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Incari Studio 2024.1 is here!

With the latest release of Incari Studio, we’ve further enhanced our HMI development platform. A range of new features, expanded capabilities, and improvements make creating multifunctional HMIs for any device easier and more efficient than ever.

Most exciting new feature:
Multilingual Interfaces Made Easy

One of the standout features of this version is the new localization capability. This functionality simplifies working with multiple languages and enhances the accuracy and efficiency of your translation processes. The result? Reduced development time and fewer localization errors.

Control on a New Level:
Visual Logic Debugging

Another highlight of this version is the Visual Logic Debugging feature. This functionality allows developers to visualize and control the logic flow in real-time. By setting breakpoints and inspecting input and output values in detail, errors can be detected and resolved early on.


A Fresh, User-Friendly Design:
Redesigned Interface

The interface of Incari Studio has also received an update. With a new look and improved node design performance in the logic editor, a smooth workflow is guaranteed. The redesigned interface ensures an even more pleasant and efficient working experience.

Completely Revamped:
Environment Light Feature

The Environment Light feature has been completely revamped and is now integrated as part of the scene. All objects within a scene are lid with the same Environment Light, while still retaining the flexibility to be lid individually.

Automated Application Testing and Quality Assurance:
The new Python API

Incari Studio now provides developers with another powerful tool to manage the entire HMI development process, from prototyping to mass production. With the new Python API in Incari Studio, you can perform automated application testing and quality assurance using Python. Python is one of the most widely used programming languages for test automation and quality assurance, which is why we’ve created an interface for seamless integration between Incari and Python.

Incari Python API offers many advantages for testing:

• Simple syntax that is easy to read and maintain
• Extensive libraries and frameworks for test automation
• Flexibility in creating test scripts
• Good integration with CI/CD systems

Additional Improvements:
Variable Fonts, Figma Importer, 2D Workflow, CANopen

Incari Studio 2024.1 brings even more improvements. The Figma Importer now supports variable fonts and rule-based positioning. The 2D workflow gains advanced layout and constraint options and integrated audio and video capabilities. Additionally, Incari Studio now supports the CANopen protocol.

 

Start with us into a new era of HMI development!
Learn how to work with Incari Studio and view our revamped YouTube tutorials.  
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R5 Retrofit Project – Watch us on “Vintage Mecanic” on December 10th!

Together with Factory Unit, 2cv Mehari Club Cassis and R-FIT, we have breathed new electric life into a Classic Renault R5. Stay tuned to discover how Incari worked on the interior!

The overall restomod design was proposed by Alan Derosier, a renowned French automotive designer known for his innovative and creative approach to car design, including the iconic Legende Automobiles Turbo 3.

The car is officially presented at the current Mondial de l’Auto – Paris, where our colleague Celso Albuquerque from Incari Labs is also participating.

In the upcoming season of the well-known French automotive show VintageMecanic on RMC Découverte, you will have the opportunity to dive into this exciting project and see how we, together with our amazing partners, have taken retrofit to a new level.

The episode will air on Tuesday, December 10th.

We are very excited about the broadcast and thank everyone who contributed to this fantastic project!

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Showcase: 3D Application for Digital Dental Impressions

In collaboration with our partner CONZE Informatik GmbH, we implemented an HMI for a 3D application for digital dental impressions in just two days, with Conze leading the design. This project has demonstrated how quickly and cost-effectively HMIs for medical technology can be developed using Incari Studio.

CONZE showcased our demo in November 2024 at the MEDICA Trade Fair. The demo ran on an Apalis iMX8QM provided by Toradex. Thanks to the Low-Code approach and powerful 3D capabilities of Incari Studio, the precise and efficient visualization of intricate dental structures was made possible.

Impressions from Medica 2024. On the left, CONZE CEO Dennis Conze is seen behind the demo. 

Efficient Digitalization of Dental Impressions

The process of capturing a human jaw for dental purposes and transferring individual teeth for further processing in a CAD system involves several technical steps, with the HMI playing a central role. In our joint demo project with CONZE, we implemented this process in just two days.

