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Hey buddy - FF addressed this directly the other day - yet you're still drudging it up... if it's so important to you, how about you bring some 'facts' to the table to illustrate your points instead of making blanket accusations/generalisations about the characteristics of the wider community here.
I think the penny has dropped with a lot of the vehicle manufactures to get to ADAS Level 3 safely they need both Lidar and cameras working together. Not sure if Ford will collaborate with MB but there is nothing stopping them working with MB's suppliers like Valeo and Nvisio which will drop them into BRN's lap.Now for a Fact Finder absolutely wild off the wall thought bubble.
FORD EAP customer of Brainchip for autonomous and ADAS driving.
Mercedes Benz and Brainchip are working together. Mercedes Benz describe Brainchip as Ai experts but importantly to this wild speculation it has been reported as follows:
"Touting Vision EQXX as “a car that thinks like you,” Mercedes promises range of more than 1,000 km (about 620 miles) on a single charge.
“Working with California-based artificial intelligence experts BrainChip, Mercedes-Benz engineers developed systems based on BrainChip’s Akida hardware and software,” Mercedes noted in a statement describing the Vision EQXX. “The example in the Vision EQXX is the “Hey Mercedes” hot-word detection. Structured along neuromorphic principles, it is five to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control,” the carmaker claimed.
(More on the Mercedes Vision EQXX here).
The Mercedes Vision EQXX uses neuromorphic computing to save power. (Source: Mercedes)
That represents validation of BrainChip’s technology by one of its early-access customers. BrainChip’s Akida chip accelerates spiking neural networks (SNNs) and convolutional neural networks (via conversion to SNNs). It is not limited to a particular application, and also run person detection, voice or face recognition SNNs, for example, that Mercedes could also explore.
“Although neuromorphic computing is still in its infancy, systems like these will be available on the market in just a few years,” Mercedes said. “When applied at scale throughout a vehicle, they have the potential to radically reduce the energy needed to run the latest AI technologies.”
Separately, another early BrainChip customer, Information Systems Laboratories, is developing AI-based radar for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The radar is also based on the Akida chip."
ARGO was using old school technology in a very clever way but like many hit a development brick wall. So what does Ford do? It could as some have done kept throwing good money after bad in the hope that an unseen and unthought of solution will emerge.
Ford however is working already with Brainchip the acknowledged by Mercedes Benz Ai Experts and thanks to Mercedes Benz fully aware that Mercedes Benz is kicking goals in the EV and Level 3 autonomy stakes all around the world.
Ford also knows that Tesla the previous leader in this race is also finding full autonomy not as easy as first thought using brut force computing and cameras.
Ford could say to ARGO who are intellectually wedded to their technology why don't you guys spend a couple of years learning about spiking neural network computing and what it has to offer in the form of AKIDA IP technology and in so doing face all the normal human intellectual roadblocks that pride and self importance can throw up or it can say well lets start again and bring over the best minds at ARGO onto staff and integrate them with our people who are already AKIDA technology converts and start talking to Mercedes Benz about a relationship to advance this "neuromorphic computing (which) is still in its infancy" and look to roll out a sensible Level 3 autonomy by 2024 and give back to our customers time at speeds below 30 miles per hour and at highway speeds under limited conditions.
In an entirely rational world I suspect this is what I personally would do but I am just some old retired technophobe but following the leader while not a terribly original business approach it is one that very often works and to the extent that Mercedes Benz and Ford are in the automotive industry they tend to cater for different market segments.
My opinion only DYOR
FF
AKIDA BALLISTA
If I transfer you 10 grand will you make it 100 grand before close of market?
, Akidaholics anonymous it is!Maybe not, but it'ud be a helluva party.
Looks like @BaconLover 's declaration of intent to not post rocket ships etc has turned the tide. Who would have thought.Finally Back to more buyers than sellers.
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