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Great article FF,Sorry the link to the Valeo rep at Auto Sens in May, 2022 will not cooperate but it is an easy Google. The following article teaser about Radar is interesting implementing Ai with Radar is apparently the hot topic and that is what BRN, ISL & the US Airforce are doing. Funny that:
- March, 2022
Predicting the future of RADAR, the ‘magic’ sensor
RADAR is a regular theme at our AutoSens conferences and Detroit 2022 is no different. We caught up with a selection of experts joining us during the RADAR sessions at AutoSens in Detroit this May. Experts include Harvey Weinberg, Director of Sensor Technologies, Microtech Ventures who will be discussing “Automotive Radar: Next-Generation Technological Approaches and Applications”; Markus Willems, Senior Product Manager at Synopsys who will be exploring “Radar Digital Signal Processing Goes Floating Point” and Tony Gioutsos, Director Portfolio Development Autonomous Americas at Siemens who will be presenting “Key Features in Radar Simulation for ADAS/AV.”
Q: What interests you the most about recent RADAR developments?
HW: Considering that radar in general is almost 100 years old and automotive radar is over 50 years old, I find it fascinating that new developments continue to spring up. Even more interesting is that there is innovation happening in almost every part of the radar eco-system! Everything from highly integrated chipsets built to accommodate expansion, to novel antennas, to algorithms that improve angular resolution and coexistence.
TG: I am an old SAR imagery guy. We had some very fine resolution imagery (including azimuth) back in the 80’s. Finally, we are starting to see some finer azimuth resolution systems (obviously not SAR) that are making some progress in this area. I have been waiting for that!! Until, “4-D” radar is viable, I do not think a “real” level 4/5 will exist.
MW: It’s fascinating to see that RADAR finds its way into a wide range of applications, such as infotainment, smart homes, factory automation, to name a few. This goes hand in hand with the evolution of different sensors, which require evolutions on the signal processing side, too. With the RADAR sensor often being complemented by other sensors, the topic of sensor fusion will gain increasing importance.
Q: Out of the companies that are doing unconventional things with RADAR for automotive, which would you say was the most interesting and “one to watch” over the next three to five years?
TG: The two big ones for me are Uhnder and Vayyar.
HW: As far as “who is the one to watch” that’s almost an unfair question. Today radar is being used in so many novel areas in automotive (ground penetrating radar for vehicle localization or driver and passenger monitoring, for example) that it’s just not possible to pick one (or even two) hot players.
MW: It’s hard to single out a specific company. Combining classical RADAR signal processing with AI-based decision-making steps (e.g. replacing CFAR with Neural Network based approaches) is definitely a hot topic to watch for.
Q: There continues to be hype around LiDAR, do you think there will continue to be a place for RADAR if the current LiDAR challenges can be solved?
TG: Absolutely! Radar is a “magic” sensor. It can see things optical sensors cannot, especially in weather situations. Bottom line, as many sensors as possible will be needed for true level 4/5.
MW: Based on a lot of discussions with our customers, who are designing next-generation SoCs for automotive applications, I’m convinced that RADAR and optical sensors (camera & LiDAR) will co-exist. Thinking about the value of RADAR, it will allow to “see” what’s occluded in the optical range, can penetrate bad weather conditions, can be used for additional validation and improve accuracy (e.g. for target speed estimation).
Obviously, there is cost pressure, and there might be trends to reduce the number of sensors by more sophisticated signal processing. Again, AI-based approaches will play an important role.
HW: Regarding LIDAR versus radar: In almost every parameter one would care about in automotive, radar beats LIDAR hands down. It’s cheaper, has longer range, works better in bad weather and it’s easier to integrate in the car. However todays LIDAR beats even the best available (or soon to be available) automotive radar’s angular resolution by at least an order of magnitude. Often more.
Angular resolution is critical in enabling high-functionality ADAS and/or autonomous driving. To give one example, road debris – like a tire or a cement block in the road – is very hard for current radar systems to differentiate from the road surface. LIDAR does a much better job of this due to its high angular resolution. You must be able to see such a hazard from at least 100m away – under all lighting conditions – if you want to have reliable autonomous driving at highway speeds as you will approach that hazard in less than three seconds!
