In addition, we will directly demonstrate how product solutions substantially advance overall mobility beyond vehicle functions and driving methods.
“Continental is ushering in a new era of mobility,” said Gilles Mabire, Chief Technology Officer of Continental Automotive. At this year’s CES, Continental will demonstrate its impact on vehicles at every stage, from vehicle systems to the cloud. “These innovations will change the mobility experience for all forms of transportation, including for drivers driving in vulnerable road environments,” he said. “This CES will demonstrate how the future on the road presented by Continental will become safer, more sustainable, and more efficient.” “We will present the possibility of whether it can be done,” he added.
Sustainable solutions across the entire value chain
From material sourcing to recycling, Continental is leading the way in innovative technologies and sustainable solutions across the entire value chain. At CES 2023, Continental introduces sustainable tire solutions, ContiTread EcoPlus Green and Conti Urban. These tires for commercial vehicles use Continental’s cutting-edge sustainability technology. In addition, Continental will also introduce modules and sensors for electrification that support eco-friendly road safety and new, efficient electric vehicles.
Autonomous and smart solution through the cloud
Continental is integrating semiconductor company Ambarella’s artificial intelligence (AI) and ‘CV3’ SoC family into advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It aims to provide scalable solutions that meet individual requirements for driving assistance. It is scheduled to be unveiled for the first time in Las Vegas after the official announcement last November.
Ambarella’s power-efficient, scalable, high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio processes sensor data faster and more comprehensively and operates at half the typical power consumption. This satisfies both safety and eco-friendliness requirements. The chipset, which consumes less power and has a lighter battery weight, increases the driving range of electric vehicles and contributes to autonomous driving technology by complementing Continental’s solutions for driving assistance.
The HRL131 high-performance lidar, developed jointly by Continental and partner company AEye, enhances autonomous driving functions. The automotive industry’s first software long-range lidar detects objects at a greater distance than before and responds more quickly. Vehicles can be detected from a distance of more than 300 m and pedestrians from a distance of more than 200 m, realizing key functions in passenger and commercial applications. The ability to detect obstacles approaching at high speeds from a distance during inclement weather is an important factor in advancing autonomous driving between highways and hubs. Sample testing and validation will take place in 2023, and first series production is planned for the end of 2024.
As vehicle technology becomes not only automated but also increasingly connected, connected vehicles provide a safer and more convenient driving environment. To support these new capabilities, cars are evolving into computers on wheels. Software vehicles and connected mobility require greater intelligence and computing power, but current vehicle architectures are limited. Continental’s high-performance computer (HPC), first introduced with the Volkswagen ID electric vehicle series, realizes a service-oriented and centralized vehicle system architecture with expanded functions.
Continental will present the evolution of its Server-Zone Architecture at CES 2023. Zone Control Unit (ZCU) further optimizes vehicle architecture by integrating vehicle functions according to physical zones.
Software at the heart of the vehicle, Continental’s x-domain zone control unit (ZCU)
As software functions become increasingly complex, ZCU effectively realizes the potential of software vehicles. By separating software and hardware, ZCU reduces the complexity and cost of vehicle networks. This is necessary for continuous update, improvement, and feature deployment services for connected vehicles, and ZCU serves as a communication gateway.
Continental ZCU acts as an intermediary between HPC, vehicle sensors, actuators and electronic control units, ensuring intelligent power distribution and reliable operation of x-domain real-time vehicle functions such as audio, external sound, parking, HVAC or suspension. The ZCU platform is scalable and modular, giving vehicle manufacturers maximum flexibility in vehicle architecture design and supporting full integration of hardware, software and third-party software, services and features. With this approach, Continental helps vehicle manufacturers introduce solutions faster and more efficiently.
Software for future mobility
Future software will open up new possibilities for vehicles. Continental provides the Continental Automotive Edge Framework (CAEdge) so that vehicles can be extended with software. The Continental Automotive Edge Framework is a modular hardware and software framework that connects vehicles to the cloud and allows developers to efficiently create, test and deploy software functions. Connected vehicles can be continuously upgraded throughout their entire life cycle through quick and convenient software updates.
Drivers can also integrate features that will be invented in the future and add vehicle features. Vehicle manufacturers can choose from a wide range of solutions within the complete software solutions of the Continental function catalog, including window lifters, software radios, motion and maneuvering packages for autonomous driving and remote parking.
Immersive driver experience
Innovation means improving the driving experience. Continental helps you drive more safely and intuitively. As user experience evolves into a key factor in vehicle purchasing, Continental display solutions are becoming a new driver within vehicles.
Continental will present a curved ultra-wide display that spans the entire width of the driver’s seat at CES 2023. The ultra-wide display is more than 1.2 meters wide and is an arch-shaped display that extends from the A-pillar on one side to the opposite pillar. Additionally, the display’s avant-garde design provides a new level of user experience, and the innovative operating concept based on the Shai control panel ensures a safer and more comfortable driving experience.
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