Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
So the Mach E is available to pre order in the UK with what looks like our tech onboard. The feature from the spec list is described as HANDS-FREE TAILGATE.
https://www.ford.co.uk/shop/price-and-locate/pre-order/build-your-own#/summary?series=ACMRK_VS-LE&powertrain=DR--H_EN-EJ_HTHAD_TR-WA&paint=PN4HQ
Will this be the first time our tech gets an outing on UK roads?
Ford details 2021 autonomous car production amid $1.45bn investment
https://www.slashgear.com/ford-details-2021-autonomous-car-production-amid-1-45bn-investment-17603709/
https://seeingmachines.springboard.com.au/jobs/Canberra,%20ACT/SM-2019103
Anyone know what CNN is?
We are seeking a highly motivated intern to work on deep learning. The goal of the project is to implement a state-of-the-art CNN-based fully-automatic face and eye-tracking system.
https://www.eettaiwan.com/news/article/20191217NT31-6-trends-on-perception-for-adas-av
Beyond driver monitoring systems
Alaoui claims that Eyeris' AI software can perform complex body and face analysis, monitor passenger activity, and perform target detection. He added: "In addition to driver monitoring, Eyeris's AI software can monitor everything in the car, including seat surfaces and steering wheels." He emphasized that the company's progress has exceeded what Seeing Machines can achieve.
However, Laurent Emmerich, director of customer solutions at Seeing Machines Europe, disagrees. He believes: "Beyond monitoring drivers, more goals covered inside the vehicle is a natural development process, and we are also moving towards this goal."
He added that the advantage of Seeing Machines over start-up companies is that "the AI ??expertise accumulated over the past 20 years has laid a solid foundation for our computer vision technology." At present, Seeing Machines' driver monitoring system has been successfully adopted by "6 ??car manufacturers and designed in 9 programs."
In addition, Seeing Machines has developed its own hardware, the Fovio driver monitoring chip. So, can the chip also be used in future vehicle monitoring systems? Emmerich explained that the chip IP will be applied to configurable hardware platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=KhaVXlr8Aa0 @ 1.22 & 2.00
I'm not sure what that car is from the outside but it's definitely a Volvo/Geely in the inside and our DMS seems to be already designed into the dash. Surely they'd just have an aftermarket version slapped on the dashboard if they weren't someway down the development road.
https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/audi-bmw-others-frustrated-hurdles-slowing-launch-self-driving-cars
Frustration is rising over constricting autonomous driving regulations in Europe, where automakers are still waiting for basic levels of the technology to be approved for sale.
Volkswagen Group's Audi brand was the first to develop "eyes-off" conditional Level 3 autonomous functionality with the A8 flagship sedan that launched in late 2018. However, the system, called Traffic Jam Pilot, has yet to be approved for sale by regulators.
Daimler is nearing the release of a Mercedes-Benz S class that should offer Level 3 autonomy as soon as it hits the market in 2020, according to executives. (Automation technology is categorized on the SAE International spectrum ranging from Level 0 to Level 5.)
BMW in 2021 is due to debut its iNEXT electric crossover which is expected to be loaded with advanced self-driving features. That is, if engineers such as Alejandro Vukotich can make some headway with Brussels.
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/bosch-drowsy-drivers/
A driver monitoring system that uses an AI-enabled in car camera to detect when a driver is becoming drowsy or distracted could help save tens of thousands of lives over the next 20 years it is claimed.
Developed by engineers at Bosch, the technology – which is scheduled to go into production in 2022 – uses a camera integrated in the steering wheel to detect when a driver’s eyelids are getting heavy, when they are distracted, and when they turn their head toward their passenger or the rear seats.
ntelligent image-processing algorithms and machine learning technologies – trained using real-world examples – are then able to make a judgement on how tired the driver is on the basis of factors such as eyelid position and eye-blink rate.
According to Bosch, if the system determines that the driver is tired or distracted, it will then provide an alert or warning and use the driver assistance systems to intervene. “If the car knows what its driver and occupants are doing, driving will become safer and more convenient,” commented Harald Kroeger, member of the Robert Bosch GmbH board of management.
The system also uses a camera mounted above or below the rear-view mirror to monitor the other passengers in the car. This is able to detect whether children in the back of the car have carelessly unfastened their seat belts, or whether someone is sitting in such a way that the airbags and seat tensioner wouldn’t protect then in the event of an accident.
