Smart Eye and Ottawa Infotainment Partner to Showcase Advanced In-Cabin Driver Monitoring System at CES 2025

Smart Eye, the global leader in AI-based driver monitoring technology, and Ottawa Infotainment, known for their cutting-edge automotive infotainment and in-vehicle cockpit solutions, are excited to announce a groundbreaking collaboration set to debut at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The partnership will highlight an advanced, fully integrated in-cabin Driver Monitoring System (DMS), merging Ottawa Infotainment’s robust domain controller technology with Smart Eye’s state-of-the-art Driver Monitoring System, showcased in Ottawa Infotainment’s West Hall booth #6374.

Through this collaboration, the companies aim to demonstrate the future of in-cabin monitoring technology, combining seamless hardware integration and leading AI-driven monitoring to create an optimal driving experience. Ottawa Infotainment’s DragonFire Domain Control Unit (DCU) provides a high-performance, customizable platform designed for in-vehicle infotainment, vehicle control, and instrument clusters. Known for its flexibility, the DCU serves as a central hub that enhances the integration of Smart Eye’s DMS, allowing automotive OEMs to easily adopt and scale driver monitoring capabilities in their vehicles.

“CES is the ideal stage to showcase the powerful combination of Ottawa Infotainment’s cockpit solutions and Smart Eye’s DMS,” said Carl Bergendal, Sales Director of AIS at Smart Eye. “With increasing regulatory focus on driver attention, especially in light of recently updatedthe Euro NCAP standards, our collaboration will highlight a solution that not only addresses these safety requirements but also enhances the driver experience.”

The joint demo will offer a hands-on, interactive experience, giving visitors the chance to see Smart Eye’s DMS in action within Ottawa Infotainment’s demo cockpit setup. The booth layout will resemble a design studio, showcasing the evolution of an in-cabin solution from prototype to full production, while highlighting the streamlined process of adding DMS technology to Ottawa Infotainment’s versatile system.

“Our goal has always been to provide automotive OEMs with a complete, flexible cockpit solution,” said Sean Hazaray, CEO of Ottawa Infotainment. “By partnering with Smart Eye, we’re integrating a best-in-class driver monitoring system that seamlessly fits into our Dragon Fire controller, making it simple for OEMs to adopt this technology into their designs.”

About Smart Eye 

Smart Eye is the leading provider of Human Insight AI, technology that understands, supports and predicts human behavior in complex environments. The company is on a mission to bridge the gap between humans and machines for a safe and sustainable future. Supported by Affectiva and iMotions – companies it acquired in 2021 – Smart Eye’s multimodal software and hardware solutions provide unparalleled insight into human behavior. In automotive, Smart Eye provides the world’s leading driver monitoring systems and next generation interior sensing solutions that improve road safety and the mobility experience. The company also offers complete hardware and software driver monitoring systems for fleet aftermarket installation and for small-volume OEMs. Built on two decades of automotive experience, Smart Eye’s technology has been proven by 315 design wins from 21 of the world’s leading car manufacturers, including BMW, Polestar and Geely. Smart Eye’s driver monitoring software is already included in more than 1,000,000 cars on the road today.  Smart Eye was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sweden with offices in the US, UK, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Singapore, China and Japan.  

About Ottawa Infotainment 

Ottawa Infotainment specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative in-vehicle infotainment and domain controller solutions. The DragonFire domain controller provides a one-stop platform for connected vehicle experiences, from infotainment to telematics and now driver monitoring. Ottawa Infotainment’s solutions are trusted by OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers worldwide.