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That data all comes from a variety of sensors around the vehicle, a few of which will be new to future S-Class vehicles that have been ordered with the new Drive Pilot system. While the company wouldn’t disclose specific costs of the system, representatives did say that it will cost as much as their top-of-the-line Burmester audio system. That audio system on the S-Class is a $6,700 option alone, yet requires the addition of a separate $3,800 package, bringing the rough total to around $10,500. That’s getting close to the cost of Tesla’s “Full-Self Driving” system, which currently is a $12,000 option.
The conditional Level 3 Drive Pilot system builds on the hardware and software used by Mercedes’ Level 2 ADAS system known as Distronic. It adds a handful of additional advanced sensors as well as software to support the features. Key hardware systems that will be added to future S-Class vehicles configured with the Drive Pilot upgrade include an advanced lidar system developed by Valeo SA, a wetness sensor in the wheel well to determine moisture on the road, rear-facing cameras and microphones to detect emergency vehicles, and a special antenna array located at the rear of the sunroof to help with precise GPS location.
The Valeo lidar system is more advanced than what is on the current generation of S-Class, in that it scans at a rate of 25 times per second at a range of 200 meters (approximately 650 feet). This is the second generation of the system, according to the Valeo spokesperson at the event. The system sends out lasers, which then create points in space to help the AI classify the type of object in and around the path of the vehicle, whether it’s human, animal, vehicle, tree, or building. From there, the AI uses data from the other sensors around the car to determine more than 400 different projected paths for itself and the potential paths for the vehicles, pedestrians, and motorcyclists around it, and chooses the safest route through.
We previously discussed the "advanced lidar system developed by Valeo" and found a patent for a LiDaR zoom feature using a NN, but there was no indication that Veleo developed the NN. We are friends with Valeo, and we have a sweet spot for LiDaR. So we've been drawing a reasonable inference in the absence of express evidence.
US2021166090A1 DRIVING ASSISTANCE FOR THE LONGITUDINAL AND/OR LATERAL CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
The invention relates to a driving assistance system (3) for the longitudinal and/or lateral control of a motor vehicle, comprising an image processing device (31a) trained beforehand using a learning algorithm and configured so as to generate, at output, a control instruction (Scom1) for the motor vehicle from an image (Im1) provided at input and captured by an on-board digital camera (2); a digital image processing module (32) configured so as to provide at least one additional image (Im2) at input of an additional device (31b), identical to the device (31a), for parallel processing of the image (Im1) captured by the camera (2) and said at least one additional image (Im2), such that said additional device (31b) generates at least one additional control instruction (Scom2) for the motor vehicle, said additional image (Im2) resulting from at least one geometric and/or radiometric transformation performed on said captured image (Im1), and a digital fusion module (33) configured so as to generate a resultant control instruction (Scom) on the basis of said control instruction (Scom1) and of said a
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Good on him, he's obviously put in the hard yards and has a very entrepreneurial mind.Just ran across this story and thought @DingoBorat will love this as an imaginary made up thingy is now a unicorn and the most advanced real live technology in the world that is proven in silicon is 84 cents a share. Funny world but well done to these enterprising young Australians:
Meet the Chinese Australians who turned an NFT start-up into a unicorn in nine months
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© Provided by ABC BusinessMagic Eden co-founders (left to right) Sidney Zhang, Jack Lu, Zhuoxun Yin and Zhuojie Zhou. (Supplied: Magic Eden)
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When Sidney Zhang flew from Melbourne to San Francisco, hoping to make it big in the tech world of Silicon Valley, his parents thought he was "insane".
Especially when his first cryptocurrency company "went up in flames like a dumpster fire" and when he found himself living on a boat for a few weeks.
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At one point, due to San Francisco's rental market costing a fortune, he secretly lived at a co-working space — convincing others he just arrived early and left late.
But it has all turned around for Mr Zhang after the company he co-founded became a "unicorn" last week.
He's now the chief technical officer and co-founder of Magic Eden, a US-based company that provides an online marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The company last week raised $US130 million ($188 million), bringing its valuation to $US1.6 billion ($2.3 billion).
That gave Magic Eden its coveted status as a unicorn — a privately-owned start-up with a valuation of more than $US1 billion ($1.4 billion).
