Digital Cockpit

Advanced digital cockpits for a smarter drive
35%
of an EV’s car value (excluding battery system) will be made up of electronic components by 2035
23
leading automotive brands (BMW, Mini, Mercedes-Benz, VW, etc.) have already “adopted” Appning by FORVIA
200
applications available through seamless integration on FORVIA’s tailor-made white-label app store
90%
of connected cars sold in 2030 will have embedded 5G capability

Entering a new era with digital cockpits

Electrification, automation… and now connectivity. Today’s car is an experience that’s lived from the inside out. With the rise of the connected vehicle comes an opportunity for new solutions and clear interfaces integrating safety, comfort and entertainment.

24/7 connection

Vehicles have evolved to meet driver needs and expectations. Today, their constant connection unlocks new functions including over-the-air updates, integrated applications, navigation, smart maintenance and streaming.

The next generation of in-car infotainment

With Appning, our white-label Apps Market, OEMs can take advantage of in-vehicle connectivity, customizing the look and feel and the apps available to end-users.

Top quality screens

Featuring larger, higher-quality screens and displays, the connected cockpit offers an augmented experience. Our technologies revolutionize in-car displays, allowing users to enjoy a more stable, dynamic and securely positioned image.

Cockpit domain controller

This integrated electronic system centralizes all the digital functionalities of a vehicle’s cockpit – infotainment, climate control, navigation, safety systems and connectivity – ensuring an efficient experience.

Screens: central elements of the digital cockpit

Our expertise

Screen manufacturing

More than just a display

Cockpit screens face demanding requirements for lighting, readability, and driver safety. These challenges call for deep expertise in advanced display technologies (such as optical bonding) and engineering versatility to tailor screens to each manufacturer’s specific needs. 

  • Recent investment in a Chinese company specializing in display manufacturing processes
Our expertise

Ensuring readability

High quality, intelligent images

Screen legibility is crucial when it comes to driver safety, as is backlighting. FORVIA masters the use of LEDs to share important information – hazard detection, for example – while at the same time saving energy (the LEDs are only activated when necessary). 

  • FORVIA’s innovative LED-based solution simulates a wider field of vision
Our expertise

Improving visibility

A better view of what’s around the vehicle

Our latest-generation eMirror camera gives drivers a better view of their surroundings, thanks to the installation of camera-based systems. In particular, this solution improves the driver’s visibility in rainy or foggy conditions, with a clear image into the cabin.

  • Hardware-agnostic, FORVIA’s eMirror doesn’t require extra sensors and can be installed and updated OTA
Our expertise

Intelligent interface management

Bringing drivers the big-picture

Capturing information from outside the vehicle is one expertise; bringing it to the screens inside the vehicle is another. At FORVIA, we master both, offering an innovative and efficient human-machine interface that enables drivers to increase their field of vision while improving visibility in challenging environments.   

Our expertise

Reducing energy consumption

A sustainable approach to screen design and use

Our Smart Dimming technology reduces energy consumption by up to 30% compared with a conventional human-machine interface. Alternatively, our Green HDR, based on Perceptual Display Platform technology, enhances the image thanks to an adjustable LED matrix, thus saving energy. 

Our industry-leading expertise

Proven knowledge in car connectivity

From the first Parrot hands-free kits to today, FORVIA’s know-how helps keep 50 millions vehicles connected. In this evolving landscape, business models like Software as a Service (SaaS) are also developing. This means selling software which will bring an onboard service to the consumer, towards a personalized and enhanced mobility experience.

Developing state-of-the-art features

By continuously developing electronic innovations  — Smart Dimming, Irystech, Active Noise Control with Creo Dynamics, Immersive Display, Driver Monitoring Systems, and more – FORVIA has helped improve the driving environment in terms of safety, comfort and pleasure. FORVIA’s mastery of new technologies, coupled with artificial intelligence, makes it a leader in the connected car market today.

Our featured technologies

Driver Monitoring System

Ensuring driver safety

Resulting from a partnership between Smart Eye, the leading provider of Human Insight AI to the automotive industry and FORVIA, our DMS reinforces driver safety by blending technology and security. It can detect driver fatigue, drowsiness, and distraction in order to alert the driver for an optimal secure cockpit experience.

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Remote tuner

Many years of microchip experience

This worldwide radio receiver integrates a complete software and vehicle interface, simplifying the system parts to save weight with its compacted design. The electronic board is based on dedicated in-house Octopus 3+ and Octopus 4 microchips. Our 20 years’ experience in microchips allowed this solution to be removed from the cockpit domain controller.

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Our other technologies

Digital and sustainable cockpit experiences

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Electrification and energy management

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Safe and automated driving

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