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If Carlsberg made Investor days Qualcomm today will be announcing winning with Snapdragon 4.

Honda
VW
Toyota
Various Asian OEMs

Roll on 3pm ish so we can chew the fat :)

Driver Monitoring System (DMS) is rapidly becoming the world’s leading automotive safety system.In the United States, the rapid growth of secondary driver assistance systems, such as GM’s Super Cruise and Ford’s Blue Cruise, are rapidly accelerating and greatly expanding the use of DMS.

https://www.gamingdeputy.com/driver-monitoring-system-is-becoming-the-worlds-leading-automotive-safety-system/

How many are we in ;)

The coming year is going to be a big one for battery electric vehicles.
Not only will more brands begin offering BEVs, but they’ll be available in a wider variety of shapes and sizes with the arrival of the industry’s first electric pickup trucks.

https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2021/11/top-10-upcoming-evs-of-2022.html

Hopefully all with SEE DMS/OMS

General Motors said it will launch 10 electric vehicles in South Korea by 2025 as part of its strategy to gradually shift away from internal combustion engine cars to zero-emission ones.

GM Senior Vice President Steve Kiefer outlined the Detroit carmaker's EV plans for the Korean market during a press conference held at GM Korea Co.'s main plant in Bupyeong, just west of Seoul.

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/gm-to-launch-10-evs-in-south-korea-by-2025/articleshow/87716951.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/gm-to-launch-10-evs-in-south-korea-by-2025/articleshow/87716951.cms

We are now witnessing the end of the #selfdriving dream in mass-market vehicles. Argo AI, Aurora, Cruise, Motional and Waymo will find a future, but self-driving mass-market vehicles isn't it. The technology is too immature, too expensive and too brittle.

Billions of dollars have been wasted chasing development of a technology which was never suited to privately-owned vehicles. Tesla's #Autopilot and "Full-Self Driving" are a MacGuffin, a red herring, a developmental cul-de-sac. These systems drove short-term shareholder riches, but came with a long-burn regulatory denouement that is set to detonate in the coming months. Musk is timing his exit to perfection; other investors will be ruined.
Lessons must be learned. Never again can experimental technology be tested on non-consenting subjects on public roads.

Tier 1 & tier 2 suppliers must understand and respond to the industry pivot to C.A.P.E. (connected, assisted, personalized, electric). Automakers will chase the money, not lawsuits, and that is a future of Level 2 "hands-free" highway driving, with in-cabin personalized services delivered over #5G connectivity onto HD #infotainment displays. Think of the services provided by a combination of the iPhone, App Store and iTunes for a vision of the car of the future. Qualcomm and Google look to be the early leaders.

The common #technology across assisted driving and personalized services is advanced driver monitoring, using #eyetracking to measure driver attention, engagement and workload. Levels of information (and entire displays) can be turned off if the driver is distracted or showing signs of information overload. The technology leader for driver monitoring by an absolute mile is Seeing Machines.

Ford Motor Company is the automaker leading the trend to C.A.P.E. The appointment of Doug Field is an absolute masterstroke and demonstrates excellent leadership by CEO Jim Farley. GM has lost ground by becoming distracted with Cruise and Ultra Cruise, so too Toyota with Woven Planet.

Mercedes and Volvo are also distracted, but by the allure of "software-defined cars" and the supposed PR-kudos of partnering with Nvidia. As Steve Jobs observed: "You have to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology." In automotive, drivers don't care about technology, they care about experiences. Ford understands this.

BMW is probably closest to Ford and we will see more with iDrive 8 in the iX and i4. VW also has the potential to introduce something radical with CARIAD, but urgently needs to set a #DMS strategy. Apple may have missed its opportunity already.

On Jan. 9 2007, Jobs announced the first iPhone at the Macworld convention. Blackberry, Motorola and Nokia all died on stage that day. The next five years will be an equally groundshaking revolution as the in-cabin experience changes entirely. Who can match Ford's fields of gold? We will have to watch to find out.

Collins Sees Path To Spotting Pilot Fatigue
by Matt Thurber
November 13, 2021, 2:23 AM

Collins Aerospace and Seeing Machines have partnered to develop new fatigue-management solutions that detect pilot fatigue by measuring pilots’ eyes. Called the Pilot Support System (PSS), the new product aims to improve upon traditional—and burdensome—self-evaluation and reporting.

To develop the PSS, Collins (Stand 1160) is using Seeing Machines’ eye-tracking optics, embedded processing, and human factors and algorithm expertise. The pupil-tracking system algorithms can help “sense a pilot’s level of fatigue and alertness, visible in a pilot’s eyes, to better understand the impact of their workload,” according to Collins.

“As the aviation industry looks to the future of intelligent aircraft design, understanding the cognitive state of the pilot and crew is paramount,” said Christophe Blanc, v-p and general manager, business regional avionics for Collins Aerospace. “Pilot workload and wellbeing are key focus areas of our avionics design, and this collaboration will allow us to further support the pilots and their needs.”

