Gentex to Highlight New Automotive Tech and Demonstrate Inroads Into New Markets at CES 2026

Rhea-AI Summary

Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX) will showcase automotive and diversified technologies at CES 2026 (Jan 6–9), featuring a next‑generation Full Display Mirror with Dynamic View Assist, mirror‑integrated driver and in‑cabin monitoring with cognitive state recognition, vital signs monitoring and post‑crash communications, and new dimmable sunroofs and sun visors.

Highlights include HomeLink cloud garage control via a partnership with The Genie Company and upcoming Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility, ongoing product diversification into smart home, biometrics, medical assistive devices, VOXX automotive, and premium audio brands Klipsch and Onkyo. Main booth West Hall #4339; additional PLACE and eSight satellite booths at Venetian Expo.

Key Figures

Current price $24.31 Pre-CES 2026 trading level

HomeLink vehicles 110 million Estimated HomeLink-equipped vehicles on the road

Full Display Mirror vehicles over 140 Vehicle models offering Gentex Full Display Mirror

CES 2026 dates January 6-9, 2026 CES 2026 event window in Las Vegas

Main booth number 17204 VOXX and Premium Audio Co. booth at Central Hall

PLACE booth 52752 PLACE smart home safety system exhibit at Venetian Expo

eSight booth 54607 eSight assistive device exhibit at Venetian Expo

Eye conditions more than 20 Eye conditions for which eSight Go may improve functional vision

Market Reality Check

$24.36 Last Close

Volume Volume 2,518,246 vs 2,012,178 20-day average (1.25x), indicating elevated interest pre-CES news. normal

Technical Price $24.31 is trading just above the 200-day MA of $24.20 and about 17.26% below the 52-week high.

Peers on Argus 1 Up

Peers show mixed moves: LEA up 2.24%, DORM up 1.74%, ALV up 1.34%, while MOD and ALSN are modestly down. With no broad same-direction move flagged, GNTX’s action appears more stock-specific around CES-related positioning.

Historical Context

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Dec 30	Earnings call schedule	Neutral	+0.5%	Set date and time for Q4 and year-end 2025 earnings release and call.
Dec 11	Strategic partnership	Positive	-1.7%	Partnership to commercialize wirelessly powered window-mounted 5G CPE shown at CES 2026.
Nov 28	Dividend declaration	Positive	+0.4%	Announced Q4 2025 cash dividend of <b>$0.12</b> per share with January 2026 payment.
Nov 20	Product integration	Positive	-1.4%	HomeLink and Genie Aladdin Connect integration enabling cloud-based garage door activation.
Nov 17	Biometrics acquisition	Positive	-2.2%	Acquisition of BioConnect to expand multi-modal biometric access control offerings.

Pattern Detected

Recent news often saw modest or negative price reactions even to seemingly positive items like partnerships, acquisitions, and dividends, with more divergences than alignments.

Recent Company History

Over the last few months, Gentex has combined steady capital return with strategic expansion. A $0.12 quarterly dividend for Q4 2025 and scheduled Jan 30, 2026 earnings underscore ongoing shareholder communication. Concurrently, Gentex expanded into biometrics via the BioConnect acquisition and enhanced HomeLink through a cloud-based Genie integration. A separate 5G CPE partnership highlighted Gentex’s role at CES 2026. Today’s CES-focused announcement fits this pattern of diversification into smart home, access control, and premium audio alongside core automotive tech.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement highlights Gentex’s strategy to leverage CES 2026 to reinforce its core automotive electronics while emphasizing diversification into smart home, access control, biometrics, and premium audio. Key technologies include next-gen Full Display Mirror, dimmable glass, driver monitoring, and cloud-connected HomeLink, building on a base of about 110 million equipped vehicles. In context of recent acquisitions and partnerships, investors may focus on customer adoption, contract wins, and integration progress as indicators of long-term impact.

Key Terms

electrochromic technical

"Film-based electrochromic (dimmable) sunroof glass with new dimming profiles"

Electrochromic describes materials or devices that change their color or level of transparency when an electrical voltage is applied, like a pair of sunglasses that darken on demand. For investors, electrochromic technology matters because it enables smart windows, mirrors and displays that can cut heating/cooling costs, add product features and create new markets—affecting energy savings, manufacturing demand and potential long‑term revenue streams.

electronically dimmable windows technical

"including anti-glare interior and exterior rearview mirrors for the automotive industry and electronically dimmable windows (EDWs)"

Electronically dimmable windows are glass panels that change how much light and heat pass through when an electrical signal is applied, like sunglasses that darken or lighten on command. For investors, they matter because they can lower energy and maintenance costs, improve occupant comfort and building value, and open recurring-revenue opportunities in construction and retrofits—factors that can boost long-term returns and influence adoption across real estate and automotive markets.