Mr Zhang found his feet in tech after starting multiple degrees in more traditional fields — law, international relations, accounting — before completing a finance degree and undertaking a masters of computer science.
But he also turned down what might have appeared to be a more stable job at Australian financial services company Macquarie Capital.
From Glen Waverley to Silicon Valley
Despite the tech entrepreneur's new life in San Francisco, Mr Zhang said that, when he thinks of home, he thinks of Glen Waverley in Melbourne's south-east.
Arriving in Australia at the age of 15, he lived in a house his parents owned while they continued to work in China.
"It was quite free, and really different from China. For the first time, I had a lot of time to pursue [my] hobbies," he told the ABC.
Mr Zhang taught himself how to program, which he described as an "early inspiration" for his future interest in technology start-ups.
In high school, Mr Zhang met Jack Lu — now the chief executive officer of Magic Eden — through a maths tutoring class.
The two soon developed a close friendship and "always knew" that they wanted to "do something in technology".
At the age of five, Mr Lu immigrated to Australia with his parents, who "made many sacrifices" by leaving behind their established careers in China.
Mr Lu said he was "inspired" by his dad, who "had a sense of adventure and wanted to explore new opportunities".
Mr Zhang said the experiences of living independently in Australia had enabled him to "take a leap of faith" and move to San Francisco in 2013 where, he said, the entrepreneurial culture and technology market was more "ingrained" than in Australia.
"[San Francisco] was the right place. It was the technology capital of the world and everything was happening," Mr Zhang said.
However, it was tough at times. When he arrived in Silicon Valley, Mr Zhang "didn't know anyone", so mass-emailed chief executives of start-ups to find a job.
Similar to Mr Zhang, Mr Lu wanted "to be immersed" in "heaps of exciting things happening in Silicon Valley" and moved to the US in 2017.
He had worked several jobs before getting the "front-row seats" to the NFT and cryptocurrency space.
Mr Lu said his parents were worried about his endeavours at first, but showed support for him regardless.
Now, Mr Lu's parents "were both very happy" and his dad follows crypto news regularly.
'The future of art and culture'
Starting just nine months ago, Magic Eden is a major marketplace for NFTs — one-off digital assets such as art or music, stored on blockchain, which is a form of decentralised digital ledger.
NFTs must be purchased with cryptocurrency, which is also stored on the blockchain.
"NFTs are the future of art and culture," according to the company.
"And, we consider ourselves stewards of the NFT space."
Dr Vy Nguyen — a research fellow at the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub — said Magic Eden was one of the "pioneers" of Solana, one of the world's fastest blockchains.
Magic Eden now accounts for about 90 per cent of the Solana blockchain's NFT trade volume.
"That represents a massive opportunity for investors," Dr Nguyen said.
However, the rise of Magic Eden comes amid what some analysts are calling a "crypto winter", a sharp fall in the value of cryptocurrencies as investors close their wallets.
The world's best-known cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has seen its value plummet from more than $US60,000 ($86,000) in November to less than $US20,000 ($28,000) — its lowest level since 2020.
Some cryptocurrencies have seen their value fall even more dramatically.
Dr Weiping He is a researcher on financial markets at Monash University's faculty of law and she is a member of the Monash Blockchain Technology Centre.
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She said the falling value of crypto was reflective of broader economic trends and a "very gloomy" investment environment generally.
However, she said, it was clear some investors — such as Electric Capital, a tech venture capital firm — were still "able to put money into" Magic Eden.
The company's ability to raise $188 million reflected that investors saw Magic Eden as "able to provide better services", Dr He said.
"So that probably partially explains the growth of this particular venture," she said.
"It's really about … whether there is a market for the products they are selling."
The risk of NFTs and cryptocurrency
Magic Eden has simplified the process of making cryptocurrency transactions on its platform, which could be confusing for a layperson, RMIT's Dr Nguyen said.
"You don't actually need to know much about blockchain and cryptocurrency in order to be on the platform," she said.
However, Dr Nguyen said, anyone who wanted to get involved in blockchain should have both "financial and technological literacy" and be aware that a young company like Magic Eden still faced many future challenges.
