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The automaker declined to mention specifications, but Honda and GM have previously revealed the crossover will be based on GM’s Ultium platform and be modified to “support Honda’s driving character.” While the crossover has a unique design, there will be plenty of GM baked into the vehicle as it will offer OnStar as well as Super Cruise. The connection doesn’t end there as the Prologue and its Acura counterpart will be built by General Motors.
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/honda-teases-gm-based-prologue-electric-crossover-set-to-be-launched-in-2024/amp/

In the Vid they testing with no driver. Looks like a Guardian unit so i wonder if do OMS aswell as DMS?

In the last few years, I've taken hundreds and hundreds of Waymo rides, many rider-only, over 1,000+ miles across PHX & SF and spent nearly 5,000 minutes (or about 83 hours total) in the backseat while the Waymo Driver did all the work.

But even with all that, my first fully autonomous ride in SF a few weeks ago was still surreal ?? Nothing beats getting to hail a car with no human driver *in your own city* and seeing the work of so many teams come to life in a seamless and smooth ride. Very much biased, but I think it's one of the coolest experiences you'll ever have.

PHX & SF folks can download the Waymo One app right now and get involved, and in the meantime, you can enjoy some of the fun videos I got during my first SF RO trip (filming is definitely not my area of expertise, I apologize!).

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/juliannemcgoldrick_wearewaymo-ugcPost-6932369168415506433-P_33?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

If we get to 15p-20p by Fri we can all vote lol

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Spring deliveries are underway here at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center! After all the hard work that has gone into designing and building the electric F-150 Lightning, it’s exciting to see a train of #F150Lightning’s loading up on their way to customers. Many more to come…

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jim-farley_f150lightning-activity-6932343540903510016-bdmD?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
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Mercedes is working on getting Drive Pilot approved elsewhere in Europe and the US. Company officials expect regulators to eventually allow the system to operate at faster speeds and on roads beyond just the Autobahn.

“We’ve only taken the first baby steps,” Kallenius said. “I think this will be one of the most exciting developments in the auto industry in this decade.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-12/mercedes-drivers-go-hands-free-on-jammed-german-autobahns

??????? 3 Major Advantages of #EyeTracking for Researchers
Last week, we shared an introduction to eye tracking #technology. Today, we are going to give a quick overview on the three major advantages that eye tracking provides to researchers.

https://smarteye.se/blogs/3-major-advantages-of-eye-tracking-for-researchers/

Eroad post yesterday. Fair number of units there.

It’s Road Safety Week in Australia this week.

Every day, the professionals who operate the 200,000+ vehicles and plant that are connected to EROAD’s systems are helping to make our roads safer. One of the ways they do that is through better management of service and maintenance through our fleet maintenance tools. So far in 2022, there have been 248,699 pre-trip inspections resulting in 14,677 inspections where the vehicle was deemed not fit to drive.

Safer vehicles make for safer journeys.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eroad_roadsafetyweek2022-saferroads-activity-6931694743408033792-NZjF?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

Baxter he writes a fair bit on SEE. This was end last Year. Just type in Motley fool seeing machines and theres all his articles.

I think this is one of the best penny stocks to buy for 2022

Supported by today’s full-year report, tech company Seeing Machines Limited (LON:SEE) is this Fool’s favourite penny stock to buy at the moment.
Revenues rise
This morning, Seeing Machines revealed an 18% rise in revenue to A$47.2m in the year to the end of June. The vast majority of this came from the company’s Aftermarket division where its Guardian tech is retrospectively fitted to fleets. The A$35.1m generated here was up 30% from last year.

All told, almost 32,000 vehicles had been fitted with Guardian by the end of June. And if the recent agreement with Royal Dutch Shell is anything to go by, I can see this number rising substantially in the years ahead.

Arguably the most important development over the last year, however, has been the start of OEM royalty licence revenue as cars begin to be fitted with its driver monitoring system (DMS) software. As things stand, nine models (roughly 120,000 cars) have this installed, including the new Mercedes Benz S-Class. It’s this part of the business that I think will eventually drive the share price a lot higher.

https://www.fool.co.uk/2021/11/24/i-think-this-is-one-of-the-best-penny-stocks-to-buy-for-2022/

Alma
Sure Eroad are making inroads to Fleets of size!!
Bidfood is a wholesale food distributor that delivers products to more than 15,000 customers. Its 642 vehicles travel millions of kilometres each year between the company’s 28 branches and customer locations that include hospitals, residential homes, restaurants and fast food chains, among others.
With a fleet of that size covering such vast distances, occasional road incidents are anticipated, some of them caused by driver fatigue or distraction.

