Ready Connect Essential, the first in the product line, offers the greatest feature scalability and upgradability to support global market requirements – raising the bar to improve connected mobility experiences focused on safety, entertainment and productivity.
Scalable
HARMAN Ready Connect maximizes the level of software reuse and portability, thereby shortening the time-to-market and allowing the ability to maximize feature versatility and capability.
Upgradable
HARMAN Ready Connect can be futureproofed to maximize product longevity through the enablement of critical HW modules that can be replaced / upgraded in parallel with the latest consumer technology trends.
Transformational
HARMAN Ready Connect takes in-vehicle connected mobility experiences to the next level, through its ability to be Edge ready and leverage powerful cellular/ edge network partnerships.
Scalable software architecture enables up to 90% software reuse and portability across product variants.
Product Upgradability
Supports interchangeable hardware (modular NAD) with pin compatibility for network upgradability from 4G to 5G.
Futureproof design via upgradable hardware and scalable software enables prolonged product longevity and value in the marketplace.
Optional thin-client software enables Edge connectivity to support new and innovative V2X ICX use cases for improved in-vehicle safety and situational awareness.
Pre-validated products for regions including India, LATAM, APAC to ensure highest level of product design maturity, enabling reduced development and NRE to OEMs, as well as shortened time-to-market (12-18 months).
Integrated smart conformal antenna technology improves performance with a high degree of antenna integration including cellular, BT and GNSS while minimizing overall system cost and weight by as much as $25 and 1kg respectively.
A compact design entertains new packaging environments and improves vehicle aesthetics and aerodynamics by eliminating external antennas previously required on a vehicle.
