Lear's EXO Technology Signs Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc. as its First Development Partner
January 09, 2019 at 01:00 pm
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Lear Corporation announced that it has signed Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) as the first development partner in its EXO Technology Partnership Program. Lear's EXO high accuracy vehicle positioning technology is a proprietary Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) solution designed to meet the demands of the automotive industry and drive change through increased accuracy, reliability and functional safety in vehicle positioning. EXO Technology provides best-in-class performance by combining near-instant positioning and high accuracy without the need for base stations, and it does so in some of the most challenging weather and urban canyon environments. The cloud-computing and software-based technology enables the safe deployment of advanced autonomous mobility solutions by working with standard automotive GNSS receivers to deliver fast, centimeter-level accuracy anywhere on the globe. Beginning in early 2019, HATCI plans to utilize the complete EXO high accuracy vehicle positioning solution, including full access to electronic hardware, on-vehicle sensor fusion software and the cloud-based EXO correction service. The EXO Technology Partnership Program is a collaborative effort between Lear, OEMs and other ecosystem players that provides a full automotive grade solution for V2X and Level 2/3 autonomous driving features. Lear expects to welcome more innovation development partnerships throughout 2019.
Lear Corporation is a global automotive technology company. The Company supplies complete seat systems, key seat components, complete electrical distribution and connection systems, high-voltage power distribution products, including battery disconnect units (BDUs), low-voltage power distribution products, electronic controllers and other electronic products to automotive manufacturers. The Companyâs segments include Seating and E-Systems. Its Seating segment consists of the design, development, engineering and manufacture of complete seat systems and key seat components. Its E-Systems segment consists of the design, development, engineering and manufacture of complete electrical distribution and connection systems, high-voltage power distribution products, including BDUs, and low-voltage power distribution products, electronic controllers and other electronic products. Its software offerings include embedded control, cybersecurity software and software to control hardware devices.