With the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act highlighting the importance of workplace safety, including on the road, Bidfood looked for a way to further improve its practices without over-capitalising on technology unfit for purpose.
He chose to install the Guardian System with Seeing Machines into several of Bidfood’s long-distance trucks to work in tandem with his EROAD system. Guardian’s in-cab camera tracks face and eye movements; if the system detects the driver is tired or distracted, an alarm sounds and the driver’s seat vibrates. In that event, Dan gets a notification too.

“I sit quite comfortably knowing that in my most vulnerable trucks that do the longest hours, if I get an alert telling me there’s been a fatigue incident, the driver’s been woken up,” Dan says.

Seeing Machines is working well in tandem with Bidfood’s EROAD system. As well as being linked to a 24/7 safeguard centre in the United States, information from Seeing Machines is shared with MyEROAD, appearing on the Activity screen and providing data that appears in EROAD’s driving events reports.

https://www.eroad.co.nz/nz/why-eroad/case-studies/bidfood/

From 2min in the video...

From today, our German customers can order our DRIVE PILOT – the world’s first SAE Level 3 conditional automated driving system – for #MercedesBenz #SClass and #EQS. I’m really proud that we’re now ready to offer our customers the advantages of this technology to upgrade their everyday driving experience.

Some of you asked me how our system works. So, we’ve prepared a video for you to explain the interaction of the individual systems of our DRIVE PILOT.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markus-sch%C3%A4fer_mercedesbenz-sclass-eqs-activity-6932250181790797824-SUXf?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

They must be doing ok on bigger fleets.

Dynes are one of the first companies in New Zealand to roll out the Seeing Machines Guardian technology across their entire fleet of 150 vehicles. They’ve also installed EROAD’s dual facing, high definition Clarity Connected dashcams.

“As we released more and more Seeing Machines cameras in the cab, we found that the definition of the forward facing camera wasn't quite sufficient to be able to identify other road users and registration plates”, adds Stephen, “that's why we approached EROAD and said actually we like the Clarity Dashcam. We don't have to download it from the hard drive on Guardian. We can request it online.”

Baxter
Nice to see you back, hope your well.
He’s a long term holder & writes about SEE every couple months so taking the pee lol

Expecting a good few months from now so let’s see where we are by mid summer?

One growth stock I purchased for my holdings recently and I am excited about in the longer term is Seeing Machines (LSE:SEE). Here’s why.

AI tech

Seeing Machines is a tech stock with operations primarily based in Australia. It specialises in designing, creating, and selling technology related to artificial intelligence (AI) that will reduce and prevent transport-related accidents. Its technology can be applied in the automotive, rail, aviation, and off-road sectors currently. It counts some major businesses as its customers already, including General Motors and Emirates Airlines.
https://www.fool.co.uk/2022/05/16/heres-why-i-just-bought-this-growth-stock-for-my-holdings/

In April, the European Union (EU) released a draft version of its legislation for vehicles with automated driving systems (ADS). This column provides an overview of what is included in the proposed ADS legislation.

The 70–page document is available on the European Commission’s website. Comments on the draft were requested until May 5, 2022. An article by Michael DeKort also provides some key perspectives.

The ADS legislation draft uses acronyms including SAE terminology. This is a short summary for easier understanding of the key abbreviations that are used:

Automated Driving System (ADS): Performs Dynamic Driving Task functions via hardware & software systems.
Operational Design Domain (ODD): Defines the environment where an ADS can operate.
Object and Event Detection and Response (OEDR): Monitors and responds to the driving environment.
Dynamic Driving Tasks (DDT): Steer, accelerate, and brake based on using OEDR functions.
Minimum Risk Maneuver (MRM): ADS will slow down to a standstill in the safest possible place.
Minimum Risk Condition (MRC): Reached after ADS makes an MRM.

https://www.eetimes.com/eu-releases-ads-legislation-draft/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=link&utm_medium=EETimesAutomotive-20220516&oly_enc_id=8342A7846912G2C

The American Automobile Association’s (AAA) latest survey of attitudes to autonomous vehicles has shown that US drivers overwhelmingly want auto makers to improve the performance of existing driver support features rather than develop self-driving cars.