 

The process begins with a 3D scan of the patient’s lower or upper jaw. The scan is transferred as a digital 3D asset into the HMI system, made possible by the powerful 3D engine of Incari Studio. The 3D scan is then displayed on the device monitor, with hardware support provided by Toradex.

Thanks to Incari’s 3D-first approach, the scan can be viewed and examined from different perspectives. Individual teeth can be selected and isolated with a mouse click. A commenting feature allows insights gained during the examination to be saved. The selected tooth can then be transferred to the CAD system for further processing.

The HMI plays a critical role in this process:

  • It serves as the interface between the dental technician and complex technical systems.
  • It visualizes the 3D data in an intuitive and understandable form.
  • It provides tools for segmenting the 3D data.
  • It coordinates data exchange between systems such as the 3D scanner, HMI software, and CAD system.
  • It offers a user-friendly interface that enables dental technicians to perform complex technical tasks without extensive IT knowledge.

By using Incari Studio as the HMI development platform, this process can be optimized and accelerated, resulting in a more efficient workflow in digital dentistry. Incari Studio is the ideal tool for complex applications where precision and reliability are paramount. With Conze’s intuitive design, the application is user-friendly for dental technicians, allowing immediate implementation into daily workflows with minimal training.

Thank you to our partner Conze for the excellent collaboration.

We look forward to more exciting projects in the future.

About Conze:
CONZE specializes in User Interface Engineering and develops cross-platform user interfaces for advanced devices, software systems, and cloud services for clients in medical technology, industrial, and automotive sectors.

About Incari:
Incari is a technology and software company that developed Incari Studio, an HMI development platform enabling companies across industries to independently create HMI systems from concept to implementation.

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Develope multimodal HMI Systems for the Maritime Industry!

HMI systems on boats offer essential functions such as precise route planning, ship control, and machinery monitoring. Incari Studio enables the development of HMIs that meet the high standards of the maritime industry.

HMI systems on boats offer essential functions such as precise route planning, ship control, and machinery monitoring. Incari Studio enables the development of HMIs that meet the high standards of the maritime industry and can be deployed on any device.

Our development platform supports boat builders, designers, and suppliers throughout the entire process – from prototyping to final implementation. By allowing designers and developers to collaborate simultaneously in a shared software environment, rather than working sequentially, Incari Studio revolutionizes the development process. This leads to up to a 70% reduction in development time while also lowering costs.

 

 

Why Choose Incari Studio?

Incari Studio is the ideal solution for fast and efficient HMI development for boats.

  • Easy Prototyping: Interactive design prototypes allow real-time testing and instant feedback, accelerating product development and reducing time-to-market.
  • 3D-First Approach: Our platform offers a 3D-first approach that enables user-friendly, modern interfaces. This is especially helpful when integrating Augmented Reality (AR) into maritime user interfaces.
  • No-Code Approach: Incari Studio uses a visual programming structure, allowing complex logic to be created without extensive programming knowledge. In the future, our AI “Inna” will further simplify platform operation.

With Incari Studio, boat builders and designers gain a powerful, flexible platform for developing modern HMI systems – the perfect solution for the maritime industry’s demands.

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Employee Story: Meet Emi Zemani

Emi Zemani joined Incari as an AI Researcher and Developer, bringing her passion for cutting-edge AI technologies and her background in machine learning to the team. With a strong interest in large language models and their applications, Emi actively supports the development of Incari Inna, the AI assistant for Incari Studio.

What is your role at Incari?
I am an AI Researcher and Developer (Working Student) at Incari. My primary focus is on the ongoing development and enhancement of Incari Inna, our AI assistant for Incari Studio. This involves researching the latest AI techniques, implementing and fine-tuning models, and working on innovative solutions to enhance our product offerings.

Why did you join Incari?
I had been working as a Research Assistant, developing machine learning models for specialized space applications, when the rapid rise of large language models (LLMs) caught my attention. The chance to work with and refine open-source models, while diving deeper into this emerging and fascinating field, was incredibly exciting. Incari provides the ideal environment to pursue this passion: A unique platform where I can engage in cutting-edge research and hands-on development. Additionally, Incari’s collaborative work culture and strong mentorship have greatly contributed to my personal and professional growth.

