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Bosch turns the passenger cabin into an entertainment center

Busworld 2017 in Kortrijk

  • New Coach smartInfotainment Series turns coach travel into a multimedia experience
  • Coach smartRadio and Coach smartPanel provide greater convenience for the driver and passengers
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Hildesheim, Germany / Kortrijk, Belgium – Every coach journey can now become a superb entertainment experience. Watch movies, surf the internet on a reliable connection, and stream music and videos – thanks to multimedia technology from Bosch, even on a long trip, there will be no chance of boredom setting in. Bosch has developed the new Coach smartInfotainment Series and is presenting it for the first time at Busworld Kortrijk 2017. The leading international trade show for buses and coaches is taking place from October 20 to 25, 2017 in Belgium. “With our Coach smartInfotainment Series, we are taking in-coach comfort to the next level. This ensures coach travel will remain an attractive option among the competing transportation systems,” says Oliver Baecker, head of the coach division at Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH. The core components of the new entertainment system are the Coach smartRadio and Coach smartPanel. The Coach smartRadio can receive DAB+ radio stations and stream music from a smartphone via Bluetooth; it also enables the driver to make phone calls without becoming distracted and while keeping both hands on the steering wheel. The Coach smartPanel expands this range of functions, bringing even more entertainment to the passenger cabin and driver’s cockpit.

With our Coach smartInfotainment Series, we are taking in-coach comfort to the next level. This ensures coach travel will remain an attractive option among the competing transportation systems.

Oliver Baecker, head of the coach division at Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH

Entertainment with outstanding sound quality

The new Coach smartRadio makes it possible to receive radio programs broadcast according to the new DAB+ standard in coaches, intercity buses, and city buses. DAB stands for “digital audio broadcasting” – the digital transmission of audio signals via antenna. The “+” means that the driver and passengers can enjoy clear noise-free sound quality as well as access to a range of additional program information, like weather maps and details about the current song and artist. With its Coach smartRadio, Bosch is one of the first manufacturers of high quality infotainment systems to offer coach manufacturers this digital standard. A class D power amplifier ensures a rich sound that fills the cabin thanks to 2 x 40 watts of output power.

The Coach smartRadio can also play audio content supplied via its USB port and two AUX inputs as well as from memory cards. A smartphone can be integrated into the system via Bluetooth 3.0 and can be used for music and multimedia content streaming. In addition, this connection is available to the driver for making and receiving phone calls in the cockpit. The integrated USB interface provides an easy way to install system software updates and supplies power for charging a smartphone during the journey. A CAN connection makes it possible for the driver to input commands on the steering wheel to control the Coach smartRadio without becoming distracted.

The ultimate in infotainment

The Coach smartPanel expands the range of functions offered by the Coach smartRadio, thus providing even more infotainment options in coaches. With music in digital quality and interfaces for external playback devices – like a DVD player and a tuner for high-definition television – the Coach smartPanel increases the range of entertainment options available in the coach still further, making boredom on long journeys finally a thing of the past. To play radio stations, the Coach smartPanel utilizes the tuner in the Coach smartRadio via the radio unit’s tandem-out function. Hip-hop in the cockpit and easy listening in the cabin? Thanks to the coach’s independent audio zones, the driver and passengers will in future be able to listen to different music. The Coach smartInfotainment Series enables the coach to be equipped with up to three microphones. The driver uses a permanently mounted microphone for making announcements in the cabin; it includes an integrated hands-free function. Two further microphones are at the disposal of the tour guide. One of them is a wireless model that lets the guide move around the coach freely while making announcements.

Mobility is the largest Bosch Group business sector. According to preliminary figures, it generated sales of 56.3 billion euros in 2023, and thus contributed almost 60 percent of total sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility business sector pursues a vision of mobility that is safe, sustainable, and exciting. For its customers, the outcome is integrated mobility solutions. The business sector’s main areas of activity are injection technology and powertrain peripherals for internal-combustion engines, diverse solutions for powertrain electrification, vehicle safety systems, driver-assistance and automated functions, technology for user-friendly infotainment as well as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, repair-shop concepts, and technology and services for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch is synonymous with important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 428,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which roughly 48,000 are software engineers.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.

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