) solutions.  Featured products will include: •    Valeo’s vOS middleware forms the backbone of the vehicle’s software and enables seamless integration across domains. It supports all SDV functions with over-the-air updates, ensuring vehicles remain cutting-edge post-production, and offers scalability to expand compute power as needed throughout the vehicle’s lifetime.•    Valeo will showcase a Mercedes-Benz EQS with Drive Pilote, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/20

ng it easier for drivers to find payment-enabled sites. The functionality is supported by Parkopedia's detailed parking data, ensuring accurate location information for seamless transactions. It is available on fuel-powered Škoda models from Q2 2024, including Fabia, Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Octavia, Scala, and Superb. Notifications for parking will also be available on the upcoming electric Škoda Elroq, with more EV models, including the Enyaq, g...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/05

Valeo's battery thermal regulation and heat pump thermal management technologies will also be showcased. It will present safety technologies like Aquablade, which cleans the windshield to ensure constant visibility, Driver Monitoring System (DMS), integrated into the B-pillar of transport vehicles, Scala-3-LiDAR, the world's first mass-produced 3D laser scanner. (Based on Newsletter from IAA Transportation 2024 dated July 24, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/29

nd Partner models. It will also supply front and rear bumpers for the Honda Prologue. For the lighting division, it will supply headlamps and bodyshells for Peugeot 2008 as well as un-named EV produced in Mexico.  It won business for front-end modules for Mercedes Benz EQA and EQB as well as Skoda Scala models. Major OEM awarded OPmobility business for fuel systems for Porsche 911, Nissan Armada, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave, an...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/24

Valeo wins new contract for SCALA 3 LiDAR Valeo Group (Valeo) announced that a new contract with a premium European OEM for its Valeo SCALA 3 LiDAR. It will supply the LiDAR sensor as well as the associated software and artificial intelligence, which enable the accurate interpretation of the scene around the vehicle and contribute to achieving level 3 autonomy, even at high speeds. (Based on Valeo social media updates dated March 20, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/21

Škoda Auto launches production of upgraded Scala and Kamiq in Czech Republic On January 29, Škoda Auto started production of the updated Scala compact car and the Kamiq city SUV at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav.  The new Scala and Kamiq will be available at Škoda partners in the Czech Republic starting in February 2024. The latest enhancements to these product lines include new equipment features and assistant systems, usually exclusive t...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/29

Škoda Auto produces 880,000 vehicles at its global production sites in 2023 On January 23, Škoda Auto announced that it had manufactured 888,000 vehicles in 2023, including over 781,000 vehicles at its Czech plants, and 107,000 units at its international facilities. Škoda Auto manufactured approximately 556,000 units of the Fabia, Scala, Octavia, Octavia iV, Kamiq, Enyaq and Enyaq Coupé series in Mladá Boleslav plant. The Kvasiny plant manuf...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/24

of scenarios and environments for ADAS perception testing and validation. Applying the digital twins in Applied Intuition’s sensor simulation product, Spectral, enables OEMs to create more accurate simulations than using traditional simulation methods. The platform focuses on simulating Valeo’s SCALA 3 LiDAR and expands to other Valeo sensors for software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing. This solution will help OEMs b...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/08

CES 2024: Valeo to present innovations for safer and greener mobility Valeo Group (Valeo) announced that it will present the latest innovations for safer and greener mobility at CES 2024. The highlights include the CES 2024 Innovation Award Honoree SCALA 3 LiDAR, which features AI-based perception software and enables the classification of objects identified by the LiDAR in its point cloud. Valeo will unveil the Predict4Range, a software solution...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/20

Valeo to introduce over-the-air software update function for 3rd generation Scala 3 LiDAR Valeo S.A. (Valeo) plans to strengthen the development of software, and hasten to extend the function of its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The company projects that the value of software will account for 30% of the value of a vehicle in 2030. Valeo will introduce an over-the-air (OTA) software update function to its 3rd generation “Scala 3” ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/11