What is your advice for new employees?
Take initiative and be proactive in everything you do! In a fast-paced and innovative environment like Incari, the ability to identify opportunities, take ownership of projects, and contribute ideas is highly valued. Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and tackle challenges head-on!

What value resonates most with you and why? How do you see this in action?
The values that resonate most with me are curiosity and thoughtfulness. At Incari, curiosity drives our work. It fuels our pursuit of new ideas and innovative solutions. This is evident in how we approach challenges, always questioning and seeking better ways to create impactful technologies. However, this eagerness to push the boundaries is balanced by thoughtfulness. We are committed to balancing the excitement of new advancements with a deep responsibility toward the communities and individuals affected by our work.

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Why HMIs Shape the Future and How to Develop Them Successfully

In today’s digital world, the interaction between humans and machines is of central importance, and this influence will significantly increase due to advancing technological developments and the use of AI.

Access to digital infrastructure will fundamentally change; the need to constantly carry a smartphone will disappear. We will have access to our online accounts everywhere, whether at shop windows or bus stops. Digital devices will be seamlessly integrated into our environment, whether on tables, at doors, or in walls. Computers will become invisible. HMI interfaces that function through voice, touch, or even eye contact will be omnipresent in our daily lives.

Incari Helps Companies Shape the Digital Future

A multimodal, user-friendly interface is essential for successful interaction between humans and machines. Today, and even more in the future. Many years ago, Incari embarked on the mission to create an HMI development platform that empowers companies to make digital machines more “user-friendly.”

We have successfully achieved this with our all-in-one development platform, “Incari Studio.” Developing multimodal HMIs that can be controlled through voice, gestures, or even facial expressions is now easier and faster than ever. Instead of relying on a multitude of disparate tools, Incari offers everything needed to create HMIs from concept to implementation.

Low-Code: The Key to a Digital Future for Everyone

Incaris´low-code approach significantly simplifies the entry into using our HMI development platform and is a central part of our vision for a digital future. A future, where everyone, even without programming skills, has access to technologies and can actively contribute to their development. A future, where the interaction between humans and machines will be more intense than ever before.

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How retrofit brings automotive and sustainability together

Whether it’s raw materials or energy, cars consume large amounts of resources. Additionally, passenger cars and light commercial vehicles are responsible for about 15% of CO2 emissions in the EU. The EU has long responded to this with the “European Green Deal,” setting all signals towards electrification.

Achieving climate goals requires more than just a transition in propulsion. Even though lawmakers currently focus on a vehicle’s CO2 emissions, these are only part of the problem. Emissions are produced throughout the entire production cycle, from raw material extraction to manufacturing. To achieve the mobility transition and the climate goals set by lawmakers, product lifespan can and must be extended in addition to recycling.

Using vehicles longer is active climate protection

According to forecasts, there will be around 354 million vehicles in the EU by 2030, most of them with gasoline or diesel engines. But what should be done with all these combustion vehicles when laws and air quality measures significantly restrict their use?

The most resource-efficient approach is to retrofit the existing fleet of combustion vehicles to electric drive. This gives vehicles a second, emission-free life, extending their lifecycle. Otherwise, they would have to be disposed of and replaced with newly produced electric vehicles. That would be anything but sustainable and hardly in the interest of consumers. After all, not everyone can afford a new electric vehicle just like that.

European parliament
The European Council has set the EU the goal of reducing its net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and becoming climate-neutral by 2050. 

Retrofit gives vehicles a second, emission-free life

The process of conversion is called “retrofitting.” Retrofit means transforming vehicles with combustion engines into electric vehicles. This includes replacing analog instruments with digital ones to display necessary information like state of charge (SoC), range, etc., while modernizing the driving experience.

