04.11.19
Flex announced that it has been awarded an Automotive News Innovation Partnership PACE Award for its collaboration with the electric vehicle manufacturer NIO on the Interior User Experience for the NIO ES6 and ES8 models. Flex was a finalist in 2017, but this is the first PACE Award win for the company.
“I’m proud to say that this collaboration between Flex and NIO served as a milestone as the first of its kind and is setting a new standard for the automotive market,” said Chris Obey, president of Automotive at Flex. “The automotive supply chain ecosystem is changing; the one-on-one relationship between a supplier and an OEM is evolving to allow new entrants such as Silicon Valley software and autonomous technology companies to team up with automotive suppliers and OEMs to bring new innovations to the market.”
The Interior User Experience integrates three products to enhance a vehicle’s interior - the Intelligent Overhead Console (iOHC), the first overhead console to integrate a camera monitoring system; Airbender, an advanced cockpit domain controller, and NOMI, the world’s first in-vehicle artificial intelligent system. The Interior User Experience has been integrated into the NIO ES8 - a seven-seater high-performance electric SUV, and the ES6 - a high performance, long-range intelligent electric SUV.
“As the only pure EV company in full-scale production in China, NIO is a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market, and Flex is the Sketch-to-Scale innovative solutions provider. Together, we’re creating game-changing automotive technologies,” Obey said.
“I’m proud to say that this collaboration between Flex and NIO served as a milestone as the first of its kind and is setting a new standard for the automotive market,” said Chris Obey, president of Automotive at Flex. “The automotive supply chain ecosystem is changing; the one-on-one relationship between a supplier and an OEM is evolving to allow new entrants such as Silicon Valley software and autonomous technology companies to team up with automotive suppliers and OEMs to bring new innovations to the market.”
The Interior User Experience integrates three products to enhance a vehicle’s interior - the Intelligent Overhead Console (iOHC), the first overhead console to integrate a camera monitoring system; Airbender, an advanced cockpit domain controller, and NOMI, the world’s first in-vehicle artificial intelligent system. The Interior User Experience has been integrated into the NIO ES8 - a seven-seater high-performance electric SUV, and the ES6 - a high performance, long-range intelligent electric SUV.
“As the only pure EV company in full-scale production in China, NIO is a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market, and Flex is the Sketch-to-Scale innovative solutions provider. Together, we’re creating game-changing automotive technologies,” Obey said.