A bear market refers to when investment prices drop by more than 20 per cent.
Consumer groups in Australia say there need to be stronger protections for those spending their money on cryptocurrency exchanges, particularly to protect against the collapse of crypto exchanges.
"In Australia, there are almost no consumer protections for people who invest in digital currencies, or cryptocurrencies," said Patrick Veyret, a policy adviser at Choice, a consumer advocacy group.
"If suddenly an exchange collapses, [and] we've seen a number of exchanges in Australia collapse, there's no recourse for assistance or compensation for people who have invested their money.
"That applies across all crypto assets, if that's … trading on NFTs or buying bitcoin."
The future of Magic Eden
Magic Eden's team is mostly US-based but has a "fairly large" team of around 15 people in Melbourne, the company's second-largest international hub.
"I'm always trying to come back [to Australia] whenever I can."
Mr Lu said he was "optimistic" that the company would continue to grow, despite the market conditions.
Dr Nguyen said the next challenge for the company would be to "grow a sustainable community".
"Because, without that, it is actually not viable to sustain a marketplace business," she said.
Not content, to work in the slave system.
I just don't understand NFTs though..
I mean I know what they are, but I just don't understand them..
To me, they illustrate the kind of market you get, with stupid people, who have more money than sense and don't know what to do with it..
How about helping your fellow humans, or the environment, which helps everything, ya freaking losers!
Instead of spending a small to large fortune, on something you can't even hang on your freaking wall, or touch?
If you're buying them, to flog off to some other dipshit, for more, whatever..
Good Luck.
Sorry, that kind of thing pees me off, more than anything else..
Without taking away, from this guy's ability to take advantage of it..
Bit of a mixed message maybe
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Last day of the financial year tomorrow, time to move forward!
Good fortune to all holders!
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Fullmoonfever
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Does any of the real LTHs know if we have ever dealt with SRC Inc previously?
I'm just skimming some US Govt contracts / awards etc and found this one and curious about it.
NFP R&D based US, Aus, UK, Can.
I'm just skimming some US Govt contracts / awards etc and found this one and curious about it.
NFP R&D based US, Aus, UK, Can.
I wish the same but who knows how long before company releases a good announcement. Waiting for a long time.
Quatrojos
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I couldn't resist the AFRL rabbit hole.
Thanks FMF
Quatrojos
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NOCAL- Neuromorphic On-Chip Autonomous Learning!
I really dig acronyms...
www.govalpha.com
I really dig acronyms...
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Quatrojos
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@chapman89, I can't see the date of this opportunity at AFRL but it seems current. In your role as Verification Engineer, perhaps you might consider an enquiry?!
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supersonic001
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Not sure how accurate the list of true players here is though
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...Although all-new weapons and systems are already in development for the Collaborative Weapons category, current CWs are devised and built by adding advanced new navigation, sensing, guidance, communication, targeting, and prioritization technologies – including expanded on-board processing for enhanced autonomy – to a range of established strike weapon frameworks...
www.baesystems.com
What are Collaborative Weapons?
<b>Collaborative Weapons (CW)</b> are military weapons systems that use artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), networked data communications, and advanced guidance, tracking, and targeting technologies to constantly update and share information, and “make decisions.”
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Worldwide Neuromorphic Chip Industry to 2026 - North America to Hold Major Market Share
Dublin, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The
This is dated but I've never seen it. BRN is front and centre.
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Fullmoonfever
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Hey Q
I couldn't resist the AFRL rabbit hole.
Thanks FMF
Go to this site, one of the couple I use as some show expanded info.
Couple snips examples below.
Can go to the search function and type in a company or keyword a f list populates.
In the snips I just used neuromorphic and can see the Phase ll contract now available for Intellisense on the NECR. More columns to the right on the webpage.
Some other links that compliment each other bottom of post and can use the contract numbers etc to search.
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Ian
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Strange, seems to be the same report that I posted earlier but from a different source
Fact Finder
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Lettuce is too expensive it is not as cheap as chips.Not a single slice of Lettuce
FF
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B, this is an absolute spiderweb, with all roads leading to the middle of such. BRN revenue. Exciting times ahead, for those that are patient, and willing to stay the course. GLTA
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