The ClearMotion SBIR story began with focus on designing a means in the car by which energy could be generated from off-road terrain - back-EMF allowing for regeneration while providing damping force. A few years later, while trying to work in the backseat of an Uber, it became clear that high-bandwidth actuation was - in fact - the real breakthrough needed, and so began the journey of creating the fastest, most advanced proactive ride system in the world. _____ ClearMotion has emerged with a product for modern vehicle platforms partnering with Bridgestone, Qualcomm, and a host of auto suppliers to introduce the technology into production vehicles. The company acquired the Bose Ride business, Project Sound active suspension, and other predictive road-sensing software from Bose, incorporating 40 years of pioneering active suspension research, along with a new product line of fully active seats that augment our vision to transform the quality of time in motion.pun out of MIT in 2012, ClearMotion Inc (originally dba Levant Power Corp) began operations with the objective of developing technology that would harness energy from vehicles' suspension system and utilize that energy to provide onboard electricity to the vehicle. Additionally the idea was also to create energy out of a vehicle's suspension system -with the company's original product aimed at improving ride quality using adaptable, variable-dampening suspension that would be installed in vehicles. In 2017, the company changed its name to ClearMotion and pivoted operations such as to be solely focused on developing proactive suspension and seating systems that give vehicles a smooth ride, negating bumps in the road. The technology conceived was of a "digital chassis" that would use HD maps, algorithms, and banks of big data continuously to learn and adapt to a roads profile, giving riders a comfortable and smooth ride regardless of a road's condition. The technology alsowould have significant applications for self-driving cars, where users may experience abnormally rough rides due to the car's inability to avoid a road's pot holes or bumps. With signficant venture backing and IP, the company expected to have its technology in all cars in fairly short-order ___ In fact the firm has been very successful - but not at all in the ways originally i=conceived. The project began as one of designing a means by which energy could be generated from off-road terrain -- back-EMF allowing for regeneration while providing damping force. A few years later, while trying to work in the backseat of an Uber, it became clear that high-bandwidth actuation was the real breakthrough needed, and so began the journey of creating the fastest, most advanced proactive ride system in the world. ClearMotion has thereforee emerged with a product for modern vehicle platforms partnering with Bridgestone, Qualcomm, and a host of auto suppliers to introduce the technology into production vehicles. The company acquired the Bose Ride business, Project Sound active suspension, and other predictive road-sensing software from Bose, incorporating 40 years of pioneering active suspension research, along with a new product line of fully active seats that augment our vision to transform the quality of time in motion.
