Sense Photonics have entered the automotive market with their Osprey, which they describe as the first modular flash lidar for ADAS and AV. Units can be ordered now at USD $3,200. Sense say “Osprey’s arrival is a major automotive milestone, ushering in a new era of fully solid-state depth sensing. It features a 75-degree vertical…
ACEA said 2020 saw the biggest annual drop in car demand since they started keeping track in 1990, with registrations falling by 24% to around 12 million. A strong finish to the year for Volkswagen Group and PSA Group limited the industrywide decline in December; VW Group registrations for the month rose 8.2%, with all…
The Toyota Corolla remained the best-selling car model in the world in 2020. The top ten are dominated by Japanese vehicles. The only “millionaire” among the world’s best-selling passenger cars (including pick-ups and SUVs) in 2020 was the Toyota Corolla, which, as in 2019 and 2018, is again number one in the Focus2move market researcher…
The merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group closed last week, and the combined entity now must mesh their disparate cultures and the operations of 14 brands. “We have a robust financial position, they have been operating properly and they are creating value, so there is no crisis on this merger. It’s all about…
A mix of executives from Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group have been named to lead Stellantis, Under CEO Carlos Tavares, top cross-company positions announced last week, include Richard Palmer as CFO, the same post he held at FCA; Maxime Picat goes from head of Europe for PSA to COO for an enlarged Europe region; Michelle Wen…
Koito exhibited their next generation of lighting systems, communication lamps, sensor modules, and smart street lights at the virtual CES 2021. They’ve accelerated their innovation initiatives through the establishment of an R&D lab in Silicon Valley, and by participation in Israeli venture capital activities. They’ve also been bolstering their global partnership network with strategic collaborations…
SLD Laser have announced their production launch of the world’s first dual-output LaserLight™ source, which puts out both white and IR (infrared) light. It’s targetted at automotive and consumer lighting, night vision illumination, and precision long-range sensing beyond 250 metres.White/IR light sources are crucial for vehicle lighting, ADAS, and AV lidar 3D sensing. Such sources…
At CES, Grupo Antolin showcased their cutting-edge innovations that aim to provide technology and intelligence inside the vehicle, and presented their two new virtual concept cars which capture the supplier’s vision of the car interior of the future. The Antolin Virtual Ride Hailing Concept Car presents the interior as a living space where people can work,…
To address the challenges of smart lighting, Melexis have developed the Melexis Light Bus—or MeLiBu™ for short. It combines LIN and CAN: the easily usable, extendable protocol and hardware architecture of LIN with the speed and robust communication system of CAN. Exterior and Interior lighting are interesting for carmakers and customers like never before. There is…
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