Semcon – taking part in research project about future driving environment

​Semcon develops skills for future strategic technology in vehicle development. One of these technology areas is the interaction between man and vehicle. Semcon is one of the partners in a research project, which deals with the growing amount of in-vehicle functionality and information for drivers and passengers.

The project, called “EFESOS” – Environmental Friendly Efficient Enjoyable and Safety Optimized Systems – has a budget of SEK 88 million. The project’s aim is to increase knowledge in order to maintain road safety while new technology utilizes functionality for in-vehicle information systems and advanced driver assistance systems. These features, such as navigation, radio, telephone and the internet, place high demands on flexible interaction technology. Semcon is providing expertise in ergonomics, HMI (Human Machine Interaction & Interface), acoustics and vibration.

The project is part of the Vehicle Strategic Research and Innovation program (FFI) and lasts until 2013. It is being funded by VINNOVA, Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration) and Energimyndigheten (the Swedish Energy Agency). The project is led by Volvo Cars and is being carried out with Semcon, HiQ, the Viktoria Institute and VTI, Chalmers University of Technology, Lulea University of Technology and Linköping University.

For more information please contact:
Lars Carlsson, Technical director, Automotive R&D, Semcon Caran AB, +46 (0)736 840 728
Anders Atterling, IR manager, Semcon AB, +46 (0)704 472 819

Semcon is a global company active in the areas of engineering services and product information. The Group has around 2,600 employees with extensive experience from many different industries. Semcon develops products, plants and information solutions along the entire product development chain and also provides many other services including quality control, training and methodology development. Semcon increases customers’ sales and competitive strength by providing them with innovative and solid engineering solutions. The Group has sales of SEK 2.3 billion with activities at more than 40 sites in Sweden, Germany, the UK, Brazil, Hungary, India, China, Spain, Malaysia and Russia. Semcon’s shares are quoted on the Nasdaq OMX  Stockholm under the SEMC ticker.

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