AAC Technologies’ RichTap® Automotive Solution has successfully entered mass production and is now being used in several highly anticipated new energy vehicle models. This collaboration aims to enhance the accuracy and comfort of intelligent interactions, empowering the creation of aesthetically pleasing and immersive cabins.
As the wave of intelligent and connected vehicles rises, smart cabins have become the core arena for major automakers, where user experience design is transitioning from physical interactions to smart surfaces. Compared to traditional mechanical buttons, the minimalist virtual keys present more diverse demands for haptics.
Being the world’s first integrated software and hardware automotive haptic solution, AAC Technologies’ RichTap® automotive solution utilizes embedded haptic devices to provide smart cabins with more direct active safety alerts, central console interactions, and immersive entertainment experiences. It encompasses a variety of applications such as screens, virtual buttons, seats, steering wheel, among others, offering drivers and passengers timely, realistic, safe, and enjoyable automotive interaction experiences.
The RichTap® automotive solution includes:
1. RichTap Haptic Solution Integrated Development Kit
A reliable, cross-platform, customizable software and hardware integrated solution that supports multiple actuators, designed for application scenarios and experiential requirements.
2. Automotive Solution Reference Design and Guidance
Provides partners with services such as electronic circuitry, structural design, software integration, UX design, algorithm debugging, and shares best practices.
3. Optional High-Quality Automotive-Grade Actuators
Offers a variety of high-quality automotive-grade actuators for partners to choose from or customize haptic devices.
*Automotive-grade actuators: Automotive-grade generally refers to products or components that comply with relevant automotive industry standards and regulations. Automotive-grade actuators typically adhere to higher quality standards and undergo more stringent reliability testing requirements to ensure stable performance over extended periods of use and under complex operating conditions.
4. Actuator Drive Chip
AAC Technologies’ self-developed actuator drive chip enables actuators to perform at their peak performance. When paired with the RichTap® haptic solution, it enhances the high-quality haptic experience even further.
5. Effect Template Library
Offers a convenient and high-quality template library for common application scenarios for easy access and usage.
6. Manual Tuning and Design Services
Provides partners with customized actuator tuning services and custom effect design services based on the overall system and specific application environments.
A New Generation of Smart Cabin Experiences
1. Creating a Cabin Experience that Blends Technology and Aesthetics
The display and controls inside the cockpit will be replaced by smart screens and virtual buttons, emphasizing the ultimate simplicity and beauty of the cabin to showcase a sense of technological beauty.
2. Providing an Intelligent Driving Safety Experience
Addresses the limitations of visual and acoustic perception in certain environments where cues may not be perceived, offering more direct haptic alerts: after collision, deviation, reversing, friction or other operations, drivers can receive immediate confirmation feedback, reducing visual distraction.
3. Providing Passengers with an Entertaining Experience
Offers advanced entertainment experiences. The 4D seats provide passengers with more engaging gaming and viewing experiences, complemented by audio-visual content and games that deliver realistic haptics.
4. Designed for a Comfortable Experience
Provides haptic effects based on the experience of human comfort, designing haptic positions in line with ergonomic experiences.
In the future, AAC Technologies will continue to focus on innovation in the automotive electronics field, driving the development of smart cabin sensing technology, aiming to deliver smart cabin experiences that combine safety, comfort, entertainment, and personalization for every driver and passenger.