What we do

In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)

A market leader In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) technologies, we're working with OEMs to develop customized solutions.

From sophisticated touchscreens to cloud navigation systems to hands-free communication systems, Panasonic Automotive Systems is a pioneer and market leader in IVI technologies for automobiles as connected devices. Utilizing decades of design and engineering expertise, we’re able to offer customized IVI solutions for established OEMs and startups alike.

Panasonic Automotive Systems' technology powers workhorse IVI systems, allowing global automaker brands to put music, points of interest and vehicle settings at the drivers’ fingertips. Intuitive controls mean less time looking at the interface and more time focused on the road ahead.

Combining easy-to-use interfaces with a large, original designed screen, our IVI solutions maximize simplicity with large, iconic touch keys grouped by modality and easily learned without special training. These solutions add hands-free functionality to drivers’ mobile devices with fast, easy pairing that automatically downloads contacts while enabling voice commands that control phone, radio and content-streaming functions.

We’re also redefining the IVI landscape, migrating from domain controllers to our own high-performance computers (HPC) that can power up to fifteen screens simultaneously – an approach that simplifies the software controlling the vehicle, offers easier update to become competitive, reduced wiring harness sizes and cuts production costs. 

Technologies Supporting Product Development

SkipGen

Choice and Flexibility with SkipGen IVI

In January 2023, Panasonic Automotive Systems announced plans to update its SkipGen In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system, demonstrating an industry-first automotive integration that provides customers simultaneous access to Siri while using Apple CarPlay or Alexa by simply speaking either “Hey Siri” or “Alexa,” respectively. This joint collaboration with Amazon demonstrates our commitment to providing customers choice and flexibility to interact with multiple voice services on one device.

For more detail,
Panasonic Automotive Updates SkipGen In-Vehicle Infotainment System to Offer Industry-First Wake Word Access to Siri and Alexa


 
 

Multiple Voice Assistant Dialogs and Arbitration

In this Voice Interoperability Initiative (VII) white paper, Panasonic Automotive Systems and Amazon discuss the benefits of multiple voice assistants on a single device, the importance of unique multi-modal cues while in a dialog with a person, and a voice assistant arbitrator to coordinate voice assistant activation.



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