Sonatus

Client:

Mission Control for Intelligent Transportation

Role:

Lead UX / UI Partner

Tools Used:

Sketch, Axure, Zeplin, Svgator, Google Docs

Year:

2019-2021

Overview

Sonatus technology is currently integrated into over 6 million production vehicles (including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis). We designed the cloud-side management interface that allows OEMs to manage this massive fleet without writing a single line of code.

The Problem: Modern cars are becoming "computers on wheels," but the tools to manage them are stuck in the past.

The Solution: The Leap Labs partnered with Sonatus to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley software agility and Detroit/Seoul automotive reliability.

The Result: A platform that empowers the world’s largest automakers to compete with Tesla by providing a superior, software-driven ownership experience that improves every day.

Precision Data Collection at Hyperscale

We designed the UI for Sonatus Collector AI, a tool that solves the "data firehose" problem in automotive engineering. Instead of collecting all data (which is expensive and slow), this interface allows engineers to create granular policies to collect only the data that matters for specific troubleshooting scenarios.
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Key Innovation:
- Dynamic Policy Creation: Visual "if-this-then-that" logic builders for vehicle triggers.
- Bandwidth Optimization: Reducing data transmission costs by up to 80% through edge-based filtering.
- Real-time Fleet Insights: Instant visualization of sensor data across millions of active units.

Revolutionizing Vehicle Service with Generative AI

This section showcases the Sonatus AI Technician Builder. We created a workspace where OEMs can deploy specialized AI agents that assist service technicians. By correlating real-time vehicle telemetry with massive technical manuals, the UI guides users to the root cause of a mechanical or software failure in seconds.
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Key Innovation:

Context-Aware Diagnostics: AI-driven suggestions based on live error codes and vehicle history.
MTTR Reduction: Drastically shortening "Mean Time to Repair" for complex electronic control unit (ECU) issues.
Automated Root-Cause Analysis: Turning complex log files into readable, actionable repair steps.

Code-less Innovation for Post-Production Vehicles

Traditionally, adding a feature to a car requires months of software development. Our design for Sonatus Automator AI allows engineers to deploy new vehicle behaviors—like automated security responses or personalization features—via a no-code interface that pushes "recipes" to the vehicle over-the-air.
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Key Innovation:

Safety-Critical UI: Designed to meet ISO 26262 ASIL-D standards for functional safety.
Rapid Prototyping: Allowing product managers to "test" new car features on the road in days, not months.
Fleet-Wide Deployment: One-click rollouts of safety patches and efficiency optimizations.

Orchestrating Complex Over-the-Air Updates

Modern vehicles have dozens of independent computers (ECUs). We designed a "Single Pane of Glass" to manage software updates across the entire vehicle architecture. The interface focuses on predictability and traceability, ensuring that updates are safe, version-controlled, and conflict-free.

Key Innovation:

Update Dry-Runs: Simulating update success rates before pushing to the fleet.
Campaign Monitoring: Real-time tracking of update progress across global vehicle regions.
Delta-Updates: Minimizing file size to reduce cellular data costs for the manufacturer.

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