ce of LiDAR systems for the future of autonomous driving. It will be available globally in early 2026. Compared to previous 3-junction lasers, it delivers higher optical peak power and greater range while consuming less electrical current. This enables earlier and more accurate object detection and classification. The vertically stacked emitters reduce heat generation, simplifying thermal design in compact vehicle architectures. The laser operate...

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ZF LIFETEC to present advanced occupant monitoring technology at InCabin 2025 in Spain On October 6, ZF LIFETEC announced that it will present solutions for adaptive restraint systems, which are based on advanced occupant monitoring technology, at InCabin 2025, from October 7–9, 2025. The system identifies and classifies vehicle occupants in real time.  These solutions use a new generation of algorithms to classify occupants by size, weight, a...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/06

Philippines DOE introduces new guidelines for standardized xEV classification Announced on September 9, 2025, the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has rolled out new guidelines establishing a standardized system for classifying electrified vehicles (xEV), a move aimed at advancing the shift to cleaner transport. Taking effect on September 20, 2025, Circular DC2025-09-0015 replaces earlier recognition rules and introduces harmonized class...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

Chinese authorities to urge domestic automakers to fully test, validate combined assisted driving systems On July 23, China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) announced that the director of the Traffic Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) answered questions from reporters on how to regulate and manage the intelligent driving systems for New Energy Vehicles on sale. Regarding such an issue, the MPS will work with...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/28

up to 2-time processing performance in the radar MPU in a 38% smaller IC footprint, reducing system cost. It enables denser point cloud output and supports AI/ML for features such as enhanced Direction of Arrival (DoA) processing. These capabilities improve separability, detection reliability, and classification of objects such as vulnerable road users and lost cargo, enabling OEM to develop advanced applications such as navigation on autopilot....

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09

autonomous driving systems, Tier IV and CMU are aiming for a system that has “transparency.” Through this collaboration, they will work on the Level 4+ autonomy concept advocated by CMU, which is known as a pioneer of autonomous driving research. The Level 4+ concept remains within the Level 4 classification (fully autonomous driving under certain conditions) in terms of the role of humans, but incorporates key aspects of Level 5 system (ful...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

China to promote reform of NEV insurance On January 24, Chinese government bodies including the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Deepening Reform and Strengthening Supervision to Promote the High-quality Development of New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Insurance” (the Opinions) to give full play to the role of NEV insurance in areas such as loss compensation, risk reduction, and risk managemen...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/07

CES 2025: Elektrobit provides SDV roadmap with open source from cloud to cockpit On December 12, Elektrobit announced it will showcase the latest innovations for accelerating the transformation toward the software-defined vehicle (SDV) at CES 2025. These include its rapidly expanding line of open-source and virtual development solutions; a new classification system for SDVs that provides carmakers with a roadmap for development; seamless AUTOSAR ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/13

its DOMS (Driver Occupant Monitoring System) demo with a 1-megapixel 140° Field of View (FoV) Near Infrared (NIR) camera in InCabin Europe in Barcelona.  This setup also included a range of passive safety capabilities like seatbelt detection, multiple “out of position” scenarios, and occupant classification. emotion3 has received positive feedback for eye gaze tracking and 3D body pose estimation at such a low resolution. Besides, the new ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/05

emplates or formulas. Utilizing advanced GPT technology, HARMAN ForecastGPT has reasoning capabilities while providing detailed commentary to explain trends in data.  Key HARMAN offerings available in AWS Marketplace include Large Language Model (LLM) Shield, Quantum Machine Learning based Damaged Vehicle Classification, LLM Studio, Automatic Speech Recognition, Text to Speech Synthesizer, Length of Hospital Stay Prediction, Botnet Detector and ...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/29

efined Region of Interest (ROI) that enables dynamic extended range, higher frames per second, and high resolution.  It integrates key camera functionalities like License Plate Recognition (LPR) and Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) with LiDAR capabilities such as precise object detection, classification, speed and location tracking, data fusion, and comprehensive environmental data.  It can revolutionize numerous industries including a...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/24

da region of central Kazakhstan. The EBRD’s investment of AUD 5 million (EUR 3 million), which represents 17.36% stakes. It will finance Sarytogan Graphite’s development program, including the preparation of a feasibility study and its working capital needs. As per the EU critical raw materials classification (CRM), graphite is a CRM mineral, which has a wide range of applications and is used to produce electric vehicle batteries, the electri...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/12

Auto-ISAC presents Automotive Threat Matrix (ATM) On March 27, the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC), presented the Automotive Threat Matrix (ATM).  It helps in the assessment of automotive threats and risks, as well as the classification and sharing of cyber threat intelligence across the automotive industry. Modeled after the acclaimed MITRE ATT&CK framework, ATM offers a standardized taxonomy meticulously tailored...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/28

Foresight, Israel completes two proof of concept (POC) projects with a leading Japanese OEM On February 5, Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. announced the successful completion of two proof of concept (POC) projects with a leading Japanese vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer, currently employing stereo cameras in its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), evaluated the accuracy of Foresight’s unique automatic calibration capabil...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/06

CES 2024: NXP extends 28 nm RFCMOS radar one-chip family for ADAS architectures in SDVs NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXP), at CES 2024, announced an expansion of its radar one-chip family with the introduction of the SAF86xx for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) architectures in software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The new SAF86xx monolithically integrates a high-performance radar transceiver, a multi-core radar processor, and a MACsec hardware ...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/10

he first quarter of 2024. Since Terranet presented the BlincVision concept at Startup Autobahn 2021, great progress has been made. The first laser scanner has been tested, algorithms and triangulation have been developed and the construction of an AI-based software stack for object recognition and classification has begun. Demonstrating BlincVision's functionality is critical to closing deals with car manufacturers or their major subcontractors....

News  Updated at: 2023/10/03

Kunshan plans to promote and apply over 50,000 NEVs in total by 2025 On September 8, the Kunshan Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in Kunshan” (the Opinions). The Opinions specify the following development goals: by 2025, a total of over 50,000 NEVs shall be promoted and applied in the city, among which over 30,000 shall be p...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/14

Bosch introduces video perception as standalone software product; to be debuted at IAA Mobility 2023 Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) announced the introduction of a video-perception software as a standalone product that can be used on various SoCs (system on chip). The video-based perception of the vehicle’s surroundings is the basis of assisted and automated driving and parking at SAE levels 0 to 4. In addition to radar and ultrasonic options, senso...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/25

Foresight, Israel, signs agreements for two proofs of concept with global OEM On August 14, Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. announced the signing of an agreement for two proof of concept (POC) projects with a leading global vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer currently uses stereo cameras in its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), enabling 3D depth perception and distance analysis. These features can be used, for example, for...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/16

VDIK, Germany demands for rapid amendment of new energy consumption labeling for passenger cars On July 20, the Association of International Manufacturers (VDIK) announced that the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection had presented a draft of the ordinance on energy consumption labelling for passenger cars. With the new rule, new vehicle energy consumption values collected under the WLTP European test will be reported in the futur...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/25