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Gentex to Showcase New Tech at CES 2020
Gentex CES Booth Highlights All-new Full Display Mirror features, including touch screen, active illumination and lane-line projectionMirror-integrated
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[{"type":"text","content":"Gentex CES Booth Highlights\n All-new Full Display Mirror features, including touch screen, active illumination and lane-line projectionMirror-integrated digital video recorder (DVR)Hybrid and fully digital camera monitoring systemsDimmable sunroofs, visors, side windows and pillar displaysNew in-vehicle smoke detector for autonomous vehicles and rideshare operatorsConcept smart lighting, cabin sensing and biometric systems for aerospace LAS VEGAS, Jan. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At CES 2020, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), will demonstrate a host of new features and technology concepts that dramatically expand the Company’s digital vision, car connectivity and sensing, and dimmable glass product lines. Gentex is a long-time supplier of electro-optical products for the global automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries. It’s best known for suppling nearly every major automaker with connected-car technologies and advanced electronic features that optimize driver vision and enhance driving safety. “2020 stands to be a hallmark year for us,” said Gentex Chief Executive Officer Steve Downing. “As a tech company, we’re committed to leveraging our skill sets in unique ways, so at CES, we’re debuting new features in every product category – features ready for immediate vehicle integration along with technology concepts ideal for new mobility models and the coming autonomous age.” Digital VisionOne such product category is digital vision, a space Gentex leads with its Full Display Mirror (FDM), an intelligent rear-vision system that uses a custom camera and mirror-integrated video display to optimize a vehicle’s rearward view. The system captures video from a rearward-facing camera and streams it to a unique mirror-integrated LCD that provides the driver with an unobstructed, panoramic view behind the vehicle. The FDM offers bi-modal functionality. In mirror mode, the product functions as a standard rearview mirror, but with the flip of a lever, the mirror enters display mode, and a clear, bright, LCD display appears through the mirror’s reflective surface, providing a wide, unobstructed rearward view. This year at CES, Gentex is demonstrating all-new FDM features, including a touch-screen that allows the driver to adjust the display’s view with the touch of a finger. The Company is also demonstrating two concepts that enh...