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SEEING - I do not have ChatGPT, I have never used ChatGPT. I searched - "Where is patent WO 2026/112692/A1 used " in Google. The "All mode" and " AI mode" give slightly different text but essentially the same. If Google is not a reliable source can you recommend a better alternative. Please do try a Google search and see if you get something different. Please let me know what you find.

Does the descriptions on 3D images in this Whitepaper sound similar to latest Patent to anyone else?

https://seeingmachines.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-03-21-Seeing-Machines-3D-Whitepaper-FINAL4.pdf

Foxtron Cavira LEDs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO_d8jDCQCg

Patent WO 2026/112692 A1 is utilised in Foxconn's Electric Vehicle (EV) platform ecosystem, which operates under their automotive subsidiary, Foxtron.

Foxconn uses this specific hardware technology within its MIH Open EV Platform initiatives. Rather than building just one specific car, Foxconn uses these projects to build a shared blueprint for global automakers.

Foxtron Cavira & Model Series: This compact, integrated occupant monitoring camera is engineered to fit into the sleek, modern dashboard configurations of Foxtron's new consumer vehicles, such as the recently debuted Foxtron Cavira.

Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS): The hardware architecture outlined in the patent is specifically deployed to handle the In-Cabin Monitoring (ICMS) requirements for these vehicles. It powers the safety algorithms that track driver drowsiness, distraction, and occupant presence directly from a single, highly compressed camera unit.

Tier-1 Manufacturing Partnerships: Foxconn acts as the contract manufacturer for other automotive brands entering the EV space. This patent represents the underlying hardware integration they offer to third-party car brands utilizing Foxconn-built chassis and electronic architectures.

7:35 min Youtube clip at 5:06 shows a Foxtron Cavira with two LEDs in Pod behind steering wheel but not flashing !

Thanks John. A good prompt to look at Honeywell.

Seize - Looks like they partner with Harmon Eyes as the software provider. Interesting race to winning Commercial Contracts.

Https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-foxconn-and-taiwan-medical-centers-bring-agentic-and-physical-ai-to-healthy-taiwan

The recent Foxconn annual meeting said that they expected a massive surge in Co-Packaged Optics (CPO).

Knowing nothing about CPO I asked AI if it was applicable to ADAS, ADDW and Seeing Machines. The answer seems to be a massive yes. The link to Mitsubishi and Foxconn seems very significant in terms of electric cars in the Japanese market. It also seems to leave the Smart Eye technology trailing well behind. I know it could be wrong but I think CPO is worth a look . I think Colin Barnden would have written about this previously - but things have changed.

By all accounts Foxconn and Mitsubishi Electrical issued a MOU on 24th April that they will create a 50:50 JV if everything goes well and it get regulator approval. Its had no coverage on this website and no mention by Colin Barnden as far as I have found. My question is how can this be.

The 20% Mitsubishi holding seems to be going into the JV and the JV will be managed by Foxconn. Sounds like a Foxconn takeover of Mitsubishi Electrical to me. So we now have a very big company holding control of 20% Seeing Machine shares, who are trying to move into Automotives and adas, not get a mention. Can anyone explain ?

I do not remember seeing much about this but it could be significant. Its also the last month to complete the Magna loan agreement

From AI . Foxconn and Seeing Machines are linked through a massive strategic consolidation in the automotive technology supply chain, driven by Foxconn's April 2026 acquisition of a 50% stake in Mitsubishi Electric Mobility. Because Mitsubishi Electric Mobility is a primary shareholder (holding a 19.9% stake) and global distribution partner for Seeing Machines, Foxconn is structurally integrating Seeing Machines’ market-leading driver monitoring system (DMS) software directly into its scaling electric vehicle (EV) ecosystems. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

🤝 The Structural Connection

The connection between the two companies operates through a tiered partnership framework: [1]

The Shared Anchor: In late 2024, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility invested £26.2 million to acquire a 19.9% stake in Seeing Machines to push advanced cabin-monitoring into the global automotive market. [1, 2]

The Foxconn Entry: In April 2026, Foxconn signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric to form a joint venture, taking a 50% ownership stake in Mitsubishi Electric Mobility. [1, 2]

The Resulting Ecosystem: Foxconn's joint venture inherits Mitsubishi's massive automotive pipeline, directly pairing Foxconn's hardware and EV platforms with Seeing Machines’ computer vision and eye-gaze tracking IP. [1, 2]

🚗 Market Implications for Automotive & Safety Tech

This alliance significantly shifts how smart vehicle cabins and driver assistance systems (ADAS) are scaled:[1, 2, 3]

Pre-Integrated EV Platforms: Foxconn is positioning itself as a primary contract manufacturer for electric vehicles. By holding a major stake in Mitsubishi Electric Mobility, Foxconn can natively pre-integrate Seeing Machines’ Guardian safety units and DMS algorithms into its open-source EV platforms. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Regulatory Compliance Support: Rapidly tightening global regulations (like Europe's General Safety Regulation/GSR) require advanced driver distraction and drowsiness detection. The alliance allows automakers to buy Foxconn-manufactured hardware that features regulatory-approved interior sensing tech right out of the box. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Expansion Beyond Transport: While the immediate focus remains on commercial fleets and consumer cars, the broader relationship opens channels for Foxconn to apply Seeing Machines’ gaze-tracking IP to factory automation, robotics, and industrial smart factories. [1, 2, 3]

