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TACO Sasken Automotive Electronics (TSAE) offers embedded communications solutions that help businesses across the communications value chain accelerate product development life cycles.

The TSAE edge

• TSAE will capitalise on the growing demand for electronics in the automotive sector. Automotive electronic content is set to go up to $450 by 2015 from the current amount of $220.
• The product focus of TSAE is in the growing segments of automotive electronics to provide seamless connectivity to the vehicle user.

Products
Vehicle Telematics: TSAE is developing a low cost telematics gateway unit for the global passenger car market. The telematics gateway will be offered as an OEM fitment and in the aftermarket. The unit will offer the following services and functions to the occupant: safety and security, VRM / CRM, remote services and concierge.

Driver information and infotainment systems: An LCD-based, completely reconfigurable instrument cluster capable of displaying various vehicle information to the occupant, this innovation will reduce the need of electromechanical components and enable the convergence of dashboard with navigation systems and other infotainment systems.

TSAE is also working on the concept of integrating information with entertainment using connectivity. This in-vehicle infotainment unit will support audio playback and streaming media content to deliver playback from portable devices, seamless hands-free car kit; internet radio, personalised news, and audio playback from new generation media.

Driver assistance systems: Opportunities are being explored in reverse parking assistance, night vision (radar-based, lidar-based or video-based), and automatic parking assistance for future cars.

Design and development capabilities
Located in Bangalore TACO Sasken Automotive Electronics (TSAE) is fully geared up to carry out end-to-end product development. TSAE has entered into alliances with various partners to develop competency in the entire cycle of product development encompassing mechanical design, certification, PCB manufacturing and assembly.