Daesung Reveals Its World First Haptic Switch On Steering Wheel At Automechanika

September 13, 2010 -

Today, more and more companies are keen to introduce technologies one would expect to be consumer electronics features into vehicles, and the HMI is being extended to allow drivers to control and access personal electronics devices, from cell phones to mp3 players, through the car's infotainment system. This is to say that the automotive industry is going through a Human Machine Interface revolution that continues to change the way drivers interact with their cars.

Specialized in “Haptic technology” for automotive car control system, DAESUNG offers integrated HMI (Human Machine Interface) module and reveals its world’s first haptic remote control switch module on steering wheel at Automechanika. Daesung’s Steering Wheel Haptic Switch is a perfect solution for operating car infotainment system and controlling ever increasing number of contents displayed on the TFT LCD enabled cluster vision. This steering wheel-mounted thumbwheel controller allows the driver to control more functions without increasing the number of switches, at the fingertip while keeping both of his/her hands on the wheel for safer driving. Different tactile feeling for each different function, centafacia display linked with the switch provides you a consolidated “Look and Feel”, which adds an extra convenience and safety when you operate navigation, telematics, and multimedia system.

Daesung, a Joint Venture between LS Group and Delphi, is a leading automitive parts supplier in Korea. At this year's Automechanika show, this company will have an array of new products, including this steering whell haptic switch, displayed in its booth 3.1, K81, Messe Frankfurt.