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Ready for the next level
ABS, airbag, ESP®, Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC — these are just a few of the technical innovations in which the S-Class set benchmarks in terms of driving safety and comfort. Now it’s ready for the next level: The DRIVE PILOT will enable the S-Class to take over certain driving tasks. This will make it the first series production vehicle from Mercedes-Benz to master conditionally automated driving at Level 3.

https://www.daimler.com/magazine/technology-innovation/easy-tech-drive-pilot.html

Lets hope the Magana event later mentions us?

The advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) market is projected to grow rapidly as vehicles edge ever closer to an automated future. For suppliers with the right in-house capabilities, scale and financial backing, the segment could prove a major revenue driver.

The global ADAS market in 2020 was estimated at US$13bn but that should triple over the coming ten years, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 14%, according to Magna. The Canadian supplier, which is already a key player in this segment, recently announced a deal to acquire Swedish rival Veoneer. The acquisition will give it immediate access to Veoneer’s portfolio of automotive sensing technology including camera vision systems, surround-view cameras, radars, the perception stack and LiDAR. Magna believes the move will position it as one of the largest global ADAS players while simultaneously bolstering the Canadian giant’s underlying aim to provide full vehicle competencies for the car of the future.

https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/magna-jockeys-for-adas-leadership-with-veoneer-acquisition/

Brock
With travel bans having been in place between states down under I would expect less miles due to Covid.

Lets hope we get some real info and a decent update.

Whats Fleet been looking like from the data? Not seen a guestimate on here for a bit?

All this talk of magna DMS. I wonder what Gentex are upto?

Driver Monitoring
Gentex's mirror-integrated, camera-based driver monitoring system (DMS) can monitor alertness, gaze location, behavior, and driver readiness for autopilot return of control.

Driver distraction
Driver drowsiness
Return of manual vehicle control

https://www.gentex.com/ces-2021/connectivity-sensing/

Join us on July 27th at 12:30 p.m. EST for Magna's press conference about bringing driver assistance technology into the digital age. #ForwardForAll #SummerVMD #MPG

Our Occupant Monitoring System (OMS) and Driver Monitoring System (DMS) work in tandem to deliver the ultimate integrated safety ecosystem within the vehicle.

With the two systems in use, the vehicle is equipped to understand everything about a driver's state, from eye gaze direction, eyelid closure, seatbelt use and where seats, occupants and objects are located within the vehicle. New sensors, safety application and protection systems are continually being studied, prototyped and evaluated to further improve in-cabin mobility safety, comfort and convenience.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joyson-safety-systems_our-occupant-monitoring-system-oms-and-activity-6825456443982942208-98S3

I couldnt read it either but remeber Colin talking about Magna in his article.

Although I have seen no technical specifications for Magna’s OMS mirror, my judgment is that it most likely combines a CMOS image sensor from OmniVision (probably the 2-megapixel OV2311 ), a Xilinx FPGA (either Zynq-7000 or UltraScale+ MPSoC) for high-performance power-efficient image processing, with occupant monitoring software provided by Seeing Machines.

Many of the technical issues related to occupant and driver monitoring were covered in detail in the recent EE Times panel discussion on this subject, the summary of which can be read here.

As my keynote discusses, shipments for DMS/OMS are set to grow dramatically throughout this decade as advisory bodies such as Euro NCAP and mandates such as the European General Safety Regulation direct carmakers to adopt technology which reliably monitors drivers for distraction, drowsiness and impairment. This applies even to low-cost, mass-market models and irrespective of whether the vehicle has a hands-free driving function, such as GM’s SuperCruise or Ford’s BlueCruise which both use robust vision-based DMS to accurately assess driver engagement.

https://www.eetimes.com/dms-becomes-unnecessary-to-must-have-for-most-oems/#

Short Name: ICAVR
Event Type: Conference
Website URL: https://waset.org/autonomous-vehicles-and-robotics-conference-in-july-2021-in-london
Contact URL: https://panel.waset.org/Support
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date: July 26-27, 2021
Final Submission: March 25, 2021
Notification: December 17, 2019
Organization: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

https://conferenceindex.org/event/international-conference-on-autonomous-vehicles-and-robotics-icavr-2021-july-london-gb

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, whether it be texting, eating or adjusting the radio. According to NHTSA research, 9% of fatal crashes involved distracted driving in 2019, which resulted in 3,142 lives lost in crashes involving distracted drivers. As a result, U.S. senators are demanding improvements be made to promote automotive and traffic safety. A legislative package was recently re-introduced by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), which includes the Stay Aware For Everyone (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act focuses on distracted driving and will specifically require the DOT to study how driver-monitoring systems can prevent driver distraction, driver disengagement, automation complacency and the foreseeable misuse of advanced driver-assist systems. The legislation also requires a rulemaking to mandate the installation of driver-monitoring systems based on the results of this study, which shall incorporate appropriate privacy and data security safeguards.

https://www.foodlogistics.com/safety-security/worker-safety/article/21533618/smarterai-ecommerce-growth-drives-need-for-road-safety

A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday after the driver apparently fell asleep, killing 10 people and injuring at least 44 others — some of them seriously, authorities said
https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/25/ten-killed-in-bus-crash-in-croatia?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=en&utm_content=ten-killed-in-bus-crash-in-croatia&_ope=eyJndWlkIjoiYTAwNzM0ZTg5YTg3NWRlY2QwOGQ3YjZlNGZlZDNmYWYifQ%3D%3D

Unlike Tesla, GM wants to keep the human driver in the loop

The GM statement stands in contrast to Tesla’s predictions that its vehicles will evolve to become fully autonomous with software updates, says Kelly Funkhouser, head of advanced vehicle technology testing at the Consumer Reports auto test center. “Tesla is trying to get the human driver out of the picture, while other manufacturers, like GM, are trying to make the driving experience less stressful in certain situations,” she says.

