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Keep your chin up. Its only on paper.
Better day today, 5% so hopefully continues this week. Nasdaq up again today.

Just need some news to help it along now :)

Bonzo, As always lots of news and what to believe? Lets SEE what 2moro brings though.

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine Sergey Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba respectively are expected to meet on the sidelines of a multilateral conference in Antalya, Turkey on Thursday March 10, according to Russian radio station Sputnik, who quoted its country's foreign ministry spokesperson.

The meeting will be trilateral with the Turkish Foreign Minister participating in the peace talks.

Russia and Ukraine are at war after a Russian invasion of its neighbour two weeks ago, which Moscow describes as 'special operations'.

The news of the foreign ministers' meeting was received cautiously, given the current state of hostilities. However, with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy virtually stating his country will not join the western military alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - a major issue with the Kremlin - there is a glimmer of hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Zelenskiy told the United States' TV news service ABC News: "I have cooled down regarding this question a long time ago after we understood that NATO is not prepared to accept (Ukraine's membership)". He added: "The alliance (NATO) is afraid of controversial things, and confrontation with Russia."

The US, meanwhile, refused to supply Air Force planes to Poland, which is a NATO member country, to be passed on to Ukraine to defend itself against the Russians.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/russian-and-ukrainian-foreign-ministers-to-meet-in-turkey-on-thursday-122030900857_1.html

Fingers crossed.
French media outlet AFP reported that Ukraine President Zelensky is no longer pressing for NATO membership, a delicate issue that was one of Russia’s stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbour. In another apparent nod aimed at placating Moscow, Zelensky said he is open to “compromise” on the status of the two breakaway pro-Russian states that Vladmir Putin recognised as independent just before the beginning of the conflict. Market sentiment also improved when it was announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukraine counterpart Dmytro Kuleba had agreed to meet at a forum in southern Turkey on Thursday, the first talks between top diplomats since Russia launched its invasion.

The updated Navigator is the first Lincoln to feature Ford Motor Co.'s hands-free driver-assist technology, branded as Lincoln ActiveGlide. The technology launched as Ford BlueCruise on the latest F-150 pickup and Mustang Mach-E crossover.

"The level of luxury is only made more evident when you fire up Lincoln's ActiveGlide system, which features both hands-on and hands-free modes. The hands-on mode can be activated just about anywhere, whereas the hands-free mode is limited to 130,000 miles of highway that Ford and Lincoln have already mapped and tested. It's mighty impressive in practice, able to handle rush-hour Phoenix traffic with ease. The hands-free system does require you to put a hand on the wheel around some tighter highway curves, but the SUV quickly takes back control. I found these breaks in the autonomy to be useful for staying engaged, but some drivers might find the back-and-forth slightly intrusive."

— Lucas Bell, Road & Track
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"My first impulse was to compare ActiveGlide to GM's more accomplished Super Cruise, which in addition to not needlessly running words together, has been available since the 2018 model year and has some functions ActiveGlide doesn't.
"However, that narrow focus ignores the fact that no other brand, including Tesla no matter what its kamikaze loyalists say, offers a hands-free driving. ActiveGlide is a significant development. Just going on the market — like its Ford-brand twin, BlueCruise — it's likely to get regular over-the-air updates as Ford engineers get feedback.

https://www.autonews.com/critics-corner/2022-lincoln-navigator-reviews-refined-flagship

Shown below is my not particularly scientific but nonetheless professional assessment of which #automakers I see as the #technology leaders for advanced #DMS.

I rank Ford Motor Company as number one automaker overall for the DMS in its #BlueCruise supervised automation system. I judge that to use the Seeing Machines #Occula core and to be the most advanced DMS in a production vehicle today.

Second is BMW Group, for #iDrive8. I judge that to use the Seeing Machines embedded driver monitoring engine (e-DME) running on the third-generation Qualcomm ****pit Applications Processor.

Third is General Motors for Enhanced #SuperCruise, which I judge to use the Seeing Machines #Fovio #software, just ahead of Mercedes-Benz AG-Benz for the #Hyperscreen, also using Fovio.