biometrics medical

"recent acquisitions providing a foothold in medical, smart home, biometrics, and premium audio"

Biometrics are measurable physical or behavioral traits—like fingerprints, facial features, voice patterns, heart rate or gait—that uniquely identify or monitor a person, similar to how a key or signature proves identity. Investors care because biometric technology drives products and services in security, payments and health monitoring, affecting revenue opportunities, adoption trends and regulatory or privacy risks that can influence a company’s value and future growth.

structured-light-based 3D technical

"The system also includes 2D and structured-light-based 3D cabin monitoring"

A structured-light-based 3D system projects a known pattern of light onto an object and reads how that pattern distorts to map the object’s shape and depth, producing a three-dimensional model. Investors care because this non-contact, fast imaging method enables automated inspection, quality control, robotics guidance, and augmented-reality applications across industries; like shining a patterned flashlight on a face to reveal its contours quickly and accurately, it can reduce costs and unlock new product capabilities.

European Union General Safety Regulations regulatory

"European Union General Safety Regulations and various New Car Assessment Programs (NCAP)"

European Union general safety regulations are broad rules that require products sold in the EU to be safe for normal use and to include clear warnings or instructions when risks exist. They act like a school safety code for markets: if a product is judged unsafe, it can be pulled, recalled, or require redesign, which can affect sales, costs and legal exposure. Investors watch these rules because they influence product compliance costs, liability risk and access to a large consumer market.

New Car Assessment Programs regulatory

"European Union General Safety Regulations and various New Car Assessment Programs (NCAP)"

New car assessment programs are government- or industry-run safety testing systems that crash, probe, and rate vehicles on occupant protection, pedestrian safety, and available safety features. Think of them as a school report card or independent product review for a car’s safety; higher ratings tend to boost consumer demand, resale value, and reduce regulatory and litigation risks. Investors watch these ratings because they influence sales, brand reputation, and potential costs related to recalls or compliance.

telematics technical

"specializing in remote start, security and telematics, rear seat entertainment"

Telematics is the technology that collects, transmits and analyzes data from vehicles or remote equipment—such as location, speed, engine status and sensor readings—using GPS, cellular networks and onboard computers. For investors it matters because telematics turns physical assets into data-rich services, enabling new revenue streams (like usage-based insurance, fleet optimization, or predictive maintenance), reducing costs and improving risk visibility much like a fitness tracker does for health.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

Gentex CES 2026 Automotive Highlights:

• Next-gen Full Display Mirror with Dynamic View Assist
• Mirror-integrated driver and in-cabin monitoring systems with new features such as cognitive state recognition, vital signs monitoring, and post-crash communications
• Dimmable sun visors with new vanity mirror options
• Film-based electrochromic (dimmable) sunroof glass with new dimming profiles
• Next-gen HomeLink car-to-home automation system, now with cloud-based garage door activation
  

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While Gentex Corporation’s (NASDAQ: GNTX) automotive technology will take center stage at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company will also showcase its product diversification strategy by highlighting its advances in the smart home, access control, and premium audio industries.

Gentex is a technology company and long-time supplier of electro-optical products for the global automotive, aerospace, fire protection and medical industries. While the company is best known for automotive electronics, it’s been strategically diversifying its product portfolio, with recent acquisitions providing a foothold in medical, smart home, biometrics, and premium audio.

“This year’s CES will be our largest yet, with five different exhibit areas in three different convention center halls,” said Gentex Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technology Officer Neil Boehm. “The primary Gentex booth will be home to our automotive technology, including the latest in digital rearview mirrors, dimmable sun visors, and driver and in-cabin monitoring systems. But we’ll also have displays dedicated to our eSight digital assistive device for low vision, EyeLock and BioConnect access control products, PLACE smart home safety system, VOXX automotive products, and the Premium Audio Company, which manages world-renowned audio brands Klipsch and Onkyo.”

Digital Vision
Since its debut in 2016, Gentex’s Full Display Mirror (FDM) has become the auto industry’s leading digital rearview mirror, now available on over 140 different vehicles around the world. It combines a custom camera and mirror-integrated video display for enhanced rearward visibility. New for CES 2026 is the next-generation FDM, which incorporates the company’s proprietary Dynamic View Assist, a series of dynamic viewing modes that can enhance driving safety and make using a digital mirror feel more natural. For enhanced visibility, the system automatically expands the mirror’s digital view when the vehicle is moving slowly, tilts downward when the vehicle is in reverse, expands sideward to show vehicles in your blind spots, and monitors the cargo bed when used in a pickup truck application.

Dimmable Glass
Gentex is the recognized global leader when it comes to dimmable glass, shipping millions of units annually, including anti-glare interior and exterior rearview mirrors for the automotive industry and electronically dimmable windows (EDWs) for the aerospace sector. At CES 2026, Gentex will showcase the next generation of its large-area dimmable devices, including dimmable sunroofs and sun visors that incorporate various integrated vanity mirror designs.

