Garmin adds industry-first features to its Automotive OEM Unified Cabin solutions at CES 2024

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Garmin (GRMN) introduces new capabilities of its Unified Cabin suite of automotive electronics solutions at CES 2024, including HMI theming, Cluster Theater Mode, Dolby Atmos audio, and driver distraction mitigation. The company aims to provide a personalized, immersive, and safe in-vehicle experience for both drivers and passengers. The new features demonstrate Garmin's commitment to innovation and its ability to adapt to evolving consumer needs and preferences.

Updates include HMI theming, Cluster Theater Mode, Dolby Atmos audio and driver distraction mitigation

OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) invites global automakers to experience the newest capabilities of its Unified Cabin™ suite of automotive electronics solutions at CES 2024. First revealed at CES 2023, Unified Cabin is a scalable portfolio of Garmin Automotive OEM technologies and design innovations fully integrated into Garmin's Domain Controller with a single SoC and a single instance of Android Automotive OS.

"We received an overwhelmingly positive response from our OEM partners to Unified Cabin following CES 2023. We have built on that success with new technologies for monitoring the cabin, new customization capabilities and improvements to the user experience along with the addition of Dolby Atmos audio, zoned voice assistance, improved device connectivity automation and entertainment options." — Matt Munn, Managing Director Garmin Automotive OEM

The Garmin Auto OEM demo will be on display at CES 2024 with options to experience the Unified Cabin both in-vehicle and in a demonstration buck. New features include:

• Unique branded HMI theming capabilities across each zone, giving drivers and passengers the ability to personalize their zone's User Interface (UI), system sounds, lighting and more. Automakers can choose to offer downloadable themes and partner with third parties such as movie studios, gaming publishers and sports leagues to provide an exciting and always fresh HMI look and feel over the life of the vehicle.
• New unique features for automatically linking brought-in personal wireless devices across multiple driver and passenger zones both with and without use of Ultrawideband (UWB) technologies.
• Instrument Cluster Theater Mode and Garmin Display Sentry™ allows the driver to use the full display for gaming and video entertainment when the car is in Level 3+ driving mode or while parked at a charging station.
• Zoned Voice Assistant allows any seat occupant to receive contextual, personalized infotainment results through their individual zone's audio and personal display.
• Expanded use of Cabin Monitoring Camera to mitigate driver distraction through a responsive UI.
• New Dolby Atmos evolutionary spatial audio technology for a premium, immersive sound experience.

A brief demo overview can be found here. These and many other features, along with separate demos will be shown in the LVCC West Hall, Booth 3519. To schedule a media demonstration, please email media.relations@garmin.com.

Garmin Automotive OEM utilizes the company's long-standing experience in user interface and hardware design from its automotive, avionics and marine segments to develop comprehensive infotainment and domain controller solutions. The company's diverse manufacturing capabilities support a broad range of in-vehicle electronic strategies for the automotive industry including intelligent video driving recorders and computing modules, as well as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) functionality. With dedicated offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, Garmin Automotive OEM provides a variety of hardware and software solutions to leading automobile manufacturers such as BMW Group, Daimler, Ford, Honda, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Toyota, Geely, Kawasaki and Yamaha Motor. For more information, email our media team, connect with us on LinkedIn, or visit us online at garmin.com/aoem.

About Garmin International Inc.: Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin is a registered trademark, and Unified Cabin and Display Sentry are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Media contacts:

Krista Klaus
Garmin Corporate Communications
913-440-1422
corporate.communications@garmin.com

Griffin Schaetzle
Garmin Media Relations
913-397-8200
media.relations@garmin.com

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FAQ

What are the new capabilities of Garmin's Unified Cabin suite of automotive electronics solutions at CES 2024?

The new capabilities include HMI theming, Cluster Theater Mode, Dolby Atmos audio, and driver distraction mitigation.

What is the ticker symbol for Garmin?

The ticker symbol for Garmin is GRMN.

Which automakers are invited to experience the newest capabilities of Garmin's Unified Cabin suite?

Global automakers are invited to experience the newest capabilities of Garmin's Unified Cabin suite.

What is the purpose of the Unified Cabin suite?

The Unified Cabin suite aims to provide a personalized, immersive, and safe in-vehicle experience for both drivers and passengers.

Where can the new features of the Unified Cabin suite be experienced?

The new features can be experienced both in-vehicle and in a demonstration buck at CES 2024.

What is the email address to schedule a media demonstration?

To schedule a media demonstration, please email media.relations@garmin.com.