Škoda reveals new Scala compact and Kamiq city SUV models On August 1, Škoda Auto unveiled its new model of Scala compact model and Kamiq city SUV. The vehicle will be produced at the Mladá Boleslav plant in Czech Republic.The models are available in three trim levels i.e. Essence, Selection, and the sporty Monte Carlo version - a total of six interior design variants are available.Being based on the MQB-A0 platform, both models feature three ...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/01

Skoda unveils updated headlight design for new Scala and Kamiq models On July 25, Skoda released the design sketches revealing the updated front end and headlights for both Scala and Kamiq models.Skoda Scala's headlights have been reshaped, now extending to the grille, featuring strips of daytime running lights covering on both lower and upper edge of the headlights creating a distinctive new light signature. Similarly, Skoda Kamiq's headlights h...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/25

Skoda showcases updated exterior designs of new Scala and Kamiq models On July 18, Škoda Auto revealed official exterior sketches of the new Scala compact model and Kamiq city SUV. The updated versions boast progressive design, technology enhancements, and features inspired by higher-end vehicles. The digital world premieres for both vehicles are scheduled for August 1, 2023.Scala showcases its dynamic appeal, while the Kamiq exudes a rugged app...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/18

Skoda introduces Crew Protect Assist to improve occupant safety in various models On July 13, Skoda announced that it has introduced Crew Protect Assist on multiple models like the Scala, Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Superb, and Enyaq. The system utilizes radar and stability control to respond to potential collisions. Its purpose is to ensure the highest level of protection for car occupants during accidents.Crew Protect Assist automatically pre-tension...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/14

company aims to increase its sales by 1.3 times to EUR 27.5 billion (JPY 4.1 trillion) from the 2022 level and almost double its operating profit margin from 3.6% to 6.5% in 2025. The company has about a 90% share of the LiDAR laser scanner market for production vehicles. Valeo’s third-generation SCALA 3 LiDAR has about 50 times higher resolution compared to the second-generation model and can detect objects from about 300 meters away to suppor...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/24

. The future entry-level model will bear the working title “Small”. It will be a sub-compact car priced at around EUR 25,000. The model will be produced at a Volkswagen Group Plant in Spain and introduced in 2025. At around 4.10 meters in length, it will offer a similar luggage capacity as the Scala. The “Estate” will be a 4.70-meter-long model, the brand’s first all-electric estate car. The “Estate” BEV will be introduced in 2026...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/26

ld premieres this autumn. In addition to variants featuring the car maker’s most advanced gasoline and diesel engines, both models will also be available in a plug-in hybrid format.Skoda Auto will soon be refreshing three other models in its portfolio: the iconic Octavia and the compact Kamiq and Scala. Based on Skoda Auto press release ...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/26

o serve all market needs relating to the electric powertrain, including the new-generation automotive electric motor entirely rare earth and magnet-free developed in partnership with Renault. It will also showcase its comprehensive management of thermal systems. Valeo will present the award-winning SCALA 3 LiDAR. SCALA 3 dramatically increases the domain of operation – and therefore the customer value – of private vehicles thanks to a wider s...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/14

Valeo’s SCALA 3 LiDAR wins 2 new contracts Valeo Group (Valeo) announced that its SCALA 3 LiDAR has received 2 new major contracts from a leading Asian manufacturer and a leading American robotaxi company. Valeo has now registered orders worth more than EUR 1 billion for SCALA 3 LiDAR, which help expand the domain of operation of conditionally automated vehicles (level 3) to wider areas and higher speed (up to 130 kph) and make robotaxi (level ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/31

companies jointly develop vehicles and share common platforms and powertrains but employ distinct styling between their products. This is importantly unlike Renault and Nissan’s previously failed strategy of simple cross-badging in the form of the Nissan Micra/Renault Pulse, Nissan Sunny/Renault Scala, and Renault Duster/Nissan Terrano in India. We have assumed the three new vehicles from Renault will be the third-generation Duster, the Bigste...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/31