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A Frictionless Quick Start with Qt Accelerate
CLEAN MOTION builds sustainable vehicles for urban electric mobility engineered for maximum energy and resource efficiency.
Looking for a swift and effective HMI solution for their EVIG last-mile delivery vehicle, CLEAN MOTION used Qt Accelerate for a ready-made, easily deployable product offering rapid integration with the vehicle's infrastructure and a wide range of opportunities for branding and customization.
Learn how Qt Accelerate helps the Motor Vehicle's industry fast-track HMI development with out-of-the-box solutions that are deployed in a week while remaining open for upgrades and customization.
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When Platforms Challenge Creativity
The EVIG last-mile delivery vehicle is not your traditional three-wheeler cargo. Fully electrified, solar-powered, connected to remote app, it's an outstanding example of how digitalization and software integration foster sustainability while promoting a captivating look-and-feel and premium design.
This vehicle's HMI must equip its driver with a wide range of information, including speed, cargo weight, battery range, charging status, and more. To match the vehicle's plain elegance, the HMI needed to be designed in a clean, minimalistic, functional Scandinavian style. At the same time, connectivity and remote monitoring via companion app were deemed to be defining features of this state-of-the-art commercial vehicle.
It was impossible to create such a stylish and functional HMI with the system we had in place, as it had strong limitations on the available design system and functionality. Said Mr Collings.
This is where the CLEAN MOTION team reached out to Qt Group and was advised to try Qt Accelerate.
From Concept to Market in a Week
Typically, switching to an entirely new development framework may severely impact production on many aspects ranging from talent to hardware, and ultimately poses risks on time-to-market and costs.
Our experience with Qt Accelerate was the opposite. We were very limited with our previous platform and with Qt Accelerate we were able to replace that and complete our HMI system in a week. Says Mr Collings.
Qt Accelerate provides users with predefined templates for a variety of industries and use cases to help companies jump-start in their HMI development. It delivers comprehensive solutions, combining reference hardware, industry-grade components, and essential tools and services, making it easy to deploy high-quality products with little to no custom code needed.
With Qt Accelerate we regained control and ownership of our software, as we were able to address specific pain points in terms of turnaround and capabilities. It is a viable commercial offering, with a BOM that was clearly defined upfront. Says Mr Collings.
The included support for microcontrollers and real-time OS allowed CLEAN MOTION to achieve a highly cost-effective solution. At the same time, Qt well-known cross-platform scalability makes the current solution reusable also on more powerful hardware for future vehicles as well as for other platforms like mobile and desktop.
A Paradigm Shift
With Qt Accelerate, CLEAN MOTION's team was able to deploy their intended design system and desired HMI functionality in a week by leveraging the design-to-code conversion of Qt Bridges, Boot-to-Qt for quick deployment, Qt solutions for analytics and reporting, and much more.
Navigating the wide variety of development platforms, hardware, and talent requirements for modern software and devices can be daunting, especially for small/medium companies or enterprises in the early stages of digitalization. It was a great relief to discover that Qt Group has released Qt Accelerate to help organization quick start their industrial HMI development. Sais Mr Collings.
As of November 2024, Qt Accelerate includes templates for typical use cases in Consumer Electronics, Automotive & Mobility, and Industrial Automation. While the objective is to deliver a 99% ready solution that just needs customization in terms of design system, branding, and selected functionality, these first product pilots are run in collaboration with Qt team in a one-week boot camp.
Our plan is to rapidly scale the number of industries we cover and provide even more out-of-the-box functionality and reference platforms while condensing bootcamp sessions to 1-2 days. Says Mr Holländer.
Clean Motion's story started in 2010 in Lerum, on the west coast of Sweden, with a mission to find a solution for sustainable transport in urban environments.
Fast forward until now where we have both a solid understanding and proven solution for what we believe is the future of mobility. A transportation solution suited for daily use, with a vehicle somewhere between a conventional car and a scooter.
Alongside significant engineering & technology advancements, our industrial design has been crafted over the years to meet the needs of a wide range of businesses with one common purpose - providing urban transport at scale.
