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GOING THE RIGHT WAY Continental’s Wrong Way Driver system promotes safety by warning at-risk drivers about vehicles traveling the wrong way and gives early alerts about a wrong-way driver’s location, speed and direction of travel.
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Ahead of this month’s CES event, Continental offered an answer to today’s mobility concerns
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ontinental believes it can drive the future of mobility and make our roads safer, more connected, and more convenient. At the CES 2022 event held in Las Vegas, the company presented a glimpse into the future. “The future of mobility means safer, connected and more inclusive transportation systems. At CES, we are demonstrating the possibilities of achieving our vision zero goal and optimising convenience for easy access to mobility for everyone,” said Gilles Mabire, chief technology officer, Continental Automotive. “Continental’s innovative solutions on display are not only transforming the driving experience, they’re
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also reinventing the definition of mobility.” Vehicle technology is profoundly transforming towards fully connected, automated as well as software-defined vehicles. Continental is already driving this development by offering an overarching set of solutions for server-based architectures and being the first supplier who has brought a Body High-Performance Computer (HPC) to the market with Volkswagen’s ID. electric series. In addition to platforms for domainfocused HPCs for the vehicle cockpit, data management and vehicle connectivity, driving safety and dynamics, or automated driving, Continental is now also offering modular platform solutions for cross-domain HPCs. A first cross-domain HPC from Continental,
At CES, we are demonstrating the possibilities of achieving our vision zero goal”
which hosts functions and features from the body and vehicle control domain, will be integrated into future electric vehicles from a major Chinese vehicle manufacturer. Continental’s architecture and networking portfolio is extending by offering scalable zone controller solutions with growing cross-domain capabilities. Its Zone Control Units (ZCUs) are in physical zones in the vicinity of sensors and actuators, act as a communication gateway, provide smart power distribution and ensure the reliable execution of vehicle functions. With Continental’s modular platform solutions, vehicle manufacturers can choose the best fit for their future vehicle architectures. Continental also says software and powerful IT infrastructure based on the Continental meconstructionnews.com
