Category: Automotive

@Ford: Thousands of New Tech Team Members Helping Transform Ford with More on the Way

About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility… Continue reading @Ford: Thousands of New Tech Team Members Helping Transform Ford with More on the Way

Apex.AI Raises Funding Round

Apex.AI, a Palo Alto, California-based autonomous mobility software company, received a funding round of undisclosed amount.  The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Backers included Volvo Group Venture Capital, Hella Ventures, and Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm InMotion Ventures. The investment will enable the development of a safety-certified software framework for autonomous systems. Founded… Continue reading Apex.AI Raises Funding Round

@BMW: BMW Group sales continue to grow in November, with new all-time high also for electrified vehicles

Munich. BMW Group sales continued their positive trend in November: Worldwide deliveries increased by 1.4% over the same month last year to 225,662 units. Deliveries in the year to the end of November were up 1.7% year-on-year, with a total of 2,296,174 premium BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles sold. “After renewed growth in November, we… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group sales continue to grow in November, with new all-time high also for electrified vehicles

China-built Tesla cars secure new energy vehicle subsidies

A China-made Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is seen ahead of the Guangzhou auto show in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Sun BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Friday its Chinese-built Model 3 cars would receive state subsidies, a move that will help the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s push into… Continue reading China-built Tesla cars secure new energy vehicle subsidies

Learn all 99 security tools

Safety is a priority for 99 before, during and after races. That’s why the company continually invests in preventive systems, protection tools and humanized care for passengers and drivers. Features include artificial intelligence to map and avoid risks before races; tools such as security cameras and route sharing available along the way; and a 24-hour… Continue reading Learn all 99 security tools

Tesla made-in-China Model 3 gets official EV incentive recommendation from govt

Tesla’s new made-in-China Model 3 has been officially added to the list of recommended electric vehicles for “new energy vehicle subsidies” by China’s Industry Ministry. It hints at official sales starting soon. In October, Tesla confirmed that it has produced full vehicles at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai as part of its trial production. A few… Continue reading Tesla made-in-China Model 3 gets official EV incentive recommendation from govt

Tesla Sentry Mode surveillance system helps catch a vandal slashing tires

Tesla Sentry Mode, Tesla’s integrated surveillance system, helped the police catch a vandal slashing tires in the parking lot of an apartment complex in California. Tesla’s Sentry Mode, which is an integrated surveillance system inside Tesla’s vehicles using the Autopilot cameras around the car, has been changing the game when it comes to vandalizing parked… Continue reading Tesla Sentry Mode surveillance system helps catch a vandal slashing tires

Biogen Points to Enrollment and Dosing to Explain Alzheimer’s Results

December 5th, 2019 Xconomy San Diego —  Biogen revealed detailed results from its Alzheimer’s trial to a jam-packed room of eager conference attendees this week—and while some described it as a major advance in the field, others were less convinced. Samantha Budd Haeberlein, Biogen’s vice president of clinical development, took the stage Thursday morning in… Continue reading Biogen Points to Enrollment and Dosing to Explain Alzheimer’s Results

December 5th, 2019 Blog Perception Blog: Technology Comparison – Flash and Scannin…

Perception Blog: Technology Comparison -Flash and Scanning LiDAR

A blog post by
David Brodie BSc (Eng), Sr. Project Manager of Perception and AI, LeddarTech®

My name is David Brodie. With this occasional blog, I hope to create a platform to exchange ideas on technology and solution related to perception. I hope to discuss a selection of topics, some at a high level and some in more technical detail.

To start with let’s consider a high-level analysis of one of the classic problems which every autonomous vehicle faces: detecting debris or small objects.

Consider first a classic scanning lidar that surveys its environment using several scan lines. Consider the following figure.

Figure 1: a scanning lidar’s view of the world

Theoretically, all four small objects could be detected. Objects 1 and 3 are detected as they are directly in the path of some scan line. Although object 2 is nearer than object 3 it is not detected as it falls between scan lines. Similarly, object 4 is not detected through in range as it too falls between scan lines. As a scanning lidar approaches a small object, the object will be detected and lost with increasing frequency until it is close enough to be hit by a scan line in every frame.

The following figure shows the same scene surveyed by a flash lidar like LeddarTech’s Pixell.

Figure 2: flash lidars view of the world

In this case, the entire field of view of the lidar is illuminated. Rather than detecting point reflections, the flash lidar detects reflections from a segment. Once an object becomes detectable it is continuously detected as there are no gaps in the illumination. There are challenges here too. Object 4 only fills a small section of the relevant area or “segment”. Object 3 is larger but split across multiple segments and so also only fills a small portion of each segment. It may not be easy to detect but with good beam steering and signal processing, it is possible. Once an object becomes detectable; it is reliably detected from then on.

Have a question about Leddar technology or Leddar sensors? An expert from LeddarTech will be happy to discuss it with you.

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