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RAC Connected is enhancing its offer to business fleets by partnering with market-leading smart camera systems provider Exeros Technologies to further protect drivers and vehicles.
Customers can choose from multiple camera systems which capture forward and rear views from vehicles to ones that live-stream, monitor drivers’ gestures using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for signs of fatigue or distraction, and provide full security CCTV.

There is also the option to include advanced driver assistance systems which prevent accidents by scanning the road ahead for vehicles, pedestrians and other road users as well alerting the driver if they stray from their lane.

Every camera system is integrated into the RAC Connected Platform which means fleet managers can be notified about incidents with minutes of them occurring.

The combination of dashcam footage, AI driver gesture monitoring and telematics data provides fleet managers with a powerful understanding of any incident which may occur.

Exeros cameras, which have been fitted to RAC patrol vans since 2017, start recording as soon as a vehicle’s engine is turned on.

If a driving event occurs, such as rapid acceleration, harsh braking or a collision, the system reviews the footage and classifies it as low-risk, high-risk or a collision which prevents fleet managers having to sift through hours of video footage.

They are then easily able to review and download the footage from the RAC Connected portal.

The in-cab driver fatigue system works via a camera which can monitor the driver’s face for signs of tiredness and distraction through changes to head position, gaze, eyelids, and mouth. This smart solution acts as a co-pilot for drivers.

If anything concerning is detected such as yawning, eyes closing, using a handheld phone, or smoking, an audible warning is sounded to the driver so that they can regain their concentration.

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/rac-news/ai-powered-smart-cameras-will-boost-driver-safety-in-new-rac-partnership/

If you just want the video

https://www.google.com/search?q=gm+super+cruise&client=opera&hs=zt1&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWrtfCsLr9AhUQacAKHa7uDOkQpwV6BAgBEBY&biw=1560&bih=914&dpr=1#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:302ab5e1,vid:ygftUaqDvlg

A new video released by Consumer Reports today follows up on a report issued about a month ago ranking the best available driver-assist systems available in America. In the video, Consumer Reports shows exactly why it feels that Ford’s BlueCruise and GM’s Super Cruise are the two best systems in America today. Mercedes-Benz system ranked third, but does not offer hands-free driving assistance.

Related Story: Entering 2023 Tesla Is Way Behind In Hands-Free Assisted Driving

The top-ranked systems offered a combination of usability and novel approaches to ensure a driver remains involved and alert. Both of the top-ranked systems can monitor a driver’s attentiveness and will only work while the driver maintains an acceptable level of involvement. These are driver-assist systems, not autonomous driving systems. Both GM and Ford’s systems can also take over and bring the vehicle to a stop, engage safety systems like hazard flashers, and call for help in the event a driver becomes unresponsive, such as in the case of a medical emergency or if an impaired driver loses consciousness.

https://www.torquenews.com/1083/video-consumer-reports-rates-ford-bluecruise-and-gm-s-super-cruise-above-tesla-s-system

Latest article from me writing in The Ojo-Yoshida Report. Ahead lies a battle between the giants of the #tech industry that will redefine the #automotive #digital #****pit and the #incabin experience. The stage looks set for an epic race between Apple, Amazon, Cerence Inc., Google, and Microsoft to rethink and redesign the automotive experience. High-performance processors from Qualcomm and NVIDIA look set to be harnessed by system developers to power the next-generation of ****pit features.

The immersive user experience #IUX will combine #eyegaze, #gesture, and #voice with capacitive and haptic touch inputs. #HD displays will extend from pillar to pillar across the vehicle dashboard, providing driving information and streaming video. Add-in #5G connectivity, cloud computing and over-the-air updates, and the interior of the car will never look or feel the same again.

An #augmentedreality #HUD will transform the windshield into a human-vehicle interface #HVI that projects route guidance and #safety critical information directly into the driver’s line of sight, ensuring they can drive while keeping their eyes and attention fixed on the road ahead.

Eye-gaze and gesture recognition will be provided by face and eye-tracking companies like Seeing Machines. Gaze tracking has morphed beyond simply monitoring the driver for #distraction and #drowsiness. The next frontier is #interiorsensing, and the rear-view mirror has emerged as the key integration point, as shown by Magna International’s occupant monitoring #OMS mirror at #CES.

Through Critical TechWorks, and with a clear roadmap for precision eyegaze tracking, BMW Group is judged most likely to be the current leader in R&D for the immersive user experience.

Ford Motor Company, having hired Doug Field from Apple and positioned to play the IUX trend perfectly, needs to pause and rethink its longterm eyegaze feature roadmap.

The immersive user experience will be discussed at AutoSens #InCabin, to be held from March 15-17 in Scottsdale, AZ. The conference will include a panel session called “Imagining the Immersive User Experience,” featuring Prateek Kathpal, #CTO of Cerence, Colin Barnden, principal analyst at Semicast, and moderated by Junko Yoshida, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Ojo-Yoshida Report.