Audi RS5

In the pod behind steering wheel

9:58

2 LED at LHS 1 LED RHS

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

Does not look like SEE to me

All the new approval codes I quoted include 2018/858* . This is the legislation for GSR compliance. To get this approval code you need to comply with all the requirements not just ADDW.

yesterday i said iveco had 7 new approvals in may. they actually have 17.

i asked ai

can an oem complete ****logation if a contract with a tier 1 and the addw software supplier has not been exchanged.

the answer

no, an oem cannot complete final vehicle ****logation if a formal contract or binding agreement has not been exchanged with the tier 1 supplier and the addw (advanced driver distraction warning) software supplier. [1]

while a technical service can perform early physical testing and engineering evaluations on prototypes, type-approval authorities will not grant the final certificate without a fully audited and documented supply chain.

why a contract is legally required for type approval

modern ****logation framework requirements (such as un regulation no. 156 for software updates and un regulation no. 155 for cybersecurity) focus heavily on process and governance rather than just the physical vehicle. an oem cannot satisfy approval authorities without a finalized commercial agreement due to several critical compliance blocks: [1, 2]

sums and csms audit failure: to get a vehicle type approval, the oem must possess a valid software update management system (sums) and cybersecurity management system (csms)certificate. regulatory bodies require the oem to demonstrate that it can safely manage and protect software updates over the vehicle's entire lifecycle. without an exchanged contract, the oem cannot legally prove it has the authority to control, distribute, or validate the addw software.

no evidence of supplier management: under alignment standards like iso 24089 (software update engineering), the oem is legally mandated to audit and manage its third-party suppliers. a type-approval authority requires signed supplier quality assurance agreements (qaas) or interface agreements (dias) to prove that the software supplier is bound to maintain traceability and report bugs.

conformity of production (cop) blocks: ****logation requires the oem to guarantee conformity of production—ensuring every production line vehicle exactly matches the certified type. without an active supply contract, there is no legal guarantee of a stable software delivery pipeline, which automatically disqualifies cop approval.

rxswin and software identification: the oem must register a unique rx software identification number (rxswin) to lock the addw software state for regulatory tracking. if the software supplier has not signed a contract, the software version control is legally undefined, meaning the type-approval characteristics cannot be verified. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

after a few more questions ai went on to say that when contracts are exchanged the clock resets. a new approval code ending 00 will be issued. ai thought that 17 in a month probably indicated that contracts had been exchanged.

From Wikipedia - MAN Truck & Bus is owned by TRATON SE, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. TRATON acts as the holding company for Volkswagen's commercial vehicle brands, which also include Scania and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, making MAN an integral part of one of the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers. Does that make sense?

Looks like Traton make about 300,000 vehicles per annum.

Seeing - I thought I had covered your point by saying "i am assuming that the current uk list of approvals for each truck oem does cover addw" ie the requirement for EU GSR. Things are still changing . On Friday GB Vehicle Approval was given for Man Truck & Bus for its 6th Extension to one of its approvals (g11*2018/858*01016*06) You cannot tell what it relates to . It could one of several things but without that approval the Man Vehicle to which that number relates could not be sold in the UK.

Another example how things are changing. Iveco have at least 7 New GB approvals so far this month. Its probably converting a European approval into a GB Approval but my point is that things are still changing.

The second point you make is pure rubbish. The GB Vehicle Approval number confirms that the ADDW system complies with the technical requirements required and the process has been Audited and given a Compliance Certificate, confirming that all Vehicles will be built to the same standard . This is the process that Wrightbus completed and Seeing Machines confirmed it was the first such approval. Wrightbus can install the correct equipment to the correct standard for every vehicle it makes going forward. Whether a company wants to pay for monitoring seems to be optional. I never intended to suggest that Man or Scania were looking for an aftermarket solution. If you think I have got any of this wrong please explain so that we can all learn.

when the market opens on tuesday the oems have 30 working days to get a gb vehicle approval code which confirms ****logation is complete and a vehicle can be sold in the uk. (any applications which are still in the system need a compliance audit before they can be approved.)

i am assuming that the current uk list of approvals for each truck oem does cover addw and that the oems have decided not to confirm that ****logation is complete, like we had from wrightbus last year. i would think that man trucks and scania with there links to vw are strong possibilities for a contract. just need to find the other 2.

UNYX 07 Very brief LED seen at 1:45 but only when played back slowly. Again in the unit above the mirror.

I doubt these are SEE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvMbRXjRj5w

VW ID UNYX.06 2026

What appears to be a single GREEN ish LED IN THE UNIT ABOVE THE MIRROR AT 2:56. Not what i was expecting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th17F2gocHg

Volvo Ex 60 46:24 Two LEDs in Pod + two in panel above mirror ? Really not sure - but not See

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

Does this not link to the previous communication from Magna of a major contract. If true it should be easy to spot.

In the absence of any information I have had a look at the GB Type Approval Scheme. On the 18th May a number of VW models got a revised registration. The previous large update from VW was just before the Seeing Machines RNS on 26th November 2025 It was not named but was worth £10 million. Could it be more tech in VWs and perhaps the reason for no RNS ?