Want to know which automaker I rank in last place for DMS technology? Then join me #online at 13:05 ET/19:05 CET on Thursday March 10 for a presentation called "The Safe Digital ****pit," which is part of the EE Times | Electronic Engineering Times Advanced #Automotive #Tech Forum. Full details for the event are at https://lnkd.in/eC32gC-n

Can't wait until Thursday or want a headstart on the competition? Register now and you can stream the video #ondemand.

For companies and investors seeking to discuss these and other issues in more detail, I can be booked for telephone-based consultancy via GLG and Guidepoint. Just ask for me by name.

The #Semicast report "#ADAS & Automotive Vision-based Driver Monitoring Systems - 2022 Edition" is now published, with full details available at semicast.net

Thats interesting S2020.

Wonder if Qualcomm sitting there thinking Intel might have a big wadge burning a hole in their pocket soon?

2022 was always where things would start to get interesting. Auto ramps up, Aviation starts etc.

War in Europe wasnt on my list of things could happen in 2022 though. After 8 1/2yrs of buying at all SPs its worth sitting out for this Year anyway. Its not just us though. Tesla gone from $1200-$800 since war rumbles the last 2 months.

Hoping that things get sorted quickly in Ukraine and normality resumes. If it drags on then people still buy cars, people still make money. Even in the UK & Germany during the blitz, business still carried on. DMS/OMS will still go into transport.

If it dont settle down and they start throwing Nukes about it dont matter much if we 3p or 3000p though. Unless you buy Gold or shares primed for military purposes its not worth it in the bank. Or invest in a good Nuclear fallout shelter but not much fun if most been vaporized anyway :(

Which way will it go? None of us know but hopefully a solution is found and we ramp up again soon.

Guardian-equipped vehicles have now travelled 8.6 billion kilometres globally and more than 11.4 million distraction "events" have been recorded. At locations in Australia and US - set up to cater for the two disparate time zones - Seeing Machines can now monitor truck fleets using its technology.

In Europe, safety authorities have mandated driver distraction technology in all new passenger vehicles and heavy vehicles from 2025 onwards.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7642279/always-watching-how-australian-technology-is-saving-drivers-lives/

Lets hope they can find a solution.
Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to bring its military operations to a halt “in a moment” if Kyiv meets its list of conditions.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Ukraine was aware of the conditions.

The demands include ceasing military action, changing its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledging Crimea as Russian territory, and recognising two separatist regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent states.

Volkswagen has green-lighted a new $2.2 billion investment to build a new factory in Wolfsburg, Germany.

The new factory will be used to produce the upcoming electric vehicle developed under the “Trinity” project, a high-efficiency electric car.

https://electrek.co/2022/03/07/vw-2-billion-new-factory-produce-upcoming-trinity-high-efficiency-long-range-electric-car/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin

Trinity has been touted as VW’s next flagship electric car built from the ground up to be easier and cleaner to manufacture, and achieve a high level of efficiency.

Last year they said this about it.
Project Trinity will be crammed with autonomous technology too. Volkswagen says it will be ‘level 2+’ at launch, meaning features like driver monitoring and adaptive cruise control that’ll assist your steering inputs will feature as a bare minimum, with the car being ‘level 4 ready’ later on. That would mean full self-driving capabilities.

https://www.carwow.co.uk/volkswagen/news/5051/new-vw-volkswagen-project-trinity-ev-electric-car#gref

With all these Global Companies pulling out in disgust & the USA sending a team to South America to discuss Venezuelan oil imports lets hope economically puts the pressure on to reverse his actions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/06/venezuela-american-officials-visit/

Just got to sit and wait & hope things calm down.

As far as SEE goes nothing changed. Bargain entry point or top up range now though :)

In addition, there are media reports that Qualcomm's fourth-generation ****pit platform may be divided into three versions, including the entry-level Performance (Performance), the intermediate flagship (Premiere), and the Supreme (Paramount). Its first model will use the 8295 version of the Paramount version.

From the market perspective, Qualcomm + Android is becoming the choice of more and more car companies.

