RE: Left field news from Smarteye tomorrow?20 Aug 2024 16:58
i asked the question re left field news. valeo had their own in house dms until they didn't. it was an exploratory question as a possibility. it still is a possibility and a reasonable consideration to.make and understand if you look at the market and how it may develop. gentex wont give away thier mirrors to a dms loaded one without a fight. smarteye we know has faults but do win business. it is not unreasonable they could do a deal and get some money in as part of the deal.as per the see.and magna deal. do i think it's likely, not sure to be honest, but the chances are not zero. any new mirror dms deals are sure taking a while. the valeo smart 360 package could actually be a decent volume for some.models and some of those maybe in markets we have had a win in like china. it's the.opacity of deals that kills the hope. next ncap is 11/9 . hopefully this includes the vehicle with.mirror dms.we have at sop. one thing we do have that is unique are dedicated chip designs the accelerate at low heat/wattage monitoring. what collins do with this in the passenger cabin could be interesting if thier work with ****pit and pilots throws up use cases outside. passenger verification in seat, seat belt on off. medical emergency, aggressive agitation. frequent flyer entertainment offers. 150 camera positions in the overhead light area would need dedicated chip processing and an npu would do that without massive chip overhead. however collins needs to walk first, run later. those labelled tiers need to be signed off for use first and that's quite at the moment. we know smarteye aren't doing this bit.