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Fisker teases electric SUV’s front end, promises recycled materials inside

Henrik Fisker maintains the car's starting price will be below $40,000.

Road/Show by CNET article by ANDREW KROK

There's more than a little Range Rover inspiration in those headlights.

Henrik Fisker has taken the slow-burn approach to introducing his new electric SUV. We've seen a series of design teasers, most of which have come directly from the famed car designer's Twitter account, and what do you know, that's where the latest teaser has come from, too.

Henrik Fisker on Saturday posted a new picture of his upcoming EV SUV's front end to his Twitter account. While we've seen this part of the car in teasers before, they were limited to design mockups. This, however, appears to be its production-ready form. It's not much different from the previews, with some interesting angles on the hood and lower bumper. There's also a trick daytime running light design from LEDs in both the headlights and the bumper.

In addition to the picture, Fisker said in the tweet that his company hopes to make “the world's most sustainable vehicle.” In addition to a starting price below $40,000, Fisker claims that the interior is mighty spacious and makes use of recycled materials. In a reply to a different person's tweet, Fisker said he's keeping the interior a secret until its proper unveiling, which is scheduled for later this year.

Thus far, we still don't know much about Fisker's new EV. We know there will be a turn signal in the D-pillar, as well as a solar roof, and based on the few teasers we've seen, it's clear that the SUV will rock a shape that's at least a little bit blocky. It's believed to have a range north of 300 miles, but any mention of range should wait until the EPA or WLTP has the chance to test it. Fisker hopes to have the car on sale in 2021.

There's bound to still be a turn signal in the taillight, right?

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News Coverage: Velodyne Adds Mapper’s Software to Advance Lidar-Centric ADAS

News Coverage: Velodyne Adds Mapper’s Software to Advance Lidar-Centric ADASJuly 29, 2019|In Media Coverage|By Albie Jarvis

Lidar can enhance advanced
driver-assistance systems (ADAS) by delivering perception data that provides
real-time free space detection in all light conditions.

Velarray™
is the first solid-state Velodyne lidar sensor that is embeddable and fits
behind a windshield, as an integral component for superior, more effective
ADAS.

Eric Walz wrote
an article in FutureCar about the news that Velodyne Lidar acquired
high-definition mapping and localization software, as well as intellectual
property assets from Mapper.ai. Mapper technology will enable Velodyne to
accelerate development of Vella™,
a groundbreaking advanced driver assistance solution that builds upon the
directional view Velarray sensor.

In discussing Velodyne technology in the FutureCar story, Dr.
Nikhil Naikal, founder and CEO of Mapper, said:

“Velodyne has both created the market for high-fidelity
automotive lidar and established itself as the leader. We have been Velodyne
customers for years and have already integrated their lidar sensors into easily
deployable solutions for scalable high-definition mapping.”

In a story
on the Mapper news, Gilbert Shar of Auto Connected Car News, quoted
Velodyne CTO Anand Gopalan saying:

“The goal in the automotive market is to make transportation
safer. By adding Vella software to our broad portfolio of lidar technology,
Velodyne is poised to revolutionize ADAS performance and safety.”

Mapper’s entire leadership and engineering teams will join
Velodyne, bolstering the company’s large and growing software development
group. An
Automotive World story, quoted Gopalan discussing this move:

“Expanding our team to develop Vella is a giant step towards
achieving our goal of mass producing an ADAS solution that dramatically
improves roadway safety. Mapper technology gives us access to some key
algorithmic elements and accelerates our development timeline. Together, our
sensors and software will allow powerful lidar-based safety solutions to be
available on every vehicle.”

Other media outlets that wrote about the Mapper news include
Autonomous
Vehicle International, Autonomous
Vehicle Technology, Green Car
Congress, LED
Inside and The
Robot Report.

To read the complete FutureCar article, please go to: Velodyne
Acquires HD Mapping Startup Mapper.ai to Advance its Lidar-based Driver Assist
Software.

To review the Auto Connected Car News story, please see: Velodyne
Buys Mapper.ai.

The Automotive World story can be found here: Velodyne Lidar acquires Mapper.ai for ADAS launch

For Velodyne Lidar products click HERE.

LiDAR specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH establishes a U.S. subsidiary to boost its business in the United States

DETROIT and HAMBURG, Germany, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ibeo Automotive Systems, a LiDAR sensor specialist from Hamburg, has established a wholly owned subsidiary in the United States: Ibeo Automotive USA Inc. in Detroit. Paula Jones, the former director of the Customer Business Unit of Gentherm Inc., was named president and manages the new company. This step… Continue reading LiDAR specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH establishes a U.S. subsidiary to boost its business in the United States