Qualcomm released data showing that 20 of the world's largest 25 car companies have adopted the third-generation Snapdragon digital ****pit platform, the 8155 series.

On the whole, the Qualcomm Snapdragon series has a comprehensive influence on the ****pit. Its chip layout is very rich, and its voice in the automotive smart ****pit market is getting bigger and bigger.

https://inf.news/en/tech/513e9eace742562628cdad4fbacb2dea.html

Mix telematics customer. But never sure of our relationship? Still says about them.
https://www.seeingmachines.com/blog/2018/03/29/guardian-system-now-integrated-with-mix-telematics/

RC Divakar, Associate General Manager, Transport Safety, Linde, global industrial gases and engineering company writes about how use of technology in all aspects of transport: operations, delivery practices and processes has enhanced the company’s safety culture.

Fatigue & Distraction Monitoring:

One key feature of the In-Cab camera is continuous monitoring of fatigue & distraction. The camera is placed on the dashboard, facing the driver which monitors, detects signs of fatigue & distractions, and alerts the driver immediately through a voice alert and vibrator placed under the driver’s seat. Simultaneously, recording of the event is sent to 24X7 monitoring center – Transport Operation Center.

Drivers feel this feature is their best companion since it helps them in preventing serious incidents.

https://www.trafficinfratech.com/use-of-technology-to-enhance-transport-safety/

During a presentation last week General Motors CEO Mary Barra revealed internal research estimating new vehicle buyers are willing to spend an average of $135 a month on infotainment and related services as well as advanced driver assistance systems like its hands-free Super Cruise technology. On Monday, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares laid out a similarly optimistic view that vehicle software, services and subscriptions could generate revenues of around $25 billion a year for the automaker by 2030.

As for Honda, the deal with Sony is the latest in a string of alliances and joint ventures it’s entered into. The third-largest Japanese automaker is working with GM to develop both autonomous vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell technology. GM also will provide Honda with two BEVs as the Asian automaker ramps up its own electrification program. The Sony tie-up is expected to further accelerate that effort.

https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/sony/

With Hondas tie up with GM, Qualcomms connection & Honda being a Veoneer customer also I cant see DMS/OMS being anyone but us :)

https://www.carandbike.com/news/qualcomm-inks-car-chip-deals-with-volvo-honda-and-renault-2795023

Lets hope they sell Guardian into the Fleet.

Auckland-based transport telematics business Eroad has renewed its partnership with integrated services company Downer EDI, with its largest New Zealand enterprise customer contract now set to extend through to December 2025.

In New Zealand, Eroad has had Downer as a customer since 2016, with the company having installed around 5,500 of Eroad’s telematic devices in its assets, which include both light and heavy vehicles and trailers.

“Eroad is integral to how we manage our fleet,” said Josh Hedley, Downer New Zealand national fleet manager. “Over the last five years we have seen our average driving events reduce by 93.8 per cent. We are excited about continuing this successful relationship and the upcoming enhancements we will bring for the safety of our people on the road.”

The renewed contract also sees Eroad continue to expand its relationship with Downer New Zealand by including a subscription to Eroad Analyst, Eroad Inspect, as well as in-cab pre-trip comms and service alerts, in addition to existing services provided by Eroad’s Safe Driver product.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Downer+EDI+driver+fatigue+monitoring&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB770GB770&biw=1920&bih=937&tbs=qdr%3Ay&sxsrf=APq-WBvbFYB9yGJKZ2YyEEyKq85s45YhCA%3A1646491443707&ei=M3cjYujdKpCagQan36r4Dg&ved=0ahUKEwiow4LNmq_2AhUQTcAKHaevCu8Q4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=Downer+EDI+driver+fatigue+monitoring&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgjELADECc6BwgjELACECc6BAghEApKBAhBGAFKBAhGGABQ_ghYtBlgph1oAXAAeACAAVKIAbMEkgEBOJgBAKABAcgBAcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz

Being on a road capable of operating ActiveGlide was therefore appreciated, but the system would also cut out and revert to ACC mode without a consistent reason as to why the required ActiveGlide criteria were no longer met. GM’s SuperCruise would seem to be better in this regard. We will say, however, that ActiveGlide and its vibrant animations in the instrument panel (plus the redesigned head-up display) do a much better job of letting you know when the system is active than BlueCruise in the Mustang Mach-E.

