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Not sure if anyone has mentioned reaching 7bn km. Last year on the 29th June we had completed 4.5bn km. Its now 7bn. By July 2022 we should achieve 10bn ( if we keep going at the same rate)

While a goal of zero future collisions seems implausible at this point, we admire Volvo's tenacity in chasing safer motoring. More information about the brand's technology will be shared at the Volvo Cars Tech Moment on 30 June.

https://carbuzz.com/news/electric-volvo-xc90-successor-will-be-the-worlds-safest-suv

As a result of the standard safety technology, Volvo will also be able to offer optional driver aids, like Highway Pilot. This feature, like Cadillac Super Cruise or Ford BlueCruise, will allow the vehicle to take over some driving duties on some highways (when conditions allow for it).

https://www.carscoops.com/2021/06/volvos-upcoming-electric-suv-will-feature-over-the-air-driver-assist-updates-for-improved-safety/

I agree. But what if AMD or Intel step forward now the potential is more established. Qualcomm would need to dig deep to make sure they maintain control of technology embedded in their chip. I know this would be very nice. My point is that they are going to embed the software in their product. Its a bit more than working with a company in my opinion.

So why did Qualcomm not just make an offer to buy SEE ?

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/daimler-speeds-up-shift-electric-vehicles-manager-magazin-reports-2021-06-17/?rpc=401&

Its 5 weeks since the EQS went into production. Perhaps the NDA with merc is one month after arrival at Dealers !
https://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko.xhtml?oid=49945854&viewType=list

Looks like ZF are owned by Bosch. Who supplies BMW idrive 8 ?

A glaring problem

Teammate lends a hand on road trips, as designed, but it can’t overcome one glaring problem: the driver-facing camera is very sensitive.

It wouldn’t allow hands-free driving when I had on my polarized Ray-Bans, which are a pretty basic set of sunglasses. Other testers said the same about their Maui Jims and other off-brand shades. But, the Toyota/Lexus rep giving my demo with prescription sunglasses worked fine.

Most road trippers will be driving during the day and wearing sunglasses, so it’s a problem TMNA is aware of. It doesn’t sound like it will be overcome when the 2022 LS 500h AWD goes on sale this fall, despite over-the-air updates multiple times a year to keep the system fresh. Teammate can still be enabled, but it will ask for a hand on the wheel.

A temporary solution until the issue is fixed is for Lexus to provide all owners of Teammate a pair of approved sunglasses, or at the least a recommended list of brands.

https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1132518_first-drive-lexus-teammate-driver-assistance-system-wants-to-know-you-re-there

I am unclear what this RNS is saying. Are SEE pleased that an Act is to go through Congress and the Senate with eventual sign off by the President after which OEMs will have 4 years or is it saying its now fully signed off. The Congress tracker says its " Introduced" and I have seen no other documents saying its now law in the US. If it is law what is the final date for compliance?

Ford Maverick launch on Tuesday.

Extra safety and driver-assistance tech, like Ford's BlueCruise hands-free driving feature, could come as an option on upper trims.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-maverick-pickup-truck-what-we-know-features-specs-photos-2021-6?r=US&IR=T

So the eighth camera has an infrared lens that sits above the steering column and monitors the driver.

Lots of Hardware

The first iteration of Teammate uses a suite of eight cameras and five radars, plus a laser, to gather information. Some of these sensors are shared with conventional driver-assistance technologies. There are three forward-facing camera packages: a stereo camera to calculate distance, a mono camera to look for lane markers and a telescopic lens that looks to the horizon for other vehicles, and also four panoramic cameras on the sides to also scan for lane markers. The eighth camera is the infrared lens that sits above the steering column and monitors the driver.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36633927/toyota-lexus-teammate-driver-assist/

Two paragraphs taken from the attached article that include:.
Driver facing camera to assure attentiveness
The driver must also glance at the side mirror

So its got a camera facing the driver and can see when you look in the side mirrors

Key elements of Lexus Teammates include:
Front-facing long range radar
Front and rear short-range side radar
Front facing lidar
360-degree parking cameras
Front-facing telescope and locator cameras
High-definition mapping of selected limited access highways in the U.S. and Canada
Driver facing camera to assure attentiveness
‘Hands on steering wheel’ requirement when changing lanes and on exit ramps

If Teammate thinks there’s enough room, the driver must put their hands lightly on the steering wheel — very lightly, or Teammate deactivates and you are unexpectedly in charge of driving. The driver must also glance at the side mirror. After the driver performs both those acts, the Lexus will merge.

https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2021/06/05/lexus-teammate-driving-assistant-hands-free-feature/7535076002/

Mikey - Just post what you have found and people will respond.

Could be getting 3 RNS next week

Have we seen these dates from the See website?

FY2021 Trading Update (unaudited) 3 August 2021
FY2021 Results and Directors Report 19 October 2021

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iDrive 8 coming soonDown pointing backhand indexWe’ll get a glimpse of what state-of-the-art DMS looks like. Mark those diaries tech people, this is an event not to be missed.
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BMW iX and BMW i4 will make US debut on June 1st, in Los Angeles - https://is.gd/Iso3wm #BMWI4 #BMWIX

https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a36477097/bmw-launching-two-new-evs/

I am confused. Is the eyeQ4 not used in Fords ?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2020/07/20/ford-goes-mobileye-inside-for-driver-assist-systems/?sh=295b740238ee

Among those customers is Ford which has been using Mobileye products for many years. Most new Ford vehicles now come with its CoPilot 360 ADAS package which includes the Mobileye vision system in addition to sensors and software from other vendors. Going forward, Ford plans to use at least Mobileye’s EyeQ3 and EyeQ4 system-on-a-chip (SoC) and related software to power features like Lane-Keeping, auto high beam headlamps, Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking and Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go and Lane-Centering.

The EyeQ4 is the latest generation of Mobileye SoCs and is currently also used in vehicles from VW Group, BMW, Nissan, Nio and others. Nissan is using EyeQ4 to power its hands-free ProPilot 2.0 that launched in Japan late last year and will be included in the just announced Ariya EV when it comes to the US next year.

Ford will be using EyeQ4 as part of the hands-free Active Drive Assist system that is launching next year on the F-150 and Mustang Mach-E and the chips will be built into those vehicles from launch this fall and through the lifecycle of these products. Ford will also continue using Mobileye across the rest of its lineup for level 1 and 2 ADAS systems.

Mobileye’s EyeQ®4, one of the most advanced application-specific vision computing system-on-a-chip (SoC) currently available, will be combined with ZF’s Gen21 mid-range radar technology to precisely interpret the environment around Toyota vehicles.

https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/zf-and-mobileye-safety-technology-chosen-by-toyota/