So, for at least the next few years, I don’t see radar displacing LIDAR. On the other hand, I don’t see LIDAR replacing radar ever, as radar has superior weather immunity. So for at least the next 5 to 10 years I expect to see both LIDAR and radar coexisting. After that the crystal ball gets foggier…
Q: What is holding back better simulation for radar?
TG: I think it is a question of getting correct measurement data for world objects. What that means is getting data for all incident angles with a vast array of material properties. This then must be correlated to the simulated world correctly using a smart approach to world modeling, sensor modeling and using a proper simulation engine (e.g. a uniquely designed ray-tracing engine)
Q: What are you looking forward to about joining us as a speaker at AutoSens in Detroit this May?
TG: AutoSens is my favorite conference. I mean engineers run it! I’ve been presenting, going, exhibiting, etc. since the first one! Going to be great to actually go to a conference again. It will be great….
HW: One of the things I’m most looking forward to about speaking at AutoSens is being at an actual, in-person, conference with a physical audience. On-line conferences have certainly been a godsend. They’ve allowed us to continue on despite the pandemic. But there is nothing like the dynamic of interaction between large numbers of smart people that you get at technical conferences. So many interesting questions and challenging discussions that are totally unexpected.
MW: First of all, it will be great to have face-to-face meetings again, this is something that all of us have missed a lot during the past two years.
I consider AutoSens to be an excellent venue to listen to latest innovations. And of course, I’m very much looking forward to inspiring discussions with prospects and customers.
If you are interested to learn more about RADAR, why not pop along to an AutoSens conference this year was
This is my favourite paragraph:
MW: It’s hard to single out a specific company. Combining classical RADAR signal processing with AI-based decision-making steps (e.g. replacing CFAR with Neural Network based approaches) is definitely a hot topic to watch for.
The fact they want to use both radar and lidar to me says they are going to need more Akida chips to interpret the data.
Exciting time ahead!
M_C
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Bosch also about to reveal an amazing new sensor...............! Could it be?!Valeo Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Delivering Cutting-edge 3D Sensors and Related Software Perception Stack to the Automotive Industry
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Frost & Sullivan
Mar 15, 2022, 08:30 ET
Valeo is currently the only automotive supplier commercializing mass-produced automotive-grade LiDAR sensors, with the perception software included.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 15, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the global automotive light detection and ranging (LiDAR) industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Valeo with the 2022 Global Market Leadership Award for strengthening its global market presence with pioneering automotive 3D sensors. Valeo is a globally renowned company with 99 years of expertise in the automotive sector and one of the biggest automotive suppliers worldwide.
Click here to view the full multimedia release: https://best-practices.frost.com/valeo/
2022 Global Automotive LiDAR Market Leadership Award
Valeo's advanced systems promote intuitive and effective driving, facilitating autonomous vehicle (AV) adoption. The company recently launched a new flagship product, SCALA®, which offers highly differentiated 3D sensing that enable superior autonomy, resolution, distance and speed measurement, pedestrian detection, and autonomous emergency braking, among other features.
"The company manufactures SCALA®, the automotive industry's first commercial 3D LiDAR sensor for AV applications. Valeo SCALA® is a 3D mechanical scanning LiDAR sensor that offers a wide Field of View (FoV) of up to 145 degrees. Its AI-based integrated software detects, recognizes, and classifies static and dynamic objects up to a distance of 200 meters in all weather and lighting conditions," said Kamalesh Mohanarangam, Research Manager at Frost & Sullivan. "Valeo's sensor portfolio includes ultrasonic sensors, cameras, and radars, providing intelligent sensing solutions for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous applications."
Valeo seeks to be a key player in the future of global mobility while addressing the current environmental and societal challenges. To this end, the company leverages its solid market position to work closely with automakers, new mobility players, and technology partners and meet customer demands with breakthrough solutions that improve driving-assistance systems, telematics, lighting setup, interior control software, and much more.
The company is committed to research and development and has 63 research centers working to create cutting-edge, advanced technologies at industry-standard costs. To date, Valeo's strategy of innovating forward-looking products enabled it to maintain its market leadership and the company is expected to continue leading the LiDAR industry in the long term.
