Next Generation Human Machine Interface
Next Generation Human Machine Interface
OVERVIEW
- General Motors (GM) is a global automotive company known for manufacturing and selling vehicles across various brands. It designs, builds, and markets cars, SUVs, crossovers trucks, and automobile parts and was the world’s largest motor-vehicle manufacturer for much of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
- GM sought to enhance the design and development process for their In-Vehicle Infotainment system. The legacy process involved lengthy specifications sent to multiple suppliers globally, resulting in increased costs, usability issues, and quality problems.
SOLUTION PROVIDED BY PEOPLE TECH GROUP
PeopleTech collaborated with GM’s design teams to completely transform their HMI process for in-vehicle displays, such as center stack and digital cluster displays. Key solutions included:
- Implementation of a new Graphic Design style guide and process, enabling GM to generate prototypes of the user interface (UI) and functionality on a simulator within a week of design development. This supported early usability and quality testing.
- The new HMI modeling and code generation process revolutionized GM's in-vehicle software production, with the process becoming part of the production program for Cadillac starting in model year 2017 and extending to other models in 2018 and beyond.
BENEFITS
- Accelerated Design and Development: The revamped HMI process allowed for quicker generation of prototypes, enabling faster design iterations, and reducing time-to-market.
- Improved Usability and Quality: Early usability and quality testing facilitated by the new process helped identify and address issues at an early stage, resulting in enhanced user experiences and higher-quality HMIs.
- Cost Reduction: By streamlining the specification process and enabling rapid prototyping, the project contributed to cost savings for GM.
- Enhanced User Interface: The new Graphic Design style guide improved the visual appeal and user-friendliness of GM's in-vehicle displays, elevating the overall HMI experience.
