HARMAN was acquired by Samsung around two years ago . How has this relationship supported the business ?
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“ Over the next decade we envisage that the in-car telematics landscape will change dramatically ”
— Michael Mauser , Executive Vice President and President of the Lifestyle Audio Division experience and the safety of the vehicle and driver , including facial recognition , biometric monitoring , augmented reality for the E-mirror , voice activation through multiple AIs , contextual navigation and much , much more . Our focus is on developing technologies that deliver the highest experience per mile .
HARMAN was acquired by Samsung around two years ago . How has this relationship supported the business ?
The acquisition has been extremely positive for both companies . From a strategic point of view , Samsung committed that HARMAN would operate as a standalone company , ensuring we remain agile and build on the track record that has delivered significant growth for our customers and partners . At HARMAN , we have increased our innovation speed through scale , resources and competencies thanks to Samsung ’ s support . For example , Samsung ’ s 5G antennas enable our Connected Car technologies . For Samsung , HARMAN brings the expertise in automotive that is helping it to build even closer links with some of biggest car brands . At
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