Hands-Off Detection

Hands-Off Detection (HOD) – also known as “Hands-On Detection” – is a technology for vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance & semi-autonomous features. The solution plays a critical role in enhancing vehicle safety by monitoring when a driver’s hands are off the steering wheel and sends alerts if the driver remains disengaged for a specified time, per OEM requirements.

Nexteer’s HOD offers precise monitoring for all vehicle types with SAE Levels 2+ and is in accordance with the UN-R79 Lane Keep Assist Hands-off regulation. As a proven, industry leader in Electric Power Steering (EPS) and Steer-by-Wire (SbW) systems, our HOD technology is already deployed in semi-autonomous vehicles on the road today.

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Key Benefits of Nexteer Hands-Off Detection

Enhances Safety, Supports Driver Assist & Autonomous Driving Functions: Uses a combination of existing vehicle sensors, algorithms, and models to analyze data and steering inputs to determine whether the driver’s hands are actively engaged with the steering wheel.
Precise, Accurate Measurement: Efficiently filters out road disturbances to prevent false positives (mistakenly indicating that the drivers’ hands are on the steering wheel) and false negatives – increasing drivers’ confidence in the vehicle control system.
Driver Torque Observer: Identifies input torque generated from the driver as opposed to inertial effects from lateral motion for more accurate & precise monitoring.
Hardware Independence: HOD software can reside on an existing DCU, separate from EPS/SbW hardware, and works with existing hardware (e.g., camera & steering wheels with or without sensors)

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PROVEN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP

Proven industry leadership in safety-critical solutions with 100+ million EPS systems, as well as award-winning Steer-by-Wire (SbW) systems, that include varying levels of software and cybersecurity per our OEM customers’ requirements.

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GLOBAL IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE FROM DESIGN TO VALIDATION

Global in-house ownership of software design, development, testing and validation adheres to stringent levels of quality and compliance with customer specifications, industry protocols and regulations.

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AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Our global engineering teams champion agile software development processes that support efficient delivery, rapid prototyping and product flexibility – all while operating as an extension of our OEM customers’ teams.

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