While others are turning heads with smartphones, Bosch is focusing eyes on smart IoT solutions featuring connected mobility and sensor technology at MWC.
Bosch presents a concept car showing a connected life with personalised communication between the car and its driver. The Bosch Forward ShowCar comprises technologies including Driver Monitoring Camera – face recognition and personalisation; gesture control with haptic feedback – using ultrasound sensors to sense whether the driver’s hand is in the correct place; Mirror Cam System – a camera-based solution that replaces both exterior mirrors.
Perfectly Keyless is a user-centric vehicle access system that offers the driver full passive entry and passive start functionality using the smartphone as a digital car key. With the encrypted digital key on the phone, the vehicle can be unlocked and started without any interaction. The system will automatically identify the secret key on the smartphone and perform a distance measurement where access is allowed. Starting of the car is only permitted if Perfectly Keyless localises the mobile device inside the car.
With community-based parking, the car is becoming a parking space locator. Bosch algorithms and collected data is used to assess and make forecasts on the parking spot situation. In cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, Bosch is currently testing the community-based parking concept in the city of Stuttgart and in further European cities.
Bosch cloud-based wrong-way driver warning alerts the driver and the endangered road users within seconds much faster and more precise. The system is available as in-app functionality as a smartphone version.
The Central Gateway CGW is a hub to ensures communication with all domains across all data buses. Bosch subsidiaries ETAS and ESCRYPT enable fast and secure updating of the vehicle software via the internet (SOTA/FOTA). While ESCRYPT experts provide holistic security solutions to protect against software manipulation and theft, ETAS ensure that the updates can be safely and reliably executed – even after numerous updates.
Bosch also focuses on the growing demand for smart connectivity solutions for motorcycles. The Integrated Connectivity Cluster (ICC) is a rider information system developed specifically for motorcycles. “mySPIN for two wheelers” is a hardware-independent smartphone integration system for motorbikes, scooters, eBikes and powersports vehicles. It provides solution for increased comfort and safety, with information about traffic situations, or sharing route preferences with other bikers. mySPIN for two wheelers is compatible with iOS and Android smartphones.
The integrated eScooter system from Bosch shows the improved interaction between single components as connected system solution. It provides easy access to information via HMI and/or smartphone app: e.g., battery status, speed, remaining mileage, and failure and diagnosis information. The ‘take me home’ function can calculate the optimal route, and the ‘‘anti-theft” function alerts the eScooter owner via smartphone if the scooter is being moved without authorisation.
Tiny Bosch MEMS sensors (Microelectromechanical systems) can be found in most electronic devices. Bosch MEMS sensors are the “eyes and ears of millions” of electronic devices. Bosch presents its world’s first optical MEMS solution. It can be used for various applications in the Internet of Things (IoT), e.g. for the virtual control of home appliances, tablets and social robots.
With the Transport Data Logger (TDL) Bosch brings transparency into the entire supply chain. By being attached to the shipment of sensitive industrial goods, e.g. industrial machines, and recording relevant measured parameters such as temperature, humidity, tilt, and shock, the TDL makes the delivery process to be monitored and tracked. These measurements are then documented and visualized through an app for smartphones and tablets. TDL provides important data for the optimisation of logistics processes.