In the classic car scene, this type of “upcycling” has already become a trend: More and more people are converting their classic cars into electric vehicles. The car retains its classic charm and iconic exterior, and the retrofit classic car is welcome in every environmental zone in Europe.

What works for classic cars is also possible for newer combustion vehicles. With the right solutions, retrofitting can be used in many areas of mobility: on the road, on water, and even in the air.

In collaboration with R-FIT, an initiative by the MCC AUTOMOTIVE association in France, our retrofit solutions already helped retrofit iconic cars. © R-Fit

 

The market needs “green” and economical solutions

The catch is that so far, conversion has been costly and not easy to accomplish. The software in digital cockpits, a key component in retrofitting, presents significant challenges for companies. This is where Incari makes the change and has developed solutions to make retrofitting more cost-efficient and straightforward.

Make retrofitting easy and cost efficient!

  • Simple HMI development for digital cockpits: Our HMI development platform “Incari Studio” is an all-in-one tool that enables the quick and easy development of digital cockpits for retrofitted vehicles. This allows modern software to be seamlessly integrated into existing vehicles.
  • Incari Retrobox as plug & play solution: With our Retrobox, we offer a perfect hardware solution for retrofitting digital cockpits. The Retrobox is a compact device that captures analog signals from vehicles and converts them into digital displays. This innovation facilitates the retrofitting of vehicles, especially in the context of electrification, and provides drivers with access to modern features, customizable screens, infotainment, and more.
Incari´s Retrobox captures analog signals from vehicles and converts them into digital displays. © Incari GmbH

Why retrofit?

Retrofit offers a great opportunity to bridge the gap between climate goals and the needs of the automotive industry. Utilizing existing resources will help the automotive sector become truly greener, instead of merely engaging in greenwashing, as often accused.

With Incari´s cost-effective and user-friendly solutions, we make retrofitting practical for both classic and modern vehicles.

You can reach us at:

Tel. +49 30 695 35 73 0
…or use the contact form. 

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Exciting new partnership: Ferchau Automotive x Incari!

This collaboration brings together Ferchau Automotive´s extensive experience in engineering and technology services with Incari's cutting-edge expertise in human-machine interface (HMI) development.

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Ferchau Automotive and Incari! Together, we aim to connect people and technologies for the next level, creating more intuitive, efficient, and innovative solutions for our clients.

This partnership will leverage our combined strengths to deliver outstanding products and services, driving forward the future of technology.

Stay tuned for updates and join us on this exciting journey!

Contact:

From left to right: Tim Christopher Brinker (Ferchau), Ufuk Karaca (Incari), Mike Zutz (Incari), Alexander Grasse (Incari), and Daniel Obrenovic (Ferchau) at the CarHMI Congress in Berlin, June 2024. 
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AI on wheels: HALF Eden presented at our Vivatech booth

Join us at our shared booth during Vivatech 2024 to see the innovative HALF Eden, an electric L7E version of the renowned Méhari. Gain insights into the development process of the software specifically designed for this vehicle prototype using our all-in-one platform, "Incari Studio."

At the heart of the Région Sud in France, a coalition of complementary companies (Incari Labs, L2concept, Mehari Club Cassis, and Sophia Antipolis) has formed to showcase the major advances made in automotive embedded technologies, particularly with artificial intelligence, at the VivaTech 2024.

Together, we will present our latest demonstrator there, a prototype that merges technological innovation and automotive tradition to redefine the mobility experience in the playful spirit of the French Riviera, with a focus on well-being and entertainment.

The HALF Quadricycle: Converging Advanced Technologies with Tradition

The HALF (Helpful-Affordable-Local-Fun) demonstrator, developed by by L2concept-FactoryUnit in Antibes, showcases a futuristic vehicle interior equipped with innovative technologies to enhance occupant interaction and engagement. The core of this system is an innovative steering wheel with an integrated smartphone at its center, a vertical central touchscreen on the dashboard, and a long display strip running across the dashboard to the base of the windshield.

Thanks to Incari Studio, our all-in-one HMI software development platform, every graphic animation, every function is intuitively integrated, allowing complete control over displays and equipment via a single user interface.

