ser-dot projector mounted next to the camera allows the exact separation distance of passengers from the cockpit to be determined via a 3-D depth map. The biometric image analysis originates from the BASF subsidiary trinamiX as does the touch free analysis of vital parameters such as heart rate.   Texas Instruments (TI) in turn uses a monolithically integrated 60 GHz radar chip for cabin monitoring which allows the demo board to host functions s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

odnet Scivax Cedar Electronics Smart Radar System Great Star Seyond (Innovusion) Continental Smartmicro Hangzhou OLE SiLC Indie Semiconductor SMK Electronics Hesai SolidVue Micradar StreamTeck Scientific Hybrid Lidar SOS LAB Millilab Tarla.io Indie Semiconductor SteerLight Magna (imaging) Texas Instruments Innoviz Valeo Neural Propulsion(NPS) Xandar Kardian Itops Automotive VanJee Tech Novelic (in-cabin) Zadar Labs (imaging Koito ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/19

al MFC525, MFC5J3 (Source: Continental) Figure 13: Continental FSC300 (Source: Continental)     A satellite camera without a built-in chip is the FSC300 (Far Looking Satellite Camera). With 8 megapixels, the FOV capability is from 28° to 120°. The connection to the domain ECU is made through Texas Instruments Incorporated's FPD-Link or Analog Devices, Inc.'s GMSL. The combination of FSC and radar is expected to lead to more advanced autono...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/09

esla ESS Panasonic DeSoto Plant, Kansas, U.S. 2024 - 4680 → 2170 for the time being JV Production Panasonic Nevada Gigafactory, U.S. 2015 40 → 140GWh 18650, 2070, 4680 In-house production Tesla Berlin Gigafactory, Germany 2024 50GWh Model Y vehicle production 2022, 4680 cell for Model Y Texas Gigafactory, U.S. 2022 50GWh Model Y and Cybertruck production, 4680 cell planned Mexico Gigafactory Construction suspended - Vehicle + batter...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

for mounting above the windshield. Hesai also announced The ET 25 lidar which uses a beam steering system.   Radar   Radar remains a key sensor for ADAS and AVs. Several Tier 1 companies are major radar suppliers such as Bosch and Continental. Chip suppliers are also making radar chips including Texas Instruments.   * The VSI-Labs member portal provides a list of detailed information for 30 companies. New exhibitors for 2024 are highlighted i...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/02/02

Realtime Operating System (RTOS) and QNX Hypervisor, is designed to deliver reliable functionality.The pre-integrated infotainment domain computing system is powered by a 3rd-generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platform, a product of Qualcomm.The enhanced display experience is made possible by Texas Instruments' FPD-Link SerDes technology for high-speed display and camera communications, which is supported by Molex ultra-reliable connector s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/14

x in Figure 4) One of the features of this microcontroller, which is driven at 200MHz and has DSP (digital signal processor) functionality, is that it plays the role of an SMU (safety management unit). The communication specifications are compatible with CAN FD, Ethernet, and FlexRay. The unit from Texas Instruments Inc.’s (TI's) is used as the ADAS application processor. (Red frame in Figure 4) This is an SoC (system on a chip) with video and ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/10/12

th Vale, Ford, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt on EV battery ecosystem in Indonesia (April 19, 2023)https://www.marklines.com/en/news/286680 Indonesian govt. announces VAT incentive for electric cars and buses; effective until December 2023 (April 7, 2023)https://www.marklines.com/en/news/286114   Malaysia Texas Instruments to expand manufacturing footprint of semiconductors in Malaysia (June 13, 2023)https://www.marklines.com/en/news/289672 EVE Energy t...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/08/21

the body side on the left side of the driver's seat. Figure 1: ADAS Module configuration (Source: Munro) Figure 2: ADAS Module (Source: Munro)   Figure 3: The ADAS Module contains the SAK-TC397XX-256 32-bit 3-core Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) microcontroller (outlined in yellow), Texas Instruments Inc.’s (TI's) TDA2PsXTQABZQ1 for graphics processing designed for ADAS applications (outlined in orange), and the Mobileye EyeQ3, ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/29

