GENTEX UNITES THE CONNECTED CAR WITH THE SMART HOME AT THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS SHOW

Today at the International Builder’s Show, Gentex Corporation will demonstrate how drivers, builders and multifamily developers alike can benefit from the next generation of HomeLink, the auto industry’s leading car-to-home automation system, which will allow the seamless control of smart home devices directly from the vehicle.

Gentex is a technology company and long-time supplier of electro-optical products for the global automotive, aerospace, fire protection and medical industries. The company is best known for automotive electronics, but continues to grow its capabilities in vision systems, sensing, AI development, biometrics, home automation, and more.

HomeLink, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is the auto industry’s original and most trusted car-to-home automation system, with an estimated 110 million HomeLink-equipped vehicles on the road today. HomeLink allows users to program in-vehicle buttons to activate garage doors, estate gates, and a myriad of smart home devices.

For smart home DIYers, the latest generation of HomeLink offers compatibility with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, operates a broad range of smart home products from leading brands such as Amazon and Samsung Smart Things, and allows users to operate certain Wi-Fi-connected garage doors via smartphone or vehicle-integrated app.

Builders and multifamily developers can benefit from HomeLink Smart Home Solutions, a newly launched program that provides homeowners, builders and commercial multifamily developers with curated, professionally installed and monitored smart home systems. The systems can include a broad range of devices, such as smart locks, lighting, thermostats, security cameras, intrusion sensors – even options for solar power and EV charging.

In addition to HomeLink, Gentex’s IBS booth will feature an overview of the company’s commercial and residential fire protection products, including PLACE, a new line of smart home products that blends safety, comfort, and security features into one sophisticated system.

The PLACE portfolio of smart-home solutions is being designed to address the nuanced safety requirements of various home spaces. The base Any Space unit is perfect for any location in the home, providing smart smoke and carbon monoxide detection and Wi-Fi connectivity for space-specific alerts. The system’s versatility is further demonstrated through specialized units for the kitchen, nursery, and garage, each equipped with additional safeguards like gas and VOC detection, room-monitoring cameras, intercoms, and temperature and humidity sensing.

Managed and organized by the National Association of Home Builders, the International Builders’ Show (IBS) is the largest annual light construction show in the world. This year’s show takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, February 25-27. Gentex’s IBS exhibit can be found in the LVCC West Hall, booth W3917.

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