The Road to Innovation: Cars That Evolve Like Smartphones with Mike Won
Release Date: 04/01/2025
One Brain, Many Benefits: The Power of Central Compute
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Simpler connections. Fewer wires. Less weight. Listen in as Werner Metternich, Vice President of Architecture and Requirements at HARMAN Automotive, shares how our Central Compute Unit consolidates multiple domains into one compute box for better quality, cost and performance. Discover how we’re helping customers move to this simpler, centralized architecture and a software-defined-vehicle approach – keeping cars fresh with new features through over-the-air updates.
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Engineering the Experience: From Concept to Cabin
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Time to market is critical in automotive. Listen in as Dan Haley, Head of Architecture Practice, explains how HARMAN Automotive Engineering Services (AES) helps OEMs brings products to life faster – offering proof of concept all the way to series production. He reveals how HARMAN is customizing and integrating Ready products for OEMs from Ready Upgrade to Ready Link Marketplace.
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Cloud-Crafted Cabins: Virtualizing In-Car Software Development
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Discover how a virtualized approach to software development is helping OEMs save months of developer time and create safer, more advanced solutions in this episode of Always Ready. Daniel Lueddecke, Senior Director and Product Lead, explains how Ready CQuence Loop from HARMAN Automotive is revolutionizing automotive software with cloud-based development and testing. Hear how the next-level product optimizes the developer experience.
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The Science of In-Car Sound - Listening, Learning, Innovating
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Crafting the ultimate in-car audio experience doesn’t happen overnight. In this episode of Always Ready, host Oisin Lunny learns how HARMAN Automotive enlists the help of trained listeners around the globe in his chat with Director of Global Experiential R&D, Jonathan Pierce. Hear how Jonathan’s team helps engineers create the best branded audio experiences by capturing and quantifying expert opinions.
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Your Mobile Virtual Personal Assistant: Automotive Intelligence Fuels a Smarter Ride
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Learn all about Luna in this episode of Always Ready. Powered by AI, the smart, interactive avatar serves as your visual, in-cabin personal assistant. Discover how Luna can transform your drive as host Oisin Lunny interviews Khader Hussain, Senior Director of Product Management at HARMAN Automotive, on this latest innovation from Ready Engage.
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AI & Neuroscience: The Future of Safer, Smarter Driving
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Does driving make you stressed? In this episode of Always Ready, host Oisin Lunny explores how Ready Care from HARMAN Automotive detects if your eyes and mind are on the road using advanced in-cabin monitoring and AI/machine learning. Product Manager and System Acceptance Lead Marcus Futterlieb explains how Ready Care assesses factors like heart rate, breathing rate and more to deliver appropriate mitigation tactics from lighting to music to regain focus.
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The Road to Innovation: Cars That Evolve Like Smartphones with Mike Won
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Cars have brains too. In this episode of Always Ready, HARMAN Automotive’s Mike Won, Director of Product Management, explains how Ready Upgrade’s domain controller operates much like a mobile device – powering continuously new in-cabin experiences throughout the life of a vehicle. And it’s ready to launch in as few as six months, saving 70% in development costs.
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From Road to Satellite: The Next Era of Vehicle Communication
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Connected mobility is here. Listen in as Dr. Toshi Nakanishi, Director of Product Management, shares how HARMAN Automotive is boosting the bar from 4G to 5G, Wi-Fi to Bluetooth and V2X to satellite with Ready Connect. This is one Always Ready episode not to miss. Host Oisin Lunny uncovers the biggest challenges and opportunities as well as asks Toshi to explain the latest acronyms like MIMO and GNSS.
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Crystal Clear: Elevating In-Car Displays with Samsung Neo QLED
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In this episode of Always Ready, host Oisin Lunny hears directly from Shilpa Dely, VP of the Ready Display Business Unit at HARMAN Automotive, about Ready Display’s amazing optical performance and exclusive Samsung Neo QLED technology. Discover the sleeker dimensions of the latest displays and the variety of price and performance levels that meet a range of customer and consumer needs.
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From Beats to Brilliance: Amplifying In-Car Sound with Light and Mood
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In this episode of Always Ready, we explore how advanced lighting and sound are bringing live concert energy into the car. From seat-based audio that optimizes listening for every passenger to illuminated speakers that dance to the music, host Oisin Lunny and Riley Winton, Senior Manager of the EPIC Experience Team, discuss how HARMAN is building next-gen automotive experiences at the intersection of sound, light and design.
info_outlineCars have brains too. In this episode of Always Ready, HARMAN Automotive’s Mike Won, Director of Product Management, explains how Ready Upgrade’s domain controller operates much like a mobile device – powering continuously new in-cabin experiences throughout the life of a vehicle. And it’s ready to launch in as few as six months, saving 70% in development costs.