"Valeo's growth strategy focuses on innovation in solutions and market expansion in high-growth countries. The company positions itself as a technology company for electric and AV applications and has solidified its market leadership by equipping one-third of global electric and AV volumes with innovative solutions," noted Mohanarangam. "With innovation as its key growth strategy, Valeo will strengthen its global market presence and extend its solution offerings in the electric and AV market."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has developed an innovative element in a product by leveraging leading-edge technologies. The award recognizes the value-added features/benefits of the product and the increased ROI it offers customers, which, in turn, raises customer acquisition and overall market penetration potential.
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Luppo71
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Evening all,
Please take a look at this Syntiant applications page and tell me this is not Akida all over .
Please prove me Wrong , i mean dont .
www.syntiant.com
GLTA
Please take a look at this Syntiant applications page and tell me this is not Akida all over .
Please prove me Wrong , i mean dont .
APPLICATIONS | Syntiant
Syntiant's turnkey deep learning solutions bring a highly accurate, ultra-low-power AI interface to always-on image, voice, audio and sensor applications across a wide range of consumer and industrial use cases.
www.syntiant.com
GLTA
Evening all,
Please take a look at this Syntiant applications page and tell me this is not Akida all over .
Please prove me Wrong , i mean dont .
APPLICATIONS | Syntiant
Syntiant's turnkey deep learning solutions bring a highly accurate, ultra-low-power AI interface to always-on image, voice, audio and sensor applications across a wide range of consumer and industrial use cases.
GLTA
Hi Luppo,
We have looked at Syntiant a few times. If you use the Search tab, top right, you can catch up on the discussion.
The funny thing is that Syntiant may possibly be using Akida IP because the claims of their patent application
WO2020028693A1 SENSOR-PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING NEUROMORPHIC PROCESSING MODULES AND METHODS THEREOF
which uses a low power watchdog NN to detect speech and a classifier NN to interpret speech were found to be anticipated by BrainChip's
US2017229117A1 LOW POWER NEUROMORPHIC VOICE ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
However, we have to leave it up to BrainChip's patent attorneys to determine if there is any infringement ... or maybe they have taken an Akida IP licence?
Syntiant:
Syntiant Patent Office search report:
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BrainChip:
Luppo71
Founding Member
Thanks again for reply,
Thanks for the reply Dio,
At least that give me a little confidence that they could possible be using our IP instead
of a company that is either level with us or ahead .
Don't really understand the patent bit but thanks for taking the time.
Luppo71
Bravo
If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
Well, Syntiant are definitely up to something - with funding from Renesas.
Extract - March 29, 2022
Syntiant develops computer chips for edge AI applications that span a range of consumer and industrial applications. The company announced Monday the closure of a $55 million funding round from investors including Renesas Electronics Corporation, Millennium Technology Value Partners and Mirae Asset Capital. The new capital brings its total funding amount to over $100 million.
March 29, 2022
AI Chip Manufacturer Syntiant Raises $55M to Enhance Its Software | Built In Los Angeles
The company is furthering its chip technology that works to improve intelligence in battery by incorporating AI edge capabilities.
www.builtinla.com
I will my son.
njoy84
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Hello,
Ive been a long time lurker now and just wanted to hop in and share an intresting article in the space of quantum computers.
Its not releated to BRN but nevertheless i think its an interessting read in this space. Physicists have now presented the first quantum memristor it could connect the world of artificial intelligence and quantum physics.
https://vcq.quantum.at/blog/2022/03/28/artificial-neurons-go-quantum-with-photonic-circuits/
greetings from Vienna
Ive been a long time lurker now and just wanted to hop in and share an intresting article in the space of quantum computers.
Its not releated to BRN but nevertheless i think its an interessting read in this space. Physicists have now presented the first quantum memristor it could connect the world of artificial intelligence and quantum physics.
https://vcq.quantum.at/blog/2022/03/28/artificial-neurons-go-quantum-with-photonic-circuits/
greetings from Vienna
Like most Chippers, I believe Brainchip's Akida will prove to be the right technology at the right time.
Many of us have grown fairly confident that Valeo is somehow using Akida together with their Lidar system , and therefore will be used as such in future Mercedes cars. Such confidence is hardly surprising given that Valeo and Brainchip's collaboration on ADAS development was the subject of an official announcement nearly 2 years ago.
