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The last detail that can be seen for the first time is the placement of various sensors on the front, at least one of which will be a lidar sensor. Don’t worry. They must be hidden for production. Cadillac’s parent company, General Motors, has partnered with Cepton of Silicon Valley to supply lidar sensors.

The various sensors on the Celestiq are vital to the future GM Ultra Cruise autonomous driver assistance feature which will be offered on Cadillac’s flagship. According to GM, Ultra Cruise will serve 95% of U.S. roads, meaning many trips don’t require you to actually drive the car. Like the current Super Cruise system, Ultra Cruise will still require the driver to constantly monitor the situation and take action when necessary. Otherwise, it will turn off. This means it will still be level 2 on SAE scale of self-driving ability. To be rated above Level 2, autonomous driving systems must operate in blindsight mode.

https://motonewstoday.com/the-2025-cadillac-celestiq-flagship-looks-impressive-on-the-road/47550/?amp=1

But the future of pickup trucks in the U.S. and around the globe isn’t all about clean, electric energy. It’s also about self-driving or autonomous tech. According to a new pickup truck report, you can actually order a self-driving Ford-150 and others makes like them today.

Presently, there are several Ford F-150 models (traditional and EV) that come equipped with BlueCruise, which allows hands-free highway driving. General Motors trucks have been utilizing the Super Cruise hands-free operation for five years. Some top-tier GMC Sierras and Chevy Silverados offer Super Cruise as an expensive add-on.

The point is that as a pickup truck driver, if you’re yearning for the freedom and autonomy that comes from not having to steer your vehicle manually, it is possible to find new 2022 models that can provide the software that allows for hands-free driving.

https://www.thefreemanonline.org/self-driving-tech-picks-up-speed-in-the-pickup-truck-sector/

Drive Pilot's ability to negotiate a variety of real-world scenarios was truly impressive, but what stood out was how quickly and confidently it did it. Think of a run-of-the-mill adaptive cruise system with lane-keeping capabilities and toss that idea out the window. Those systems are, more often than not, jerky, undecisive, and painfully slow in reacting to outside elements. Drive Pilot essentially mimics a human driver, with its smooth and decisive steering inputs and confident acceleration and braking events. And not just any human driver, either, but a Mercedes-trained S-Class chauffeur.

https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/mercedes-level-3-autonomous-l3-adas-drive-pilot-review-driving-autopilot

Many of those programs include facilities management, courseware development, and in-flight training services. Hawk Mk127 pilots will also train using CAE’s biometric data and eye-tracking systems, in partnership with Seeing Machines. “Using data analytics, we hope to gain further insight into cognitive capacities and leverage this science of learning to optimize learning curriculum,” Sibree said.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2022-02-15/flight-training-asia-continues-growth-trajectory

Looks like SEE, smells like SEE
Much of the early interest in the project was in support of a Department of Defense priority to automatically measure mission-critical, higher-order cognitive constructs, such as situational awareness, to accelerate training of complex skills and support multi-domain warfare. In 2019, SMU and CAE (then L3Harris Technologies) first demonstrated that machine learning based on biometric data could yield real-time accurate performance results. During these demonstrations, pilot eye scan techniques—using heat maps—were used to determine levels of situational awareness and mental workload.
The use of biometrics and machine learning in a flight training environment may ultimately change the way pilots are trained. Physical reactions from a student may be a more reliable indicator of proficiency and mastery of a maneuver than the subjective view of an instructor or evaluator. While the SMU/CAE research validates the use of biometrics and machine learning on military aircraft, these processes, and techniques may be useful in civil aviation. The use of gaze patterns, as an example, may help train pilots to improve in areas such as active flight path monitoring, flight mode awareness, and the effectiveness of pilot monitoring duties.

When someone asked him to name examples of other companies providing a similar FSD software, Koetsier cited the Cadillac Super Cruise package. This alternative is offered by General Motors (NYSE:GM) for substantially less than Tesla’s equivalent. In early 2022, Input reported the following:

“GM’s Super Cruise is making a play to become the gold standard for driving assist. While it takes a longer time to establish the Super Cruise network compared to Tesla’s approach, GM is well on its way to making it available on major highways and roads. Super Cruise, like Tesla’s Autopilot, is subscription-based, and costs $25 a month, though it does come free for three years with most GM vehicles.”