Super Cruise has remained CR’s top-ranked active driver assistance system since we started testing them in 2018, largely because of its driver-monitoring component. Tesla’s Autopilot came in second.

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars-driving/gm-updating-super-cruise-but-dont-call-it-self-driving-a3659599009/

Rivian going for it. $50 billion value? How many cars they sold?

“This infusion of funds ... allows Rivian to scale new vehicle programs, expand our domestic facility footprint, and fuel international product rollout,” he added.

Rivian, which has a plant currently in Normal, Illinois, said it has raised about $10.5 billion to date. It will seek a valuation of well over $50 billion in a potential public listing later this year, a source previously told Reuters.

Automakers are racing to develop EVs as China, Europe and other countries and regions mandate lower carbon emissions. Rivian aims to compete when it rolls out its R1T pickup and R1S SUV, as well as a delivery van for Amazon.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-startup-rivian-announces-25-bln-funding-round-led-by-amazon-ford-2021-07-23/

DMS jobs aswell
Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Driver Monitoring
United States, California, Palo Alto

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Veoneer (VNE) Surges 37% In A Day Because It Was Acquired By Magna International: Should You Invest?

https://ownsnap.com/veoneer-vne-surges-37-in-a-day-because-it-was-acquired-by-magna-international-should-you-invest/

Beginning the first quarter of next year, GM will make its advanced semi-autonomous driving assistant, Super Cruise, available on six more Cadillac models including the Escalade, CT4,CT5, Silverado, Hummer EV, and Sierra.

"We’re excited to expand Super Cruise to even more new models with additional capabilities to provide our customers with even more opportunities to go hands-free,” Mario Maiorana, Super Cruise chief engineer, said in a prepared statement. “The additional Super Cruise-enabled vehicles and new features are an important step toward our goal of enabling hands-free driving 95 percent of time and getting people more comfortable with letting go of the wheel.”

https://www.engadget.com/gms-hands-free-super-cruise-is-coming-to-six-more-cadillacs-in-2022-040101614.html

General Motors’ Super Cruise, one of the best advanced driver assist systems on the market, is getting a big upgrade for 2022 and will be available on way more vehicles — including, for the first time, the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra half-ton pickup trucks.

To test out the new stuff, GMC had me out to GM’s Milford Proving Grounds to play with the new Super Cruise on the facility’s 4.5-mile banked circle track. Security at the facility is tight and our cameras were either confiscated or, in the case of my iPhone, covered in obnoxious red security tape.

I soon understood the need for security when I spotted what appeared to be the upcoming 2023 Z06 mid-engined Corvette being tested, a whole bunch of GMC Hummer EV pickups and, curiously, a Tesla Model Y. (GMC wouldn’t say why, but I assume it was to check out the competition.)

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CHEVY SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCKS
There are three main new capabilities to the 2022 variant of Super Cruise, and I got to test two of them:

Fully automatic lane changes, meaning the car can determine when it’s safe to pass a slower car in front of you and execute all lane changes without involving the driver at all.
Support for towing, allowing for hands-free trailering (but you can’t tow and have automatic lane changes, it’s one or the other).
Upgrades to the navigation, to show Super Cruise-enabled roads on the in-vehicle navigation system during route selection.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/23/22589285/gm-super-cruise-automatic-lane-change-gmc-chevy-silverado

TOKYO, July 20, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today added a new series to its popular R-Car system-on-chips (SoCs) with the R-Car Gen3e. Featuring six new members, the new R-Car Gen3e series of SoCs offers a scalable lineup for entry- to mid-range automotive applications that require high-quality graphics rendering, such as integrated ****pit domain controllers, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), digital instrument cluster, driver monitoring systems, and LED matrix light.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210720005365/en/

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/renesas-launches-r-car-gen3e-120000201.html

As in cabin driver monitoring systems are on the rise, with worldwide regulatory bodies modifying the legislation to address this vital safety feature, we looked further envisioning what the tomorrow’s driving experience could look like if occupants benefitted from similar attention. This year, we released Occupancy Status, a breakthrough in-cabin solution that works from the car’s rear-view mirror.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8xvX4L7r7I

What is unclear is how the announcement fits with the acquisition of Affectiva just two months ago, "to bring to market automotive-grade Interior Sensing #AI better and faster than the competition." Seeing Machines announced its solution nine months ago in October 2020 (https://lnkd.in/d7CCq5C) and already has won a production contract for occupant monitoring, possibly for Fisker using Magna as tier one.

One interpretation could be that a combined Affectiva/Smart Eye offering will be the next-generation solution for interior sensing. This raises the question of what Seeing Machines has planned for its next-gen offering, and specifically what it can achieve using its NPU-based Occula processor. We will evidently hear more about those plans in time. We already know the trend in interior sensing is towards 5MP image sensors, placing much higher demands on the image processor.

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