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/03/04/2022-lincoln-navigator-first-drive/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA0xp0ay3Wq65-cWAitxGerb3t92q7DvMgMOu1WaYoWnaReScTqfbV1ULHKtjGZ6bnL1xFWlIEhlMIgk5DUZYC22l5f9IpN7Jyj7ilD__AgO-Z5P8bJ3EnVWD9lhu9DfI6K9cYZqYrwf79WR2oP9W6KqDjrJnZEvGDc-JO1Ndhfr

New Central Park Black Label theme, Sync 4, ActiveGlide handsfree driving are highlights

2022 is shaping up to be a key year in the history of self-driving cars, not because autonomy will arrive, but because cars with important and differing levels of automation will hit showrooms like never before. Here are some big names and tech to watch in 2022.
Successful approval is far from a guarantee, however. Just ask Audi. Benz's rival Audi first with an automatic traffic jam technology called Traffic Jam Pilot back in 2016. It would largely assume driving in low-speed congestion until traffic opened up, handing the driving back to the human at that point. But it was never successfully introduced to the US market, largely due to liability concerns caused by the uncertainty in US law when it comes to expectations of autonomous vehicles. BMW is widely expected to roll out Level 3 technology in the new 7 Series but also leaving it out of US versions, likely for some of the same reasons that kept Traffic Jam Pilot out of this market.

In the Japanese domestic market, you can get a Honda Legend (sold here as an Acura RLX until 2020) with Honda Sensing Elite that's a lot like the erstwhile Audi traffic jam system, handling lower-speed maneuvers in congestion while the driver focuses their attention elsewhere, like watching a digital TV broadcast in the dashboard screen. (No napping, though, because this is Level 3 driver assistance and could at any time demand that the driver take over.)Honda Sensing Elite is also not to be confused with the Honda Sensing driver assistance suite that's standard in US model Honda vehicles and which only offers Level 2 functionality.

General Motors is focused on doing the most it can within Level 2 assistance which can give you physical but not mental relief from the driving task. GM's current Super Cruise tech will evolve into the lidar-equipped Ultra Cruise in 2023. Ultra Cruise will be able to obey permanent traffic indicators like stop signs and signals, support automatic or driver-requested lane changes if they're safe, do left and right-hand turns, self-park in your driveway, and follow the directions of the factory nav system. GM estimates the new system will work on 2 million miles of US and Canadian paved roads under 95% of driving scenarios.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/the-most-important-self-driving-cars-of-2022/

Request for comments.
There will also be discussion around adding other new technologies to the NCAP recommendation system, such as things like driver monitoring systems and those that measure driver distraction or intoxication.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/new-car-assessment-program-ncap-request-comments

In recent months, quite a few have been questioning the safety of advanced driver-assist systems such as Tesla’s Autopilot, while others – such as GM’s Super Cruise and Ford’s BlueCruise – have been praised for their effectiveness, leading some lawmakers to call for driver monitoring systems to become standard equipment. Regardless, vehicle technology is changing rapidly these days, with automakers implementing features such as automatic emergency braking and crash avoidance systems, with others like glare-free high beam tech likely on the way to vehicles in the U.S., too. Now, after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently announced that it will assign safety ratings to hands-free driver-assist features, it appears that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may follow suit by revising its five-star safety ratings as well.

Additionally, the NHTSA’s proposal calls for strengthening the current testing procedures and performance criteria for the driver-assistance technologies already included in NCAP, considering the potential addition of emerging vehicle technologies related to driver distraction, alcohol detection, seat belt interlocks, intelligent speed assist, driver monitoring systems, and rear-seat child reminder assist, and discussing ways to provide a crash avoidance rating on the window sticker on new and used vehicles.

The agency is currently accepting public comments on these proposed updates for the next 60 days, after which it will decide whether to implement them or not.

https://fordauthority.com/2022/03/nhtsa-five-star-safety-ratings-program-may-get-significantly-updated/