Collins plans to offer the PSS to aircraft manufacturers and operators for forward-fit and aftermarket installations, once the technology becomes available for commercial implementation.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2021-11-13/collins-sees-path-spotting-pilot-fatigue

GM going for it in China

It was learned from the official a few days ago that at this Guangzhou Auto Show, SAIC-GM will take the theme of "Strengthening, Encouraging New Wisdom to Lead the Future", bringing a total of 42 models from its Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands to the exhibition. The main models include SAIC-GM Cadillac's first electric SUV LYRIQ, SAIC-GM Buick GL8 (parameters | pictures) flagship concept car and Buick Smart Pod smart ****pit, as well as the Chevrolet Trailblazer "White Night Edition", and other exhibitors at the same time Some Chevrolet legendary classic models and Buick's current main models, etc.

https://min.news/en/auto/bf75a2b7f71cc1dfa2d1ecb89f754ad9.html

Good to see things coming back and making S C instead of heated seats ;)

Heated seats are consumers’ most coveted vehicle feature, according to a study published this month by AutoPacific. Two-thirds of the 88,998 customers surveyed said they wanted seat heating in their next vehicle. Half of the respondents said they wanted ventilated seats, which was the ninth most popular feature.

Automakers across the industry have been idling production lines and eliminating vehicle functions this year due to chip shortages. GM has previously removed climate control digital temperature displays, side-blind zone alarms and Super Cruise driver-assist technology on certain 2022 nameplates, but these features are now available in response to “a better flow of semiconductors in our supply chain,” the letter said.

GM has resumed regular production plans at most of its North American assembly plants.

The automaker said it was investigating whether it could retrofit vehicles with heated and ventilated seats and heated steering wheel as parts become available.

“By taking these measures, it will enable the continued production and supply of furniture to help respond to the strong customer and retail demand for all of our products, while the industry continues to rise and strengthen,” the letter said.

https://j99news.com/2021/11/12/gm-is-removing-the-popular-option-for-heated-seats-from-large-parts-of-the-range-due-to-chip-shortages/

2021 Cadillac Escalade Wins Wards 10 Best UX Award For Its Outstanding Tech

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/10/cadillac-escalade-wins-wards-10-best-ux-award/

Maps

Nothing wrong with some constructive criticism sometimes, as long as its constructive.

With the departure of Cenkos I would hope that another one is being sought? In the UK or USA or both?

Lets hope all will be revealed this month :)

Its laughable. We worth a fraction of Rivian $110b

If regulators do take some action, Tesla owners may see changes to their cars as part of a product recall. For example, CR’s Funkhouser says that an effective driver monitoring system could prevent drivers from foreseeably misusing these systems. Many Tesla vehicles already have in-car cameras that the company uses to study footage of crashes or other anomalies, and to monitor FSD beta testers. “The easiest and simplest thing Tesla could do to immediately increase the safety for drivers and other road users is to use the driver monitoring camera in an effective way every time Autopilot is active,” she says. Other automakers, including BMW, and Subaru, also use some form of driver monitoring, but only Ford and GM say they use infrared cameras to determine whether drivers are paying attention while the steering, braking, and acceleration functions are active.

https://www.consumerreports.org/automotive-industry/elon-musk-tesla-self-driving-and-dangers-of-wishful-thinking-a8114459525/

“One day he had a little micro sleep, and the Seeing Machines technology, which detects driver fatigue, shook his seat and woke him up,” Dendrinos says. “He told his mum about it that night, and she rang the operator of this big company and said, ‘Thank you for saving my son’s life.’”

For Dendrinos and Staci Clark, NTI’s head of sustainability, a transport insurer’s role is increasingly to support companies to do just that – keep drivers safe and be the best they can in every sense. It goes way beyond insurance; it’s about shared value.

“Our customers are looking for someone who understands their industry in detail and is supporting them,” Clark says. “We utilize our expertise to help them not just with insurance.”

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, that supporting role has been especially important.

“Being able to adapt your insurance offering, being there for the customer, being easy to deal with – that has been critical,” Dendrinos says. “Especially at the start, it was important to respond quickly and offer things like laid-up cover so customers could get a reduced level of coverage if necessary.”

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/au/features/exclusive-features/stronger-together-316166.aspx

As expected, the 2022 Acura MDX Type S is brimming with advanced safety features. It has standard AcuraWatch with updated driver-assist features like road departure mitigation, traffic jam assist, traffic sign recognition, autonomous emergency braking, and a driver attention monitoring system.

https://www.slashgear.com/2022-acura-mdx-type-s-debuts-with-355hp-turbocharged-v6-motor-10698879/

Phil

Take a chill pill ;) Its only someones opinion.

I post a snippet and the link for anyone to read the whole story. It wasnt about SEE just eye tracking article.

We know SEYE said about doing stuff with NASA in the past. SEE have a couple contacts in Aviation already so be interesting to SEE what comes next.

Iam sure the likes of Qantas, Emirates & Royal Airforces know a bit more than that particular writer ;)

Expecting lots of news at CES.