The current monthly subscription cost for Tesla’s FSD package is $199. Next to that, GM’s option looks like an excellent deal.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tsla-stock-falls-as-tesla-hikes-fsd-prices-1031699066

About 7 us?

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/electric-vehicles-coming-fast-furious-models-stack/story?id=88414901&cid=social_fb_abcn&fbclid=IwAR1ap3sEiqjriKn_oF9kFdg4m6rULZ26vv5qpTYnLYwsWZywaSDqJw9c9DM

Another op if you can’t make the other event?

The event will include:

An opportunity for you to talk directly with the Directors and ask your questions about the company’s core strengths and their short & long term business strategy
Meet fellow investors and share your investing experience
Complimentary drinks and food

Live Shares Investor Evening (London)
14 September 2022
Seeing Machines (SEE) is the leader in vision-based driver monitoring technology that enables machines to see, understand and assist people. Seeing Machines’ technology powers products that need to deliver reliable real-time understanding of vehicle operators. The technology spans the critical measurement of where a driver is looking, through to classification of their cognitive state as it applies to accident risk. Reliable “driver state” measurement is the end-goal of Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) technology. Seeing Machines develops DMS technology to drive safety for Automotive, Commercial Fleet, Off-road and Aviation.

https://www.sharesoc.org/events/live-shares-investor-evening-london-14-september-2022/

With only 4 months left I wonder what models next?

Using data shared voluntarily by customers in the US, Ford says it has calculated how many kilometres have been driven hands-free – and now there are plans to make the semi-autonomous tech available to more cars by the end of this year.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/ford-17-million-kilometres-hands-off-the-wheel/

Should of gone to SEE…

One particular area of interest highlighted in the new letter is the performance of Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system, which can detect if a driver is not paying attention and send them alerts when the tech is engaged. (Despite its name, Autopilot requires the driver to be ready to take control at all times.)

NHTSA specifically wants to know more about the “role that the cabin camera plays in the enforcement of driver engagement/attentiveness and the manner in which its inputs are factored into the…system’s operation.”

The agency is asking for information on the camera’s “impact on driver engagement alert types and timing and how it integrates with the existing engagement strategy” and “recoverable data elements pointing to its influence either via telemetry or from the vehicle’s onboard storage.”

There is also a request for an explanation for “design decisions” on elements of the system, including “the evidence that justifies the period of time that the driver is permitted to have their hands off the steering wheel before receiving a warning and the amount of time that that lapses if the driver does not respond to a warning before receiving a second or third warning.”

In essence, the NHTSA is attempting to establish the effectiveness of Tesla’s system to check whether drivers are paying sufficient attention while Autopilot is engaged.

https://www.iotworldtoday.com/2022/08/19/tesla-autopilot-probe-moves-to-next-level/

And another…

It could offer GM’s Super Cruise limited hands-free advanced driver assistance technology

https://www.forbes.com/wheels/cars/honda/prologue/2024/

Or asleep lol

Bet happens more than reported

https://www.joe.co.uk/news/pilots-fly-over-destination-airport-at-37000-feet-because-they-were-both-sleeping-354682

The Precision EV Concept looked ahead to a future in which on one side, the design is inspired by a Formula 1 race car, with red lighting and a low-slung driving position, while on the other hand an autonomous-driving mode retracts the steering yoke and a calming underwater theme. Don’t look for either fully autonomous driving or the retractable yoke yet in the ZDX—although it’s possible we might see a version of GM’s Super Cruise driver-assist system in this model.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1136873_acura-zdx-first-electric-vehicle-type-s-performance

Cfp is or should be green blobbed. Waste of eye usage reading his drivel

Nice to have an interview aswell

Seeing Machines chief executive Paul McGlone joined Proactive London to talk about its trading update for the year which ended June 30 2022.

He highlights some of the reasons behind the 15% growth in revenue to A$54.2mln, which came despite supply chain issues affecting the wider industry.

McGlone explains the importance of the 100% increase in bookings and demand for the Guardian aftermarket product, which he says "underpin the growth of today and the growth of tomorrow".

S2020

Unfortunately he’s off to the SEE shorting investor meeting down the road with a few others on here the same day.

Pity that…

4 weeks to go today so hoping lots news so last chance to top up at these lows?

Lewbos chart should have most but not all 24 models? Ford RNS years ago but no model announcements for F150 or Mustang still

https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/news/2022/08/15/today-s-markets-they-shall-not-pass/