As well as improving levels of safety, the technology is also expected to play an important role addressing a fundamental problem of self-driving cars, by helping the vehicle to make a safe judgement on when to hand over responsibility to a human driver after a period of autonomous operation.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191213005390/en/CES-2020-Bosch-presents-intelligent-technology-%E2%80%9CInvented
Interior monitoring – safety, comfort, and convenience for all occupants (AI inside): Based on eyelid movements, direction of gaze, and sitting position, this Bosch vehicle interior monitoring system detects when the driver is drowsy or looks at a smartphone – and alerts the driver to critical situations. It also monitors the vehicle interior to determine how many occupants are present and where they are seated. This makes it possible to optimize the operation of safety systems such as the airbags in an emergency. What’s more, the system increases occupants’ comfort and convenience. For instance, it automatically activates stored personal settings such as seat position. In the future, when vehicles are in partially automated driving mode for sections of the journey such as on the freeway, the driver monitoring system will become an indispensable partner: the camera will ensure that the driver can safely take the wheel again at any time.
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/honda-self-driving-car-technology-japan/?__twitter_impression=true
L3 system that lets you take your eyes off the road. But it's going to have to know you're engaged to hand back control.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUTOSAR
I noticed AUTOSAR appearing a lot in the presentations at Autoworld, I wonder whether we are involved in building the architecture?
As well as CES, Seeing are preparing for Automotive world Japan according to Sophie. There's an opportunity to release some new collaborations at this event.
https://reed-speaker.jp/Conference/202001/tokyo/top/?id=AUTO&lang=en
Honda - Towards Realization of Automated Driving System Cooperating with Other Traffic Participants
An automated driving system has to understand intentions of other traffic participants, predict various risks and act appropriate behavior in order to realize safe and comfortable driving like that of an experienced driver, when its driving condition is expanded from high-ways to surface streets in urban areas, etc. Honda is researching AI and advanced control technologies to realize aforementioned intelligent automated driving system, and introduces them in this conference.
Continental AG - Level 2+ as Enabler for Autonomous Driving under the Aspects of Validation and Safeguarding
On the way to autonomous driving, the driver who is no longer available as a fallback represents a considerable obstacle. For the automotive industry, therefore, the question of how this leap can be mastered arises, taking market conditions into account. Level 2P systems could be an answer to this question.
Xilinx - The challenges for Chip Makers to Support AD/AI
Toyota - AUTOSAR Status Update (R19-11)-- For Further Safety and Security of Autonomous Driving
etc. etc etc.
https://www.just-auto.com/news/veoneer-to-showcase-future-product-at-ces-2020_id192531.aspx
Veoneer will showcase a range of new driver support, collaborative driving and self-driving solutions at CES 2020.
For the first time, Veoneer will demonstrate a new product on the roads of Las Vegas, which allows drivers to push a button when driving and then take their hands off the steering wheel and let the car safely handle parts of the daily commute.
This will be the fifth time Veoneer will participate at CES and the first time the company will show its capabilities on public roads. "The daily commute is going to get easier," said Veoneer chairman, president and CEO, Jan Carlson. "At CES, we'll show you how."
The vehicles at the show will be equipped with sensors, computers and software, which are either available today, or around the corner. The demonstration vehicles at CES will feature the full Zenuity system software capability which will be commercially launched in 2020. In addition, Veoneer will demonstrate the increasing importance of data for the safety and convenience of tomorrow's traffic.
The new solution runs on software developed by Zenuity, the autonomous driving and assisted driving software developer co-owned by Veoneer and Volvo Cars.
Some of the other core technologies which will be highlighted, displayed and demonstrated by Veoneer at CES are next generation vision cameras and radars, 5G technology in partnership with Ericsson and Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud to enable and enhance Veoneer solutions, driver and in-cabin monitoring and next generation thermal imaging.
I'd like to understand how much design wins are guaranteed. We've seen with Smarteye and Audi A8 and JLR that won business doesn't always turn to revenue. I think the market might be pricing some of this uncertainty in. Design wins are great but we need cash in the bank to move the share price and so these licencing deals can't come soon enough.
Maps, It's always been like this hasn't it. and every year we hear new positive spin and think things are going to change.
S2020, I hope they're right. Surely with PM alluding to it and the house broker forecasting it, its got to happen. Watch, CES will be full of Aviation Pilot Monitoring startups now.
It's so frustrating knowing they're sat on information though. Why all the secrecy on fleet? They've managed the communication on this division like idiots. They promised fleet updates and RNS's on deals above certain numbers, neither of which materialised. How can a listed company, with shareholder value supposedly being the highest priority make so many broken promises and expect our confidence?
Surely they could release an update on the interest from the Insurance venture or what the fvck Mix are doing. There's alot which could be said to provide the market with confidence but it's just radio silence.
One day we'll look back at the years of lurking on this message board and hopefully say it was worth it. I'm sticking with the No news it good news mantra.