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Eye tracking has been used for decades.
More than 20 years ago devices
strapped to pilots’ heads would be
used to allow the monitoring of the test
subjects’ gaze but it gave the wearers
headaches. Those impractical headsets were
laboratory curiosities and, while the technology has
moved on in the years since, the question remains,
does eye tracking have a place on the flight deck
commercially?
Tracking eyes, knowing where the pilots are
looking and what information they are acting on
would appear to have many uses from training
to on-the-job performance measurement and
accident investigation. Studies measuring pilots’
drowsiness were expected to lead to a flight deck
use case where performance could be measured,
but still there is no operational airline or military
use of the technology. To track eyes on a flight
deck, additional technology needs to be built into
the ****pit. Tracking eyes begins with infrared
lighting to obtain reflections from the eyes and
then cameras located around the flight deck detect
and capture the reflection from that illumination.
The reflection data is then processed to allow the
gaze to be followed. The more cameras there are,
the more precise the gaze tracking is but it all adds
further cost and complexity to the flight deck. Where
eye tracking has found a commercial outlet and
an aviation application is in the use of the box-like
goggles for virtual reality (VR). The VR goggles use
infrared light-emitting diodes to illuminate the eyes
and internal cameras spot what users’ eyes are
focusing on in the headset’s three-dimensional (3D)
computer-generated images (CGI).
https://www.aerosociety.com/media/17312/aerospace-magazine-november-2021.pdf

Steady growth in the automotive sector
Initially, Nvidia relied on a pure hardware strategy and supplied the OEMs with processors. Currently, business in the automotive sector has two pillars: ****pit graphics systems and hardware for autonomous or computer-assisted driving. Sales in the automotive sector grew steadily between 2015 and 2020, but still represent a low share of overall sales. Last year, Nvidia’s sales in the automotive sector amounted to 700 million US dollars, which corresponds to a good six percent of total sales; however, sales are increasing by nine percent per year. Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of Nvidia, sees great market opportunities here. “The cars of tomorrow are rolling AI supercomputers. Only two of the numerous control units will remain: one for autonomous driving and one for the user experience,” he says.
To gain an even stronger foothold in the automotive world, Nvidia has changed its strategy: the company no longer focuses solely on chips, but offers a complete package of hardware and software. “Customers can put together their own solution and save on basic development,” explains Ralf Herrtwich, Senior Director Automotive Software at Nvidia. An OEM that wants to offer a semi-autonomous vehicle, for example, can obtain both the hardware for evaluating the camera images and pre-trained neural networks from Nvidia – for example, one that automatically recognises traffic signs. Unlike other manufacturers, this modular system is open. “All interfaces can be viewed. The OEM can thus adapt the system to its own requirements,” explains Herrtwich. In theory, a manufacturer can use pre-trained neural networks from Nvidia and then combine them with in-house developments.
When will autonomous driving become a reality?
Robotic vehicles are already being used in localised areas, especially in places where the weather is good. However, for the time being we see the main market for regular vehicles with support functions, that is autonomy levels one to three. Overall, the coming years will be characterised by a competition between such systems – that is by the question of which manufacturer’s system can master most situations. It is less about the aspiration of being completely self-controlled.
https://newsroom.porsche.com/fr_CH/2021/innovation/porsche-engineering-technology-autonomous-driving-nvidia-23313.html

Q advertising many jobs aswell as SEE. Those boys must be busy....
Automotive is the first major industry that Qualcomm is disrupting by building on our foundational leadership, differentiation, and scale in mobile. In just a few years, Qualcomm has gone from newcomer to trusted technology leader in the automotive infotainment segment, securing design wins with many of the major automakers worldwide. Automakers have come to rely on us not only for modem technology, where Qualcomm is the #1 semiconductor in telematics, but also as their trusted partner for redefining the in-car infotainment and autonomous driving experience. We have debuted our third-generation infotainment product line and are now a leader in the automotive infotainment category for next-generation designs. Snapdragon is expanding in its capabilities to power the next-generation ****pit experience as the media and information centre in the vehicle, which drives significant audio, video, graphics, camera, and software complexity. AI is also now expanding the horizon and bringing new use cases to customers.
This position is for the Qualcomm Automotive Engineering team, which closely collaborates with its automotive partners and customers from concept to commercialization. The team involves with all aspects of embedded software such as SW & HW designs, feature prototyping, feature development, integration, customization, performance optimizations & improvement, and other debugging efforts which is key for a successful launch of the product.
https://qualcomm.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Berlin/Junior-Automotive-Platform-BSP-Engineer--m-w-d----Qualcomm--Berlin--Germany_3024495

https://www.overdrive.in/amp/news-cars-auto/2021-mahindra-xuv700-scores-5-star-global-ncap-safety-rating-garners-highest-ever-points-for-indian-car/

The top-end version of the XUV700 will also get Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). It includes advanced collision warning, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency brakes, where using both cameras and radar, the driver will be warned of a possible collision and if you don’t react the system is designed to automatically apply the brakes.

https://www.overdrive.in/amp/news-cars-auto/2021-mahindra-xuv700-scores-5-star-global-ncap-safety-rating-garners-highest-ever-points-for-indian-car/

The XUV700 also comes with driver drowsiness detection. Other safety features include anti-lock braking system, seven airbags (include curtain airbags extending up to the third row in higher-end trims) and its equipped with frontal and side crash sensors for better airbag deployment.