Harman International has announced the acquisition of CAARESYS, an Israel-based company that develops vehicle passenger monitoring systems powered by contactless, low-emission radar.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, Harman International is focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets.
The acquisition holds significance as CAARESYS’ contactless sensing technology is likely to position Harman at the forefront of the growing in-cabin safety and well-being category. The Israeli company’s technology is said to enable highly accurate in-cabin heart/respiratory rate monitoring, passenger localisation and child presence detection (CPD).
A press release from Harman International said the in-cabin radar sensor and algorithm solution from CAARESYS will strengthen its automotive product offerings, building on the company’s strong 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 release added.
Founded in 2017, CAARESYS utilises biometrics to detect the location, health condition and state of each vehicle occupant. Further, through its radar signalling processing algorithm, the system detects seat occupancy state and monitors passenger biometrics, including respiration rate, heart rate and heart rate variability, the release stated.
Christian Sobottka, President, Automotive Division, Harman, said the acquisition gives the company market-leading in-cabin radar sensing technology and radar-enabled features that can quickly integrate into its products.
Notably, post the acquisition, CAARESYS employees will join Harman as part of the company's automotive division.
Ilya Sloushch, Co-founder and CEO, CAARESYS, said, “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.”
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