Gentex CES 2024 Highlights:
* Soft launch of PLACE, a new residential, smart-home sensing product
* Debut of Gentex partner ADASKY's thermal imaging solutions with forward- and rearward-facing applications
* Driver and in-cabin monitoring systems integrated into a Gentex Full Display

    Mirror (digital rearview mirror)
  * Full Display Mirrors with enhanced nighttime performance
  * Dimmable, glare-eliminating sun visors with switchable reflective surface
  * Soft launch of eSight Go, a new wearable assistive technology for visual
    impairments

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentex Corporation
(https://www.gentex.com/) (NASDAQ: GNTX (http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/gntx))
will once again showcase its latest developments in technology and innovation at
this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Over the past year, Gentex has
initiated new R&D activities, established new collaboration agreements, expanded
through strategic acquisition, and diversified its product lines. All of this
and more will be demonstrated at the Gentex CES booth through interactive
displays, feature-integrated vehicles, and product simulators that enable
customers to experience the technology in a realistic setting.
Gentex is a long-time supplier of electro-optical products for the global
automotive, aerospace, and fire protection industries. It's best known for
supplying nearly every major automaker with connected-car technologies and
advanced electronic features that optimize driver vision and enhance driver
safety.
"2024 marks not only a golden milestone of 50 years in business, but also a year
of groundbreaking achievements and unparalleled innovation," said Steve Downing,
Gentex chief executive officer. "At this year's CES, we're showcasing new
advancements in nearly every product category and providing an advanced look at
PLACE, our first direct-to-consumer, smart-home sensing product."
PLACE Smart Smoke/CO Detection
Gentex has over 50 years of experience in the commercial fire protection
industry. Now the company is preparing to introduce a line of smart home devices
called PLACE, an innovative suite of smart home safety products with room-
specific functionality. PLACE will be a holistic solution that blends smart home
safety, comfort, and security features into one sophisticated system, all
controlled from a single, user-friendly app.
"PLACE is Gentex's stride toward creating a safer home environment, delivering
trusted, industry-leading sensing technology," said Gentex Chief Technology
Officer Neil Boehm. "Every household can expect the highest standard of comfort,
security, and convenience that Gentex has delivered to our commercial fire
protection customers for the past five decades, but with the connected
functionality that consumers expect in their devices today."
The PLACE portfolio of smart-home solutions is being designed to address the
nuanced safety requirements of various home spaces. The base Any Space unit is
perfect for any location in the home, providing smart smoke and carbon monoxide
detection and Wi-Fi connectivity for space-specific alerts. The system's
versatility is further demonstrated through specialized units for the kitchen,
nursery, and garage, each equipped with additional safeguards like gas and VOC
detection, room-monitoring cameras, intercoms, and temperature and humidity
sensing.
The PLACE lineup will be on display in an interactive exhibit at the Gentex CES
booth. The company is currently working on a product launch strategy with
various retailers, with the product set to debut later this year.
ADASKY Thermal Imaging
Also at CES this year, Gentex will showcase its latest strategic partnership
with ADASKY, which is aimed at advancing the company's unique thermal imaging
technology for the automotive industry. Gentex announced a collaboration
agreement with ADASKY in May 2023.
"After thorough investigation and ongoing discussions with ADASKY, we recognized
the opportunity to enhance and expedite the development and market introduction
of ADASKY's thermal imaging technology. Our strategy of continually expanding
our sensing capabilities is furthered by the incorporation of ADASKY's
innovative tech into our product portfolio," said Boehm.
ADASKY's proprietary LWIR (Long Wave Infrared) sensors are becoming well-known
in the industry for their market-leading performance based on their superior
size-to-performance ratio, solid state technology, high reliability, and
"shutterless" constant-operation design. As advanced sensing systems create the
path for passenger and pedestrian safety, thermal sensing will fill the existing
gaps in that technology so that ADAS and vision-based systems can operate more
reliably in low light and in all-weather situations.
Gentex's booth will debut not only forward-facing applications of ADASKY's
technology, but also, for the first time ever, the integration of thermal
imaging in a Gentex Full Display Mirror (FDM), the industry's leading digital
rearview mirror. The inclusion of a rearward-facing thermal camera in an FDM
system could dramatically improve the driver's ability to monitor the rearward
scene during nighttime driving and help identify potential hazards while
reversing.
Forward- and rearward-facing applications of ADASKY's thermal technology will be
on exhibit in an interactive kiosk and demonstrator vehicle at the Gentex booth.
