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HAIFA, Israel, September 15, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- The tactile data and virtual sensing technology will be incorporated into

vehicles beginning 2021

Today leading tactile data and virtual sensing technology company Tactile

Mobility [https://tactilemobility.com/] announced a commercial partnership to

embed Tactile Mobility's software technology into the BMW Group's

next-generation vehicles on a global scale beginning in 2021. This trailblazing

collaboration marks one of the first commercial integrations by an OEM of

tactile sensing technology and data, which will be used to enhance driving

performance and detection of road conditions.

The integration of Tactile Mobility's pioneering sensing software into the BMW

Group's vehicle models marks a new era of sensing-based innovation in the

automotive industry. The collaboration will equip the BMW Group's vehicles with

the ability to analyze the road surface attributes under their tires, enabling

accurate detection of road conditions and unprecedented vehicle dynamics

management functions to enhance availability and performance.

Tactile Mobility provides a software suite which utilizes vehicles' built-in,

non-visual sensors to collect and analyze data about vehicle/road dynamics,

enabling smart and connected vehicles to analyze the road surfaces below their

tires as well as modeling vehicle systems performance and road conditions.

In-vehicle, real-time data includes attributes such as available grip level,

which signifies the specific vehicle/road traction limits. Tactile Mobility's

VehicleDNA™ is an anonymized representation of each vehicle's systems

characteristics, including suspensions, powertrain, braking efficiency, tire

health, and more. SurfaceDNATM is a bundle of mapping layers of road

attributes, conditions and distresses that offers an in-depth view of driving

environments to better anticipate road conditions ahead and pre-configure

vehicle systems. The integration of Tactile Mobility's software into BMW's

software stack is an acknowledgment of tactile sensing and data's great promise

for the automotive industry.

"We are thrilled to partner with the BMW Group to equip their smart and future

automated vehicles with the sense of 'touch' and show the commercial viability

of tactile sensing technology," said Boaz Mizrachi, Tactile Mobility's

Co-founder and CTO.

The long-term cooperation between the BMW Group and Tactile Mobility began

through the BMW Startup Garage, the Venture Client unit of the BMW Group.

"We are appreciative of the support the BMW Startup Garage and the entire team

at the BMW Group has given us and look forward to working together to provide

smart and connected vehicles with a more comprehensive picture of the driving

environments around them, which will now include the tactile sense," said Rani

Plaut, Executive board member of Tactile Mobility. "Our dedicated team has been

working towards this type of commercial integration for years, and we're

excited to see the results implemented in the BMW Group's fleet of vehicles."  

About Tactile Mobility:

Tactile Mobility is the world's leading tactile virtual sensing technology and

data provider, enabling actionable insights for autonomous vehicles,

municipalities, and fleet managers. Tactile Mobility's unique technology

collects "first principle", crucial, anonymized real-time data generated from

vehicles' non-visual, existing sensors and turns it into actionable insights on

road attributes including grades, grip, and curvatures as well as vehicle

attributes such as weight, tire parameters, and more.  Insights provided by

Tactile Mobility greatly enhance vehicle intelligence and ride safety,

efficiency and experience as well as empower city officials with new and much

higher value data to better conduct planned maintenance and detect hazards in

near real-time. Tactile Mobility was co-founded in 2012 by Boaz Mizrachi, Yossi

Shiri and Alex Ackerman. The company is already working with multiple OEMs,

road authorities, and municipalities and is based in Haifa, Israel with a

presence in Europe, the US, and Asia.

Tactile Mobility Media Contact

Gavriella Weinreb

Headline Media

gavriella@headline.media  

+1 914 775 5135

Source: Tactile Mobility