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Smart Eye added two driver-monitoring models at a Korean carmaker, put at SEK 75 million

The Swedish software company said the two models sit on an electric vehicle platform that already carries its driver monitoring system, with production starting in mid-2027.

Smart Eye said on 9 November that it had been selected to supply its driver monitoring system software for two more car models from an existing customer, a major Korean vehicle manufacturer it did not name, according to its regulatory release. The order came through a global Tier 1 supplier, which was also not named.

Both models are based on an electric vehicle platform that already includes Smart Eye’s technology, and one of them is a top-selling vehicle for the manufacturer. Production of both is scheduled to begin in mid-2027. Smart Eye estimated that the order will generate SEK 75 million in revenue, based on projected product life cycle volumes.

Chief executive Martin Krantz said the first model on a platform is often only the beginning, and that with production starting in mid-2027, the two models would start contributing licence revenue relatively soon. The company said it has now received a total of 382 design wins from 24 vehicle manufacturers.

Why it mattersThe order comes from models added to a platform Smart Eye was already designed into, so its licence revenue grows with an existing customer's model plan rather than with a new platform award.

Source: Smart Eye regulatory release via MFN, 9 November 2026

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