8mm × overall height 1,439mm, with a wheelbase of 3,150mm. Equipped with twin motors front and rear, it has a maximum output of 494kW, maximum torque of 820Nm, and 0-100km/h acceleration in 3.8 seconds. It is equipped with 32 driver assistance sensors and is powered by NVIDIA's DRIVE Orin chip and Texas Instruments' TDA4 chip. HiPhi Z HiPhi Z cockpit     HiPhi recently officially launched its overseas strategy. Starting in Europe and...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/08

AB and Vueron Technology. Israel has two lidar entries with Innoviz Technologies and SiLC Technologies.   Radar   Radar remains important for ADAS and AVs. Several of the Tier 1 companies are major radar suppliers such as Bosch and Continental. Chip suppliers are also making radar chips including Texas Instruments. The next table has 15 radar suppliers that were at CES.   The 4D imaging radars are rapidly becoming the most important radar tech...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/01/31

data)   Although the unit price of analog products was also on the rise due to supply shortages, the supply system has been strengthened while increasing outsourcing of manufacturing to foundries such as X-FAB Silicon Foundries (X-Fab). Major analog IC (integrated circuit) manufacturers such as Texas Instruments Inc. and Analog Devices Inc. have also made aggressive capital investments. The rise in unit costs associated with the shortage now ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/01/24

ailure rates, diagnostic and monitoring measures as well as redundancy in the respective modules. Depending on the level of automation, diagnostic functions must ensure that failure rates decrease significantly and fault coverage increases.   Bryan Padilla, Automotive Product Marketing Engineer at Texas Instruments, knows the problem in detail: “It is important that the modules work properly over time. For example, the sensors must compensate ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/08/19

e their own research AVs for testing purposes only and do not operate such fleets. Their end goal is to provide their AV hardware and/or software stacks to OEMs and mobility service operators developing functioning AV builds - complete vehicles.   Intel/Mobileye, Nvidia, Qualcomm, NXP, AMD/Xilinx, Texas Instruments and some tier ones (Hitachi, Denso, Bosch, Continental, Valeo, ZF, Magna, etc.) lead the supply of AV compute platforms or ADAS/AV d...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/05/23

Shortage of Automotive Semiconductors Characteristics of automotive semiconductor suppliers and structure of the supply chain Summary Organization of automotive semiconductor industry and overview of 7 major companies (NVIDIA, AMD/ATI, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, NXP, Infineon, Renesas) Composition of automotive semiconductor suppliers by product Semiconductor industry supply chain Semiconductor suppliers and semiconductor manufacturers: "fables...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/03/31

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Surround View Control Unit Teardown Summary Mercedes-Benz S-Class Surround View Control Unit  The Surround View control unit installed in this Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a Magna International system. The four cameras are connected by a LVDS (Low-voltage differential signaling) digital interface, and are configured to process images with Texas Instrument's DaVinci digital media SoC (System On Chip).   Report created by: Fom...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/06/02

d such solutions. Meanwhile, localization with camera, LiDAR, and even radar is now feasible if the map localization layers are there. Neural Network Accelerators: VSI saw at least four companies that were building processor IPs, specifically for inferencing neural network in the vehicle: AImotive, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, and Horizon Robotics. VSI sees a post-GPU era where Nvidia's dominance is diluted and GPU inferencing in the vehicle coul...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/01/24

nt panels, is often used as representative example of a supplier of  cockpit modules. The cluster meter is considered a functional component that is incorporated into the instrument panel. As the name "cluster" implies, it has conventionally been a collection of independently integrated mechanical instruments such as the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, and thermometer. However, in recent years, there has been an increase in instrument panel...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/07/02

rround view monitor unit made by Valeo. Valeo’s Surround View Monitor Unit The Surround View system provided by Valeo incorporates a 32-bit MCU from STMicroelectronics as the main processor, while the image processing unit employs a SoC (TITDAx series) for the Surround View system from Texas Instruments. For the camera input, a Broadcom 7-port Ether Switch has been mounted, and the camera is connected by a LVDS I/F. Surround V...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/04/10

er (RX), and a VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) from NXP.   The control board is based on the NXP automotive-grade MCU (Micro-Controller Unit) SC5773 (32bit Power Architecture) that performs all control functions. The internal power supply block is based on the power IC TPS65310A-Q1 from Texas Instruments. The communications block provides dual CAN communications lines with 2 Infineon High Speed transceiver ICs TLE8250. In the front-gr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/04/12