Valeo leading the LIDAR race..
With the recent wins of major contracts with automakers Stellantis and BMW, Valeo Wemding is at the forefront of the autonomous mobility revolution, producing innovative sensors that enable autonomous driving and increase safety on the road. In 2021, the world saw the first two vehicles on the...
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@Reuben - Valeo started producing LiDARs in Wemding in 2017 and
released the second generation of its cutting-edge sensor in 2021. Valeo has produced more than 170,000 since. The confidence of automakers in Valeo’s LiDAR was recently reaffirmed when Stellantis chose Valeo’s
Gen-3 SCALA to equip multiple upcoming models of its automotive brands anticipated to hit the market in 2024.
From the Valeo vid yesterday (can't find), they said in the last minute of the vid Gen-3 hasn't been completed. They're finalising it.
In 2021, the world saw the first two vehicles on the market
certified for level 3 autonomy: the Honda Legend in Japan and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in Germany.
Valeo equipped both cars with its innovative SCALA LiDAR sensor (has to be Gen 2) – the key to achieving the new level of autonomous driving – which is produced at its plant in Wemding, Germany.
Gen 2 doesn't have Akida and it has to be the gen 2's they are now putting into the Merc EQE's as an option and installing the Gen 3's in all vehicles as standard in 2024 which do have Akida and some Stellantis models now as well. Once again, not until 2024.
Valeo recently signed a major contract with BMW to provide the automaker with the domain controller, sensors and software for parking and maneuvering on its upcoming platform generation “Neue Klasse.” Hein says fusion and domain controllers will be the “
future growth engine” for the site. (Is the domain controller the same as the ADAS ECU's in the BRN white paper? The wafer in the boot?)