We on here are all DMS loonies. 1 hr interview and the fund guys the other day didn’t ask a single question.

Only the presenter asked anything. These guys looking at 20 companies so SEE only gets a small % of their attention

Iam sure its all being lined up for after USA day but wait and see.

After all the stick Tesla had and dropping down to 7th in Consumer reports with SEEs DMS in the ones above, I wonder If anything from them or Magna at Tesla investor day Weds?

Better DMS? Magna Mirror contract?

Wishful thinking probably :)

The demand for electric vehicles is at an all-time high. Combining a unique iconic design and cutting-edge technology, the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E is a desirable option for those needing a practical and eco-friendly vehicle. It has been so desirable that the Mustang Mach-E has scaled production and reduced its MSRP. On the other hand, a good sign toward sustainable transportation that’s more affordable and accessible to a broader base of car owners.

Mustang Mach-E: increased production and reduced MSRP
The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E is one of the most highly anticipated and in-demand electric SUVs in the market, and for a good reason. Ford announced it would significantly increase production for the 2023 Mustang Mach-E from the usual 78,000 in 2022 to 130,000 units in 2023.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/2023-ford-mustang-mach-e-production-increases-significantly-prices-decrease/

A driver monitoring device is detecting 125 events each day where truck and car drivers are starting to fall asleep.

Taupo firm AutoSense specialises in ways to improve driver safety, and at the core of the business are devices called Guardian units, imported from Australian company Seeing Machines.

AutoSense CEO Charles Dawson said the Guardian units have revealed the worrying scale of the fatigue problem on New Zealand’s roads.

“Our Guardian by Seeing Machines cameras detect 125 events daily where car and truck drivers are falling asleep at the wheel, meaning the driver’s eyes are closed for 1.5 seconds or more.”

On State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier alone, driver fatigue was found to be the cause of 29 crashes from 2015 to 2019.

And in 2020, there were 21 fatal crashes in New Zealand due to driver fatigue.

The dash-mounted Guardians use cameras with tracking algorithms to observe the head and eye positions of drivers.

If fatigue or driver distraction is detected, an audio alert sounds and the driver’s seat vibrates to warn them.

The footage and data is then sent to analysts to verify it.

Another issue to combat was mobile phone use, said Dawson.

“We know of the 4,600 vehicles being monitored, there have been at least 134 verified mobile phone events per day.”

These were incidents where hands-free devices were not being used, meaning drivers were holding or looking at their phones.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/new-tool-to-combat-falling-asleep-at-the-wheel/RNRASR523BE4NOVRUUQIGFPTGA/

Freewill
This one sided battle doesnt quite pan out.

SEYE were trading at 115SEK 12 months ago while SEE were 8.5p

SEYE down 61% & SEE 13% ATM

When you consider even the likes of TESLA that have almost doubled in last 8 weeks are still 28% down ATM from 75% down.

Iam sure by the end of May things will be alot better for us. Cant see after USA event that some nice news doesnt drop soon after....

With Magna making them and if on target $420,000 this year & $1-1.5m next year from them.

Not bad from 1 model ;)

Must be us…
Those annoyed by tankers driving on Waikato roads will need to put their road rage aside soon, as Fonterra’s milk tankers are set to receive high-definition, dual-facing dashcams.

Fonterra has teamed up with transportation technology services company Eroad, which will install new tech across the dairy co-op’s fleet of more than 500 milk tankers.

The hardware ready to be installed soon includes in-vehicle driver monitoring hardware, high-definition, dual-facing dashcams and electronic Road User Charges.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/fonterra-milk-tankers-receive-dash-cams-new-road-safety-technology/YJBNCIF7JJFJBD445NF5DFU7IQ/

Electric vehicle startup Fisker said Monday it remains on track to begin deliveries of its Ocean SUV this spring and to build more than 40,000 vehicles in 2023.
It also spent less in 2022 than it had expected.
Fisker had "approximately 65,000" reservations for the Ocean, up slightly from "over 62,000" as of its prior earnings report.

isb

Cant compere Apples & Pears. DMS built in over 10yrs life cycle.

So ours, so far will be about $500-1 Billion + over 10yrs and theirs $11-$25m on this contract.

After market is a different beast to built in at OEM stage.

We will get our share as legislation looms dont worry

Nice to see Commercial coming into the news. Doesn't sound like aftermarket so built in i guess?

Existing customer i wonder?

Plenty to go around in Fleet, so we will get our share iam sure.

No doubt gonna drop soon. Hopefully by usa event.

Best bit overall for me was his talk about the competition. Respecting them but it was comparing a Sunday league player with Messi. Different class completely.

