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On January 7, Rightware and Profilence announced a deepened relationship, with Rightware becoming an official partner offering Profilence’s analytics suite. The Profilence analytics suite is now available through Rightware. This leverages Rightware’s extensive technical knowledge of automotive HMI developments to determine when customers would benefit from this official linkup.

Together, Kanzi One and the Profilence analytics suite create efficient developments since Profilence helps identify system-wide stability and performance issues at an early stage while Kanzi One enables smooth HMI development from prototype to production. 

(Based on Rightware press release)

On January 7, QT Group, Finland launched QT Accelerate, a fast-track solution for building customizable applications for industrial, mobility, and consumer electronics. Built on the Qt Framework, it provides ready-to-use, industry-grade templates, enabling quick and cost-effective digital product development without requiring coding or design expertise.

QT Accelerate offers pre-designed, quality-assured templates within an intuitive platform. Users can customize UI/UX, deploy across various hardware, and test products in the cloud without hardware. It’s ideal for quick proof-of-concepts and speeding up time-to-market. The templates support extensions such as companion apps, real-time analytics, and over-the-air updates. They align with the Cyber Resilience Act for secure, compliant devices.

Mobility customers such as Clean Motion, Sweden, and Foilone, Finland have trialed Qt Accelerate for their EVs and boats. It will be showcased at CES 2025 in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2025.

(Based on QT Group press release)

On January 9, TactoTek, a leader in In-Mold Structural Electronics (IMSE) technology, announced that Kyocera, a global innovator in ceramics, electronics, and technology, has invested EUR 5 million in TactoTek's current funding round. Additionally, Kyocera is enhancing their haptic solution, HAPTIVITY, by molding their piezoceramic actuators into IMSE parts, to HAPTIVITY i.

Kyocera's HAPTIVITY platform combines force sensing and tactile feedback to provide user-friendly experiences. As a TactoTek licensee, Kyocera has integrated its components into IMSE human-machine interface (HMI) surfaces, creating unique HMI solutions that are thin, light, and tactile.

With HAPTIVITY i, Kyocera demonstrates TactoTek's licensing model by allowing partners to combine IMSE technology with their own strengths, helping them strengthen and expand their market position.

Based on Kyocera press release