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Gentherm Collaborates with HARMAN to Enhance Future Driver Alertness and Well-Being Features of HARMAN Ready Care
NORTHVILLE, Mich, Sept. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM), the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort
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[{"type":"text","content":"NORTHVILLE, Mich, Sept. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM), the global market leader of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies for the automotive industry, today announced a partnership with HARMAN International to evolve the driver alertness and well-being features in future versions of HARMAN Ready Care. With the growth of autonomous vehicle applications, there is an increased focus on design and engineering of the internal cabin with technologies that maintain safety and allow for personalized comfort and wellness. The collaboration will explore using Gentherm’s innovative thermal management technologies to create the optimal balance between maintaining a driver’s desired personal comfort while remaining alert and safe on the road. For example, in future versions of HARMAN Ready Care, it is expected that the partnership will further incorporate Gentherm’s expertise in enabling thermophysiology into well-being and alertness features of the technology. HARMAN’s Ready Care delivers heightened safety and well-being through the integration of several key technologies. In addition to employing cameras that can detect driver drowsiness, Ready Care measures real-time cognitive load via newly developed machine leaning algorithms to identify when potential distractions arise, and then offers tailored intervention strategies to bring drivers back to a more optimal awareness state. Closed loop interventions delivered via an SDK allow for the integration of any vehicle feature or function into the Ready Care solution – including Gentherm's thermal management technologies. “Gentherm and HARMAN share a human-centric approach in understanding and delivering advanced solutions that balances a driver’s personal well-being, while helping keep them alert and safe,” said Matt Fisch, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Gentherm. “We are excited about the possibilities unlocked by the integration of HARMAN Ready Care with Gentherm’s ClimateSense™, our software-driven microclimate platform using an algorithm based on thermophysiology.” “HARMAN is uniquely positioned at the intersection of automotive and consumer technology innovation, resulting in meaningful, industry-leading solutions. Through our partnership with Gentherm we see the opportunity to collaborate with an industry leader in t...