Shelly Group, a provider of IoT and smart building solutions recently announced a collaboration with HARMAN Automotive, a global leader in connected vehicle solutions, offering a native version of its Shelly Smart Control app through the HARMAN Ignite Store. Shelly Group and HARMAN’s collaboration is centered on the shared belief that cross-industry collaboration will accelerate the consumer technology-driven transformation of the automotive industry.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with HARMAN on adding our solution to their portfolio of third-party applications available through the HARMAN Ignite Store,” said Dimitar Dimitrov, Founder and CEO of Shelly Group. “With the native integration of our Shelly Smart Control app, we are further expanding our customer focus and technology leadership. We are confident that through the seamless integration of smart car and smart home through the in-vehicle app-store, customers worldwide will get a much better experience and be able to enjoy a truly digital, connected lifestyle.”
This close collaboration marks a significant milestone in Shelly Group’s strategy to offer customers cutting-edge in-car integration of its Shelly Smart Control app, setting the stage for the future of advanced in-car infotainment. The HARMAN Ignite Store gives customers access to apps from many third-party manufacturers, which can be loaded directly into the infotainment system independently of their smartphone. Additional apps such as the Shelly Smart Control app are then seamlessly integrated and can also be used safely and reliably while driving.
Drivers and passengers can use the user-friendly range of functions in the Shelly Smart Control app for intelligent home automation via the familiar user interface of their vehicle’s infotainment system. The integration enables customers to execute all scenes and automation, set in their Shelly Smart Control app directly from their vehicle with a simple touch, such as automatically opening and closing the garage door, switching the lights on and off in the garage, other rooms, or throughout the house when coming home or leaving.
“The integration of our Shelly Smart Control app emphasizes the relevance of the integration capability of technologies in the most diverse ecosystems as a success factor,” added Wolfgang Kirsch, CEO of Shelly Group. “This blending of different areas of life through smart technology will become even more important in the future. Our solutions are already being used in numerous products and services from well-known partners. We are therefore very proud that our technologically leading app and its innovations also meet our customers’ demands for reliability and performance.”
About Shelly Group
Shelly Group AD is a technology holding company that stands for innovation through the development, manufacture, and distribution of high-quality IoT products. End users and their needs are always at the heart of development. Shelly Group was founded in Bulgaria and works with a team of young, talented developers who are dedicated to producing competitive and user-friendly products. The Group consists of 6 subsidiary companies and has offices in the USA, Bulgaria, Germany, Slovenia and China. With over 10 million devices sold, Shelly Group is available in over 100 markets.
