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HARMAN Eyes Future of Driving; Unveils Google Glass with Proprietary Advanced Driver Assistance System

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System Demonstrates How Wearables and Driver Assist Features Enhance Driver Experience

CES 2014, LAS VEGAS – January 6, 2014 -- HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR) will demonstrate the integration of Google Glass with its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) engine at the ONE HARMAN experience showcase at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.  HARMAN continues to implement its ADAS engine on a variety of devices and is the first Tier 1 automotive supplier to launch ADAS implementation on wearable devices, a growing market projected to exceed $5B in 2016.

HARMAN will demonstrate how Google Glass can be seamlessly integrated with the company’s ADAS engine at the showcase.  The system uses an Android camera feed and image processing to analyze in real-time camera the potential road risks provide alerts through the Google Glass.  For example, the system continuously computes the time to collision with the vehicle in front and provides audio-visual collision alerts once the risk level crosses a certain threshold.  The concept demonstrates how a driver can receive headway alerts, collision and off-road warnings delivered straight to Google Glass, along with emergency or warning messages.

The company continues to be committed to integrating and supplying cutting edge innovation to automakers and providing complete end-to-end solutions.  The integration of its ADAS engine into Google Glass is another example of HARMAN’S engineering capabilities, and offers a vision into the future of driving.

“At CES, HARMAN is showcasing exciting new solutions that upgrade, connect, and improve the infotainment and audio experiences for vehicles on the road today,” said David Slump, president, HARMAN Automotive Services.  “Harman is the market leader for connected infotainment, and our innovation pipeline spans the spectrum of in-car experiences, including the ‘future experience’ of how next generation drivers might interact with technology such as augmented driving in the car.  Our Google Glass integration is another example of how our engineering services capabilities help automakers integrate the latest CE-technologies and improve their infotainment systems with the latest connected vehicle services.”

HARMAN at CES 2014

Visit HARMAN during CES 2014 for a demonstration of ADAS via Google Glass as well as the company’s full portfolio of infotainment and lifestyle audio systems.  The ONE HARMAN experience showcase is located at the Hard Rock Hotel.  Follow HARMAN online during CES 2014:

About HARMAN

HARMAN designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of infotainment and audio solutions for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets.  It is a recognized world leader across its customer segments with premium brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, and Mark Levinson® and leading-edge connectivity, safety and audio technologies.  The company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 14,600 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $4.5 billion for the twelve months ended September 30, 2013.  The company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.  Please visit www.harman.com for more information.

For more information contact:

Darrin Shewchuk                                              

HARMAN                     

Tel.: +1-203-328-3500                                                    

darrin.shewchuk@harman.com

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