Test drives will also be available.
Driver and In-Cabin Monitoring
European Union General Safety Regulations will soon require that cars sold in
Europe be equipped with a driver monitoring system (DMS). Subsequently, Gentex
has ongoing DMS development programs with multiple automakers.
On display in a vehicle demonstrator at CES will be Gentex's mirror-integrated
DMS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSiaz6E-Zn4&t=96s), which tracks driver
head pose, eye gaze, and other metrics to determine distraction, drowsiness,
sudden sickness, and return of manual control in semi-autonomous vehicles. The
system can expand to include 2D and structured-light-based 3D cabin monitoring
for detecting passengers, behavior, objects, and even presence of life.
Integrating DMS in the rearview mirror provides the camera with an optimal view
of the driver and vehicle occupants, while affording automakers a high-
performance, cross-platform DMS solution. New this year at CES is a Gentex
driver monitoring solution integrated into a Full Display Mirror, the industry's
leading digital rearview mirror.
Digital Vision
Gentex's Full Display Mirror (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmrZHrH9RV4) (FDM)
combines a custom camera and mirror-integrated video display for enhanced
rearward visibility. Launched just seven years ago, the FDM is currently offered
on over 25 different brands and 100 different vehicles around the world. The
versatile FDM platform offers add-on features like a Digital Video Recorder
(DVR) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tpfYFeCIKc&feature=youtu.be), scalable
trailer cam system (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ARHubr9_ZE), touch screen
display, and integrated side blind zone alerts. New for CES 2024 will be FDMs
with next-gen cameras and advanced digital signal processing for improved
nighttime performance.
Dimmable Glass
Gentex is a global leader in dimmable device technology -- shipping over 45
million units annually -- and specializes in anti-glare interior and exterior
rearview mirrors for the automotive industry, as well as electronically dimmable
windows (EDWs) for the aerospace sector. At CES 2024, the company will showcase
advances in its latest innovations, including large-area dimmable devices such
as sunroofs with on-demand darkening capabilities, and innovative sun visors
featuring clear, dimmable panels that automatically adjust to prevent sunlight
glare. New for CES 2024 will be dimmable visors that incorporate a switchable
reflective surface, allowing them to not only eliminate sunlight glare, but also
function as vanity mirrors.
Aerospace
Gentex electronically dimmable windows (https://youtu.be/-Z5pTZiAYsw) (EDWs)
will once again be on display at CES this year in a new aircraft mockup. Gentex
is the world's leading supplier of EDWs for the aerospace industry. An
interactive fuselage will feature fully functioning dimmable windows and cabin
partitions; passenger smart-lighting (https://youtu.be/PQH2tEcH_Zs) that
automatically optimizes illumination for various in-flight activities like
reading, dining, or computer work; biometric systems
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8K-8MXcnvY) for personalizing the in-flight
experience; and in-cabin particulate and chemical sensors
(https://youtu.be/zkLQPlxdxnI) for monitoring cabin air quality.
eSight
Recent Gentex technology acquisitions will also be showcased at CES 2024,
including eSight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqbdbFpDEA), a developer of
wearable assistive technologies that allow people living with visual impairments
to stay on the go while performing the tasks of daily living. eSight products
utilize a high-definition camera, proprietary algorithms, and powerful
processing to capture and project real-time video onto two high-resolution,
near-to-eye screens for full binocular vision.
The newest iteration of eSight products, eSight Go, is targeted to launch later
this year. The technology will be on display at an eSight booth in the Las Vegas
Convention Center's North Hall, booth #8863 and the Gentex booth.
CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) is the world's gathering place for all who
thrive on the business of consumer technology. Owned and produced by the
Consumer Technology Association, it has served as the proving ground for
innovators and breakthrough technologies for over 50 years. CES 2024 runs
January 9-12 in Las Vegas. Gentex technologies will be on display in the Las
Vegas Convention Center, West Hall, booth #6440.
Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX
(http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/gntx)) is a supplier of automatic-dimming rearview
mirrors and electronics to the automotive industry, dimmable aircraft windows
for aviation markets, and fire protection products to the fire protection
market. Check out some of the Company's latest technology at www.gentex.com
(http://www.gentex.com).
Gentex Media Contact
Craig Piersma
(616) 772-1590 x4316
craig.piersma@gentex.com (mailto:craig.piersma@gentex.com)
Gentex Investor Relations Contact
Josh O'Berski
(616) 772-1800 x5814
josh.oberski@gentex.com (mailto:josh.oberski@gentex.com)
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