 Hi, I'm Alessandro Turiszi. I'm thrilled to introduce an innovative system for car trunk automatic control that we prototyped using our AutoDead Kit tool. We know our customers find power lift gate application challenging because of them the gesture has to be performed several times before the trunk actually opens. This can be due to the sensor used, the position under the car bumper and to the required kick gesture. On top of that, the sensor used has no alternative redundant system to open in the trunk if it is not working because covered with mud or the street is flooded. ST solution has been designed to address all these issues while increasing safety system. Based on U.S. Zonal Approach paradigm, ST power lift gate control, seven subsystems in parallel, acoustic and visual alert, NFC and Bluetooth communication, motion and foot detection sensor and linear actuator control. To this we add an LCD screen and a failsafe button control. The first core function of the application is the precise control of the linear actuator that open and close the lift gate. The control is developed with model-based design and the source code has been generated with matworks embedded code. The model includes all control and safety mechanism based on the dual-feedback right coming from the whole sensor and current sensor network. Another feature is the time of light sensor placed under the bumper that recognizes a specific foot movement at very competitive sensor cost. The acoustic and visual alerts are activated at the beginning of all lift gate actuation and when a safety concern occurs. For example, tailgate getting stuck a buy an obstacle. An alternative trunk access option is the NFC tag in the mobile phone. So even with hands full it is possible to use the phone to open the trunk even if the jacket pocket or in handbag. Even better is to control the trunk via a dedicated Android mobile phone app. In this way I can open the tailgate even few meters away before starting to carry back some packages. The app uses a secure communication algorithm to ensure only the car owner phone opens the trunk. In addition, the car owner app can temporarily or permanently elect another mobile phone to have car trunk access. We have developed a motion safety subsystem based on MEMS motion sensor to prevent actuation if the car start moving. Example on a slow road. The system detect car motion both at engine on and off. An external failsafe button is also present to open and close the trunk while an LCD in the front of the panel show the system status. For more details please visit SD.com Autodevkit or download Autodevkit from SD.com Autodevkit SW. Thanks.