The organization notes that this desire is backed by another round of AAA testing that revealed that inconsistent performance remains a problem with available driving assistance systems, resulting in crashes with a car and a cyclist. The failures occurred regardless of vehicle make and model. It is the third time AAA has studied the performance of these systems and the organization is urging auto makers to listen to consumers and improve what is currently available before focusing on future technology.

“You can’t sell consumers on the future if they don’t trust the present,” said Greg Brannon, director of automotive engineering at AAA. “And drivers tell us they expect their current driving assistance technology to perform safely all the time. But unfortunately, our testing demonstrates spotty performance is the norm rather than the exception.”

Consumers surveyed told AAA they are more interested in improved vehicle safety systems (77%) versus self-driving cars (18%). But new testing, the third round by the AAA’s automotive engineering team in the last few years, found that vehicles with active driving assistance systems (also known as Level 2 systems as defined by SAE) failed to consistently avoid crashes with another car or bicycle during 15 test runs. A bicyclist dummy and a foam car similar to a small hatchback were used for this testing.

https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/safety/aaa-survey-shows-drivers-want-adas-that-works-full-autonomy-can-wait.html

Production of the 2023 Chevy Equinox will commence this August, GM Authority has learned.

GM dealers will no longer be able to place new sold orders for the 2022 model year Chevy Equinox as of June 23rd. Meanwhile, the final week of production for the 2022 Equinox will begin on August 19th.

The first week that dealers will be able to place new sold orders for the 2023 model year Chevy Equinox will be July 14th with the start of regular production (SORP) for the 2023MY set to commence on August 22nd.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/05/heres-when-2023-chevy-equinox-production-will-start/

How many BMW models will we be in i wonder?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/2023-bmw-xm-prototype-first-drive-review-the-m-of-the-future-is-a-future-classic/ar-AAXjpEc?fr=operanews

BMW To Debut Level 2+ Autonomy In The 2023 BMW X7
Along with a host of changes to the refreshed 2023 BMW X7, we’ll also be getting a new and improved automotive features. The system will now be capable of Level 2+ Autonomy and eventually Level 3 on some German highways. What is Level 2+ and why should you care? If you drive on the highway you’ll want to read on.

Currently BMW’s Active Driving Assistant Pro Drive allows for Level 2+ below 37 MPH. That means you can take your hands off the wheel entirely as long as your eyes are on the road. The car will stop, go, turn and even change lanes on command. However once you reach 38 MPH the system turns off and goes into the simplistic Level 2 mode which requires hands on the wheel. While it works well, limiting 2+ to 37 MPH means it’s primarily used in urban traffic.
This new system will now allow for hands-free driving up to 81 mph an hour (130 KPH) making it massively more helpful for the majority of drivers and likely to be used much more.
http://www.bimmerfile.com/2022/04/28/bmw-to-debut-level-2-autonomy-in-the-2023-bmw-x7/

Lyriq will also be the first Cadillac to have the next-generation Super Cruise self-driving technology, but it will not be active when the first customers take delivery this summer.

"They will come with all of the Super Cruise hardware in the vehicles. That hardware will be enabled and it will be triggered for an over-the-air update so that Super Cruise will actually be enacted and go live toward the end of the year for those customers that take delivery of their early vehicles," Harvey said.

https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2022/05/16/cadillac-releases-new-details-electric-lyriq-ahead-may-19-order-bank-opening/9792971002/

I reckon 20-30 models out of the 54 listed

https://www.autocar.co.uk/node/117498#54

David
Could be an interesting 6 Weeks. Every day at 7p then needs a day at 12.2p for the averages to work.

Iam just hoping news coming on a regular basis. Qualcomm announced a fair bit last few months, so with contracts lagging behind Qualcomm signing by a few months it could be a great 6 weeks.

If ever you will want to sign all those contract extensions on top then the next 6 Weeks will be the time to put pen to paper.

Just wish i had a time machine to get to July and look back what the average was :)