Bose to showcase suspension technology in Vegas

Bose At the Consumer Electronics Show, Bose will demonstrate a simulated autonomous vehicle equipped with Bose Ride, its patented personal suspension technology that shields passengers from unwanted motion.

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By Laura Finaldi

At its “Beyond Sound” presentation at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Framingham-based Bose Corp. hopes to show its audience what the cars of the future could feel like.

Bose will demonstrate a simulated autonomous vehicle equipped with Bose Ride, its patented personal suspension technology that shields passengers from unwanted motion. By reducing the amount of movement passengers feel inside vehicles, Bose Ride helps make the inside of a vehicle feel more like an extension of a home or office, according to the company.

Since it was introduced in 2010, the technology has evolved from a single-axis motion control for use in heavy duty trucks into a multi-axis design that works for a wider range of vehicles, including passenger cars. Bose Ride has been shown to improve comfort for long-haul drivers and to reduce their fatigue and pain, according to the company.

“No one can predict exactly what vehicles will look like or how they’ll operate in the decades ahead, but our personal suspension technology is already proven, and it can dramatically enhance the passenger experience regardless of how transportation evolves,” Marc Mansell, vice president, Bose Automotive Systems, said in a press release.