Not only is more and more information being exchanged between the driver and the vehicle, the data stream and dialog between vehicles and their environment are also constantly increasing. This requires efficient and transparent information management to reduce the burden on the driver as much as possible and guide him or her quickly and safely through increasing volumes of traffic.

Two European automotive manufacturers decided in favor of Continental's new head-up display. The installation space for the head-up display was reduced by almost half so that it can be installed in smaller models as well. With the head-up display, the carmaker can project various relevant information such as speed, navigation details or even warnings in the direct field of vision of the driver, allowing him or her to concentrate on the traffic without missing important information. This translates to enhanced safety since reading information from the screen in the center console takes about one second, in which time a vehicle driving 50 kilometers per hour has already covered 14 meters.

The Continental Filling Assistant is a new application that records the correct tire pressure directly via the smartphone and will make driving safer and more economical in the future. The vehicle's electronics are connected wirelessly with the driver's smartphone, allowing data to be exchanged quickly. The Filling Assistant shows the exact pressure in each of the car's tires, so optimum tire pressure can be achieved when topping up the air in the tires even if inflation pumps at the filling station do not measure the pressure accurately. When the tire has been inflated to the correct pressure again, an optional short honk and flashing signal will sound to confirm this to the driver. Technical requirements for the system are a tire pressure monitoring system with the corresponding sensors in the tires and factory-integrated vehicle electronics with a wireless interface. The first large-scale installation of the Filling Assistant in new vehicles is slated to start in 2013.