During the launch of their new Lidar system, Valeo was asked if they were using Akida........many of us believe that the look of surprise on the presenter's face spoke volumes. They could have said no, but they didn't, preferring to say they might reveal further details in the future. On top of that, it has been announced that Valeo will provide Mercedes with their next generation Lidar. Mercedes has also recently mentioned that they have used Akida in their new concept car's voice command system, and seemed to suggest that it was not the only system that was going to benefit from Akida. Mercedes gave high praise for Akida and the great power savings that it provides.
The link below is to a study that argues in favour of SNN chips to process automotive radar. The study claims to 'prove the general applicability of SNNs for automotive radar processing and sustains the prospect of energy-efficient realizations in automated vehicles'. (April 1, 2022)
The report references Loihi 2, but we know that's a research chip. The other chip they talk about is SpiNNaker2, which I believe is still being developed. Whose SNN chip is on the market now?
www.frontiersin.org
Many of us have grown fairly confident that Valeo is somehow using Akida together with their Lidar system , and therefore will be used as such in future Mercedes cars. Such confidence is hardly surprising given that Valeo and Brainchip's collaboration on ADAS development was the subject of an official announcement nearly 2 years ago.
During the launch of their new Lidar system, Valeo was asked if they were using Akida........many of us believe that the look of surprise on the presenter's face spoke volumes. They could have said no, but they didn't, preferring to say they might reveal further details in the future. On top of that, it has been announced that Valeo will provide Mercedes with their next generation Lidar. Mercedes has also recently mentioned that they have used Akida in their new concept car's voice command system, and seemed to suggest that it was not the only system that was going to benefit from Akida. Mercedes gave high praise for Akida and the great power savings that it provides.
The link below is to a study that argues in favour of SNN chips to process automotive radar. The study claims to 'prove the general applicability of SNNs for automotive radar processing and sustains the prospect of energy-efficient realizations in automated vehicles'. (April 1, 2022)
The report references Loihi 2, but we know that's a research chip. The other chip they talk about is SpiNNaker2, which I believe is still being developed. Whose SNN chip is on the market now?
Frontiers | Automotive Radar Processing With Spiking Neural Networks: Concepts and Challenges
Frequency-modulated continuous wave radar sensors play an essential role for assisted and autonomous driving as they are robust under all weather and light c...
www.frontiersin.org
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DerAktienDude
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Not in the German forum though
Saw it on Facebook posted by another user. Looks like we are part of of a ETF? What do you guys reckon.
www.justetf.com
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF USD Acc | A2N7KX | IE00BDVPNG13
Alle wichtigen Informationen und Vergleiche zum WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF USD Acc (A2N7KX | IE00BDVPNG13) ➤ justETF – Das ETF Portal
Youngandnaive
Emerged
https://www.wisdomtree.eu/-/media/e...artificial-intelligence-ucits-etf-usd-acc.pdf
It sure is in Wisdom Tree ETF- Artifical Intelligence.
It sure is in Wisdom Tree ETF- Artifical Intelligence.
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A few days reading for ya @Fact Finder
githubmemory.com
oliver12323/tinyml-papers-and-projects - githubmemory
This is a list of interesting papers and projects about TinyML.
Morning Preetmel,Saw it on Facebook posted by another user. Looks like we are part of of a ETF? What do you guys reckon.
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF USD Acc | A2N7KX | IE00BDVPNG13
Alle wichtigen Informationen und Vergleiche zum WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF USD Acc (A2N7KX | IE00BDVPNG13) ➤ justETF – Das ETF Portal
Great find & cheers for sharing.
BRN ordinary shares appear to be their third largest holding within their ETF account @ 3.84% Of their diversified holdings.
As of 31.1.2022.
Wisdom Tree appear to hold Australian BRN stock & not the American / German stock, no doubt due to the greater liquidity.
Long only fund, which is great.
Wisdom Tree domiciled in Ireland.
* State Street Custodial Services ( Ireland) Ltd.
31.1.2022 funds under management $ 381 million €.
Great find once again.
Regards,
Esq.
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