Sumitomo Rubber acquires AI start-up Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has acquired Viaduct, Inc. (Viaduct), a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) venture company. The contract was signed on August 27, and the acquisition cost was USD 104 million (JPY 15.3 billion). Sumitomo Rubber intends to accelerate the expansion of the service with its proprietary prediction and analysis technology, Sensing Core. The two ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

ce autonomous driving software activities led by the company. The foundation technology establishes a system that safely realizes Level 4 autonomous driving (fully autonomous driving under specific conditions) even for unfamiliar scenarios. It uses machine learning to process tasks ranging from the prediction of movement of objects around the vehicle to the creation of autonomous driving routes. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on A...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04

d for HD maps and Lidar sensors for up to Level 2+ systems, and enables up to Level 3 autonomous driving.  Helm.ai Vision also generates a bird’s-eye view (BEV) representation by fusing multi-camera input into a unified spatial map, critical for improving the downstream performance of the intent prediction and planning modules. Helm.ai Vision is modular by design and is optimized for deployment on leading automotive hardware platforms, includi...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/21

mation under all conditions. -          Comfort: A pioneering distortion correction algorithm developed by Xiaopeng and Huawei ensures comfort even after long-term use. -          Accuracy: XPeng’s 3D OCC (Occupancy) advanced driver assistance technology, along with an AR engine prediction algorithm developed with Huawei, ensures that AR information fits perfectly with the actual road without blocking the field of vision. To a...

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al defibrillator, outdoor tools, or a quick-release electric scooter according to user requirements. Regarding performance, the Tianji is developed based on the E0X-L high-performance platform. It will be equipped with Chery’s latest 7D intelligent all-terrain system with features such as AI road prediction, a cross-domain integrated chassis control system, and a fully active suspension system, delivering a maximum wheel-side driving force of 6...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/06

Helm.ai Driver launches as vision-only path prediction deep-neural network On April 17, Helm.ai, a California-based provider of advanced AI software for high-end ADAS, autonomous driving, and robotics automation, introduced Helm.ai Driver, a real-time deep neural network (DNN) transformer based path prediction system for highway and urban Level 2 to Level 4 autonomous driving.  The new model predicts the future path of the self-driving vehicle i...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/23

voir computers to a major automotive manufacturer. The device has since been shipped to the customer and will be used for research and development purposes. QCi's EmuCore reservoir computing device can be applied to solve a variety of problems related to serial data structures including time series prediction and image recognition in a fast, affordable, and energy-efficient manner. Built on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), EmuCore provides...

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sses, thereby shortening development time. The technology uses the method developed by JFE Steel to predict natural frequencies and is adopted for the first time in the world for the development of mass-production models of the Suzuki Spacia. The two companies employed JFE Steel's natural frequency prediction method, a multivariate statistical analysis technique, to develop an empirical formula for predicting the vibration of roof panels in the l...

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Gotion High-tech launches Gotion Guard intelligent battery protection system Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. (Gotion High-tech) launched the Gotion Guard intelligent battery protection system to address issues such as massive amounts of battery monitoring data, complex failure prediction, and insufficient intelligence levels. The system provides power batteries and energy storage batteries with all-scenario intelligent pre-warning and monitoring servi...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/28

r the in-vehicle application business. The automaker plans to eventually implement a “door-to-door” autonomous driving technology that enables vehicles to drive on roads including general public roads without interruption by leveraging AI and connected technology. The automaker will enhance the prediction accuracy using an LLM to respond to situations, such as a pedestrian running out into a road or obstacles, that are difficult to predict. (...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/27

letes the powertrain, with an NEDC fuel consumption as low as 6.3L/100km at low state-of-charge, an electric-mode range of 202km, and a combined range of 1,302km. The DiSus-A dual-chamber air suspension system coming as standard further enhances driving and riding comfort in conjunction with a road prediction system. The N9 contains the DiLink 150 intelligent cockpit with a 50-inch augmented reality head-up display, a six-zone intelligent voice i...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/25

ligent driving system, which covers all Geely models. G-Pilot-powered models for sale come standard with: dual Orin-X chips and a LiDAR, delivering a callable computing power of 23.5 EFLOPS; an industry-leading technology architecture with a one-stage end-to-end large model, integrating perception, prediction, planning, and decision-making; and an MLLM (Multimodal Large Language Model) integrating visual, auditory, and haptic reasoning capabiliti...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/24

nsors offer significantly expanded detection by taking advantage of the height of the Serena and enabling more accurate detection of its surroundings, compared to Leaf, the earlier test vehicles. In addition, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly enhanced recognition, behavioral prediction and judgment as well as control, delivering smooth operation in a variety of complex scenarios. To ensure the utmost safety for the test ve...

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Scaledrive.ai, US joins Autoware Foundation On February 17, Scaledrive.ai joined the Autoware Foundation. The Scaledrive.ai team has complementary technologies to help Autoware advance safe autonomous driving. The Scaledrive.ai team is on a mission to develop a collection of AI models for road actors (such as pedestrians, car drivers, etc.). They aim to develop an AI agent for Autoware’s prediction module.  The Scaledrive.ai team is building a...

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automotive AP modules in the future. It intends to make the modules capable of operating at up to 95 degrees Celsius by improving their heat dissipation performance by the end of 2025. Moreover, it aims to shorten the time required to develop AP modules by introducing virtual simulation for warpage prediction. Currently, LG Innotek is promoting the products to global automakers, primarily in North America, to launch mass production in the latter ...

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e operations in 2022 and have been used for OEMs’ volume production development. In addition to halving the development time, Denso plans to reduce evaluation man-hours by 60%. The company also plans to eventually utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to leverage the VRSs for automated evaluation, prediction control, and other purposes. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on February 19, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/19

3 years. Changan Auto will accelerate plant digitalization and intelligentization for 40% higher delivery efficiency, 30% lower carbon emissions, and 20% lower costs. Furthermore, Changan Auto is pushing forward an AI development strategy. For digital operations, AI algorithms will be leveraged for prediction of demand fluctuations, optimization of inventory management, and reduction of operating costs. For digital and intelligent services, an al...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/17

injuku Ward, Tokyo), a group company of Taisei Corporation. The test will simultaneously use five unattended Level 4 autonomous vehicles (fully autonomous driving under certain conditions) to evaluate the number of wheel passes before the road is fatigued. Hino aims to establish pavement durability prediction and autonomous driving technologies through the test. A driving test will start on pavement evaluation roads at Taisei Rotec’s new resear...

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(cameras, LiDAR, radars, ultrasonic sensors) equipped on the AFEELA 1 to sense and collect data from the surroundings. By leveraging the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) with a computing power of up to 800 TOPS and AI technology, it provides advanced driver assistance across all stages of Perception, Prediction, and Planning. From the departure point to parking at the destination, it reduces the driver’s burden with an end-to-end route. The surro...

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ture, Toyoda Gosei will create new products, such as ankle airbags, focusing on human body parts, which may often suffer permanent damage. Anticipating the broader use of autonomous driving vehicles, in which seat positions and passenger posture are more diverse, the company will implement AI-based prediction technology to develop products more efficiently. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on January 7, 2025)...

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