The HALF (Helpful-Affordable-Local-Fun) demonstrator

Bodywork and Design: EDEN – Homage to the Méhari

In collaboration with Mehari Club Cassis, the demonstrator incorporates body elements from the EDEN, the perfect 100% electric reinterpretation of the legendary Méhari, which marked French automotive history upon its launch in 1968.

To strengthen the connection with the region and add a touch of nostalgia, the front face and headlights are replaced by a dot matrix screen. This screen comes to life through embedded AI technologies, with headlights transforming into expressive eyes, changing expressions based on interactions with occupants and passersby. The quadricycle becomes a true travel companion, endearing and embodying the spirit of the region.

The HALF (Helpful-Affordable-Local-Fun) demonstrator

Future project of the Sophia Antipolis ecosystem: Artificial Intelligence at the wheel

The future of automotive experiences will invite transportation sector players to harness artificial intelligence capable of generating intelligible experiences for all and adaptive content in real-time, specifically responding to situations and occupant requests. This innovation promises to transform every journey into a unique and personalized experience, tailored to the needs and desires of each driver and passenger, making the region more accessible, safer, and enhancing the magic of the visited places.

The HALF (Helpful-Affordable-Local-Fun) demonstrator

With this demonstrator, we are not just following technological evolution; we are shaping it.

Join us at VivaTech from May 22 to 25, 2024, to discover what innovation means at the Sophia Antipolis campus, driving the iconic vehicles of the Méhari Club Cassis. Our booth, located in the SUD Region space Hall 1-B30, will be your window to the future of mobility imagined by the players in the Région Sud.

Contact us for more information or to arrange a personalized meeting during the show. 

Incari, Alexander Grasse,
Incari Labs, Celso Albuquerque,

Alexander Grasse, Celso Albuquerque

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How Incari enables the transition to a zero-emission era

As passionate automotive enthusiasts, we eagerly anticipate the future of mobility. The "European Green Deal" has redefined this future on paper: By 2050, there should be no net emissions of greenhouse gases. The automotive industry plays a central role here and faces significant challenges in implementation.

Transitioning production to electric vehicles is just one measure; but what happens to all the existing ice (internal combustion engines) cars when comprehensive climate protection measures, such as environmental zones, significantly hinder or even make their use impossible?

To address these and many other automotive questions, industry leaders and innovators gather at Automotive Europe in Munich to exchange ideas and set the course for the years to come. We will also be there and look forward to exchanging knowledge and discovering synergies.

How Incari Studio simplifies the conversion of vehicles

For many years, Incari has been working to support the automotive industry in the challenging task of the mobility transition. With our All-in-One HMI development platform, Incari Studio, we offer a solution to make existing vehicles usable in the emission-free era.

Together with R-Fit, a specialized French company focusing on car conversions, we have demonstrated, using a Mehari Eden, what the future holds for classic automobiles. The goal: to electrify a classic vehicle, save resources, and gather valuable experience in conversion.

Together, we developed a completely new digital dashboard for the iconic Mehari Eden. All analog functions were replaced with digital ones, and a completely new dashboard was installed. As a result of this project, components over 50 years old were seamlessly integrated with modern electric drive and a digital user experience. What works for classics can also be applied to newer vehicles.

Our HMI development platform, Incari Studio, is key to a new digital instrument cluster

With Incari Studio, we offer an HMI development solution for creating digital cockpits, a crucial component of converted vehicles. Our solution enables existing vehicles to be equipped with modern software, ensuring compliance with associated regulations. In this way, we assist automotive companies in successfully addressing the challenges of mobility transition and collectively taking a step toward climate neutrality.

Let’s exchange thoughts and find synergies at Automotive Europe

We’re excited to meet and to connect with you at Automotive Europe, exchanging solutions, and jointly paving the way toward a sustainable automotive industry.

  • When? 22nd-23rd May 2024
  • Where? Hilton Munich Park

Feel free to contact Mike Zutz () from the Incari team anytime and meet us in person at Automotive Europe.