The in-cabin radar sensor and algorithm solution from Caaresys will strengthen Harman’s automotive product offerings, building on the company’s consumer-centric Digital Cockpit and ADAS solutions. With Caaresys’ contactless vital signs sensing and real-time insights from that information, Harman can now offer new levels of in-vehicle safety, comfort, and well-being in its growing product line.
The company's sensing technology enables highly accurate in-cabin heart/respiratory rate monitoring, and position location, which can also be used to help establish passenger comfort levels and sound systems activation and calibration. A possible example in connection with infotainment systems would include lowering the music levels in the cabin when a child in the back seat is detected to be asleep.
"With the acquisition of Caaresys, we gain market-leading in-cabin radar sensing technology and radar-enabled features that can quickly integrate into our products," says Christian Sobottka, President, Automotive Division, Harman. "And by partnering with Harman, automakers can deliver the key safety and well-being features that consumers demand – today as opposed to years from now."
Caaresys technology utilizes biometrics to detect the location, health condition and state of each vehicle occupant. The non-intrusive sensing system is a small RF radar that can be integrated anywhere in a vehicle cabin. Through its sophisticated radar signaling processing algorithm, the system detects seat occupancy state and monitors passenger biometrics, including respiration rate, heart rate and heart rate variability. Caaresys technology allows for highly accurate sensing even in the constantly fluctuating driving environment and can operate in static or driving mode.
"It’s with excitement and pride that we join the Harman team, especially at this time when they are doing so much to transform what the in-cabin experience can be for consumers," says Ilya Sloushch, co-founder and CEO of Caaresys, who will now lead the newly established In-Cabin Radar team at Harman. "Harman’s successful partnerships with leading automakers will offer unprecedented scale and reach for our technologies and extend the benefits enabled by in-cabin radar to more drivers and passengers than ever before."
Caaresys employees will join Harman as part of the company's Automotive division. "We extend a warm welcome to our new team member, and we look forward to launching the new products that the Caaresys team and technology will enable in the Harman portfolio,” adds Sobottka.
Caaresys was created in 2017 by Ilya Sloushch, Vadim Kotlar, Konstantin Berezin, and Alex Arshavski. The four founders (pictured below) built the company on their mix of technology and business expertise and a vision to connect humans and machines utilizing contactless sensing of human vital signs and providing real-time insights on that information via radar-based sensors.
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