Driver and In-Cabin Monitoring
European Union General Safety Regulations and various New Car Assessment Programs (NCAP) are incentivizing automakers to integrate driver monitoring system (DMS) into their vehicles. Consequently, Gentex has secured multiple contracts with various OEM customers to provide its scalable, mirror-integrated driver and in-cabin monitoring system.

For CES 2026, Gentex has developed an all-new driver and in-cabin monitoring demonstrator that tracks driver head pose, eye gaze, and other metrics to determine distraction, drowsiness, sudden sickness, and return of manual control in semi-autonomous vehicles. The system also includes 2D and structured-light-based 3D cabin monitoring for detecting passengers, behavior, objects, and even presence of life. Gentex’s latest software suite includes emerging features like cognitive state recognition, impairment detection, vital signs monitoring, and post-crash communications.

Connectivity
Gentex’s HomeLink 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.

The next generation of HomeLink includes cloud-based garage door activation thanks to a recent partnership with The Genie Company, which enables Gentex customers to control connected Genie products via HomeLink, securely triggering garage door open/close commands from the HomeLink app or connected vehicle via the HomeLink cloud. In addition, HomeLink will soon be compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto while also operating a broad range of smart home products from leading brands such as Amazon and Samsung Smart Things.

Satellite Booths
In addition to the main Gentex booth, the company will have two satellite displays at the Venetian Expo Center for its PLACE (booth 52752) and eSight (booth 54607) products.

PLACE is an innovative suite of smart home safety products with room-specific functionality. It’s a holistic solution that blends smart home safety, fire protection, comfort, and security features into one sophisticated system, all controlled from a single, user-friendly app.

eSight is a line of wearable assistive technologies that allow people living with visual impairments to stay on the go while performing the tasks of daily living. The latest iteration, the eSight Go, is digital eyewear that utilizes a high-definition camera, proprietary algorithms, and powerful processing to capture and project real-time video onto two high-resolution, near-to-eye screens for full binocular vision. It can improve functional vision for more than 20 different eye conditions.

Central Hall (booth 17204) will be home to VOXX by Gentex and the Premium Audio Co. (PAC) by Gentex.

VOXX stands at the forefront of automotive technology, specializing in remote start, security and telematics, rear seat entertainment, driver safety, automotive interior enhancements, and commercial fleet solutions.

Established in 2020, PAC is the most innovative, complete, and premium audio solutions provider in consumer technology. The company connects people to their passion for entertainment. PAC includes some of the most legendary and revered brands, including Klipsch, Onkyo, and Integra.

CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association, it has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for over 50 years. CES 2026 runs January 6-9 in Las Vegas. Gentex technologies will be on display in the Las Vegas Convention Center in its main booth, West Hall, stand #4339.

Founded in 1974, Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) is a technology company that leverages its core competencies, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and ongoing research to create market-leading positions in a variety of verticals. You can view some of the Company’s latest technology at www.gentex.com.

Gentex Media Contact	Gentex Investor Relations Contact
Craig Piersma	Josh O’Berski
(616) 772-1590 x4316	(616) 931-3505
craig.piersma@gentex.com	josh.oberski@gentex.com

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FAQ

What products will Gentex (GNTX) highlight at CES 2026 and when is the event?

Gentex will highlight a next‑gen Full Display Mirror, mirror‑integrated driver/in‑cabin monitoring, dimmable sunroofs/sun visors, HomeLink cloud features, and diversification products at CES 2026, Jan 6–9.

How many vehicles currently offer Gentex Full Display Mirror and what’s new for CES 2026?

Gentex’s Full Display Mirror is available on over 140 vehicles; CES 2026 introduces Dynamic View Assist with adaptive view modes for safety and parking.

What new HomeLink features did Gentex announce at CES 2026 (GNTX)?

HomeLink will support cloud‑based garage door activation via a partnership with The Genie Company and will add Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.

What driver monitoring capabilities is Gentex demonstrating at CES 2026 for GNTX?

Gentex’s demo tracks head pose and gaze, detects distraction, drowsiness, sudden sickness, supports 2D/3D cabin monitoring, and includes cognitive state recognition and vital signs monitoring.

Where can investors see Gentex displays at CES 2026 and which booths feature PLACE and eSight?

Gentex’s main exhibit is West Hall stand #4339 at the Las Vegas Convention Center; PLACE is at Venetian Expo booth 52752 and eSight at booth 54607.

How is Gentex positioning its business beyond automotive in the CES 2026 showcase?

Gentex is promoting diversification into smart home safety, access control, medical assistive devices, VOXX automotive products, and premium audio brands Klipsch and Onkyo.