Would presume this has been MB vision posted but couldn't see it. Came out late 2024.
Came up on a Google search but hadn't seen it myself previously and got me thinking.
Would be pretty sure that MB would not be allowing BRN to be using any affiliation to MBs corporate branding on their website unless there was still some connection.
I personally believe that there would have been discussions after the original EQXX post by MB way back when and the overshoot affect it had on the SP at the time.
I expect that the curtain was agreed to be closed in the interim whilst R&D continues and not to be pulled back till something more mkt tangible comes into play.
We know MB has hooked up with Waterloo and that allows newsflow and conversations etc publicly around neuromorphic without the concern of any mkt impacts directly related to BRN.
I do wonder whether we are connected still behind the curtain via Waterloo as well in some capacity as the R&D continues.
Pioneering innovations for the car of the future: Mercedes-Benz provides exclusive insights into research activities and future technologies
- Vision of urban futures: for London, Los Angeles and Shenzhen in 2040+
- Hyper-personalised customer experience of the future: through Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR)
- Neuromorphic computing: more energy efficiency for future autonomous driving
- Technology challenge: researching innovative materials using biotechnology for less environmental impact
- Aerodynamic and virtually maintenance free: the more sustainable in-drive brake
- Vehicles that generate electricity: new potential for electric mileage from solar paintwork
- Game-changing innovative power converter: more efficiency for the high-voltage architecture of the future
Excerpt:
Neuromorphic computing revolutionises energy efficiency and latency in autonomous driving
Future vehicles will include more and more functionalities, with those for autonomous driving being just one example. As this will lead to significantly higher energy requirements, efficiency is a crucial factor. Mercedes‑Benz is a pioneer in automated driving and safety technologies. The vision for the future is autonomous driving, which will redefine the role of the automobile. Not only will it increase safety, efficiency and comfort on the road. It will also give time back to passengers by allowing them to devote their attention to things other than driving. In addition, the autonomous car will communicate with the cities of the future. To realise all this calls for innovative algorithms and hardware components that overcome the limits of today’s computer hardware.
Through research into artificial neural networks, Mercedes-Benz and its partners from research and industry are breaking new ground in the creation of computer architectures. The company recently announced a research cooperation with the Canadian University of Waterloo in the field of neuromorphic computing. By mimicking the workings of the human brain, neuromorphic computing could make AI computations significantly more energy-efficient and faster. Safety systems could, for example, recognise traffic signs, lanes and other road users much better and react faster, even in poor visibility. And they could do so ten times more efficiently than current systems. There would be benefits in using a neuromorphic camera for interior monitoring, for example. Instead of full images (frames), it delivers individual pixels (events – hence the name event-based camera). The process is extremely fast with minimal delay. This means, for instance, a rapid system reaction to the blinking of a driver’s eye caused by fatigue. Neuromorphic computing has the potential to reduce the energy required for data processing in autonomous driving by 90 per cent compared to current systems.
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Interesting LinkedIn post from MB four months ago...