With the mirror & Magna pushing it & legislation creeping up the longer it goes on the more will just opt for the easy fix.

50% is now looking like the bare minimum of market share in Auto and I can see 70-80% more likely.

Fleet with gen3 will be huge. If Mobileye sell just 1% to their existing customers in the next 12 months there’s 40% growth on its on so that could easily be doubled.

Aviation looks like going to be even better than I thought & once starts will no doubt grow.

12-24 months should see this multi bag & prob be taken out though.

Time to sell the family silver b4 the big boys finally wake up to us.

It amazes me that if Paul’s pitch to institutional investors have all been like that recently why haven’t they all bought in? Mcap too small? Don’t understand the tech? Can’t see the bigger picture?

I was 99% sure where the company heading but now 100% that Paul, the execs & the board have played a great game under Paul’s leadership. He’s a tough cookie but knows what he’s doing.

It’s a shame he wasn’t the captain of the Titanic as it wouldn’t have sunk Iam sure.

I held him in high regard but he’s gone up a notch in my book.

12-24 months to go though before we sipping champers on Lewbos yacht Iam sure. Should be an interesting ride though.

April soon so can’t wait to top up the SIPP & Isa.

Just listening again from the start & I think Paul & the board have had to work really hard to get the business on track. I presume the board & Lombard have worked on systems, strategy, Partnerships, cost cutting, strategic alliances etc over the past few years.

Interesting story from Paul at the start on how he came onboard.

Big pat on the back to Big Paul & all the board & execs at SEE & we should really invite them to Lewbos yacht launch once it pops :)

GM produced 2,980 units of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq in January, GM Authority has learned. The revelation comes on the heels of company representatives indicating that both production and shipments are ramping up.

The nearly 3,000 Cadillac Lyriqs produced is the largest monthly production total since the model began rolling off the assembly line in March 2022. The latest monthly production figure brings the total number of 2023 Cadillac Lyriq EVs produced to 11,175 units assembled at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee, which GM upgraded as part of a $2 billion investment to bring the facility up to spec for electric vehicle production.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/02/gm-made-nearly-3000-cadillac-lyriq-units-in-january-2023/amp/

MAGNA
Automotive Production Markets
OEMs have historically built their vehicles in the regions where those vehicles are primarily sold and, as a result, many OEMs have established
manufacturing facilities in multiple countries. Since OEMs typically use lean manufacturing and supply chain management techniques in
their operations, many Tier 1 Supplier facilities are generally located relatively close to OEM facilities to reduce the cost and risks associated
with longer supply chains. See “Section 6 – Description of the Business – Manufacturing & Engineering” of this AIF for details of Magna’s
global manufacturing footprint.
China, Europe, North America, Japan, India and South Korea represent the largest automotive production markets in the world, accounting
for approximately 90% of vehicles produced globally. China’s approximate 32% share of global production led all markets in 2021. The local
demand for vehicles in China, India and certain markets outside of North America and Western Europe has increased over time. This
increasing local demand has helped boost the local automotive industry in these countries and attracted investments in manufacturing from
North American, European and Asian-based automobile manufacturers, through stand-alone investments and/or joint ventures with local
partners. In the case of China, the increasing migration of component system and vehicle design, development and engineering, especially
for battery Electric Vehicles (“EVs”), is expected to further benefit the automotive industry in that market.
Customers
OEMs produced over 77 million light vehicles in 2021, a slight increase over 2020 production, but significantly below pre-pandemic levels
(91 million in 2019). The top 15 OEMs, representing 79% or approximately 61 million vehicles based on 2021 light vehicle production, were:
1. Toyota Motor Corporation 9. Suzuki Motor Corporation
2. Volkswagen Group 10. BMW AG
3. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance 11. Daimler AG
4. Hyundai Motor Group 12. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
5. Stellantis N.V. 13. SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile*
6. General Motors Company 14. Chang’an Automobile (Group) Co., Ltd.
7. Honda Motor Company 15. Great Wall Motors
8. Ford Motor Company

If Magna & Valeo are the 2 biggest customers, what are we likely to win in China?

Valeo in China
Today, Valeo China has become the biggest country within the Valeo Group in terms of sales and employees. With 35 plants, 12 R&D centers and near 19,000 employees, Valeo China has been sticking to its principle of “Be Chinese in China” to provide the right technologies to our customers.

Comfort and Driving Assistance Systems: Shenzhen is the largest production site and R&D center for Comfort and Driving Assistance Systems in China. It manufactures electronic systems from ultrasonic sensors to advanced human-machine interfaces and connected cars. The innovative InBlue® smartphone based virtual key technology originated with the CDA China team and perfectly demonstrates the transformation from “Made in China” to “Invent with China”.