Experience Safer Mobility – Renault H1st Vision
Have you heard about H1st Vision? It is a collaborative concept car from Software République and its 12 members, embodying the research and development of Renault’s Human First Program.
The exciting concept car features 20 functional innovations, available in both the concept car itself and its digital twin, offering a glimpse of future mobility, with technologies designed to help enhance the safety of all road users.
Technology for Humans
H1st Vision constantly exchanges data with its surroundings, including vehicles and road users, who are particularly vulnerable to hazards on the road. Artificial intelligence relies on real-time data from road network maps, weather data, and data coming from other vehicles to analyse the likelihood of an accident and detect potential hazards such as an accident, a road defect, or even black ice.
Renault H1st Vision
Real-time Vulnerable Road User Protection
Protecting all road users, not only motorists, is a top priority for Renault. Using real-time data, H1st Vision alerts the driver to potential hazards due to low or no visibility when approaching a crossing, school, and bus stop, for example.
A Car That Knows Itself
H1st Vision is equipped with groundbreaking virtual sensors capable of assessing the level of wear and operating efficiency of all the car’s components in real time. It can generate its own health status, which can be exported to a smartphone, including a description of the car, MOT history, or simulation, GPS navigation system update status, etc.
Renault H1st Vision
A Car That Looks After You
H1st Vision’s interior camera and microphone make it possible to identify the driver’s mood by analysing their voice and facial expressions. Depending on the mood detected, H1st Vision adapts the lighting ambience inside the concept car and can suggest breathing exercises if, for example, the driver appears stressed.
Technology For Your Health
Sensors on the steering wheel act as an electrocardiogram measuring the driver’s heart rate and heart rhythm. Another sensor on the seatbelt analyses the breathing rate.
After analysis, H1st Vision informs the occupant of their current health status and suggests recommendations to improve it. In the event of any discrepancies in the referenced data, it suggests pulling over and contacting a doctor by video call. In areas where there is no network coverage, the call will be made via satellite.
Renault H1st Vision
An Audio Experience
H1st Vision provides hi-fi surround sound with its 16-channel hi-fi system. This innovative technology identifies who is speaking in the cockpit via a spatial microphone. The driver enjoys their own audio intimacy with the option of using the tweeters positioned in their headrest. They can make telephone calls and receive audio alerts directly on their headrest. This system ensures peace and quiet for other passengers.
Personalised Access Secure Access
Future-forward access modalities included in the concept car include:
- Secure registration of profiles made quick and easy: name, height, face photo, and recording of each user’s gait.
- Recognition up to 6m through posture (left-hand rear camera) and up to 3m via facial recognition (centrally mounted camera).
- Greeting by the Software République avatar that invites the driver or passenger to climb on board.
- A simple “yes” is enough to open the doors. The cockpit adapts to the driver’s or passenger’s body shape.
Exciting, right? While this groundbreaking technology is not yet available in SA, we want to keep you informed and excited about what’s to come. Stay ahead of the curve – keep an eye on our updates and be part of the journey towards a safer and more connected future with Renault.
