Hi TTM,
I was just gathering some notes on Valeo's SDV:
2024
https://www.wardsauto.com/software-...vanced-tech-as-it-gears-up-for-the-sdv-future
Valeo Shows Off Advanced Tech, Gears Up for the SDV Future
Automakers remain “all over the map” when it comes to what they expect from suppliers in the software-defined-vehicle transition, Valeo executives say, making modularity, scalability and flexibility the key drivers of the Tier 1’s product portfolio.
David Zoia, Senior Contributing Editor
October 7, 2024
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We’ve also seen some customers who say they want to do 100% of their software come back and say, `You know, developing software is expensive, why don’t we buy that piece of software from you?’” he adds. “We’re going to be agile in whatever direction they want to go. And we see a full (range) of customer behavior. It’s all over the map.”*
To accommodate that, Valeo has been edging further into software and the more advanced hardware needed to run it. At the IAA automotive exhibition in Munich last year, the supplier rolled out Valeo anSWer, its open, scalable, modular platform that includes middleware code to bridge the gap between a vehicle’s operating system and the applications that run its individual functions. That release complements Valeo’s scalable domain controllers shown here that can be upgraded simply by plugging in additional modules, enabling automakers to more easily expand computing power and offer new features over the life of the vehicle.
“We have to make sure that you have the hardware that can `scalably’ bring the data to the compute center,” says Derek de Bono, vice president-Software Defined Vehicle, for Valeo. “You then have to have compute centers that have over-the-air (update) technology (and) have scalability in terms of cooling, memory, etc. over the post-vehicle-sale life. And of course, once you have that…it would make nothing but sense to produce software. Of course we want to do that.”
The move more aggressively into software solutions offers considerable opportunity for Valeo, Shay says. Even though annual new-vehicle sales in North America could show little growth over the next five years, the shift into software and toward SDVs that can be updated over their lifetime means both the size of the market and the opportunities within it are expanding considerably for a supplier such as Valeo, he points out.
But with automakers continuing to feel their way through the transition and no two following the same path, flexibility remains the mantra at Valeo.
“We have four SDV global programs, two of which are public – Renault and BMW, and none of them are the same in terms of what level we’re delivering in terms of software, what level in terms of service, integration, validation,” says de Bono. “We are there to be a partner and help the OEM to deliver the best product on time and on budget. What that means with each one is different. And what that means with each one is it will probably change over the course of the project. Because they’re learning as well as we’re learning.”
Valeo North America operates three divisions, Power, which covers electrification and conventional internal-combustion powertrain technology; Light, which incorporates exterior and interior lighting, plus other cabin features such as sensing and displays; and Brain, which includes high-compute domain controllers and software.
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Panovision display. Considered a technology of the future, images are projected along the entire width of the cockpit along the bottom edge of the windshield. The area is coated in black for higher reflection from the three TFTs projecting the images. Valeo doesn’t provide production timing but says pillar-to-pillar displays are definitely an emerging industry trend.
[ US10688915B1 Virtual driver display for autonomous vehicle 2019045
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle are provided. In one example, an apparatus comprises a portion of a window of the vehicle having a configurable light transmittance, an image output device, and a controller configured to operate in a first mode when the vehicle is partially or fully controlled by a driver inside the vehicle and to operate in a second mode when the vehicle is not controlled by a driver inside the vehicle. In the first mode, the controller can adjust a light transmittance of the portion of the window to a first value to enable the driver inside the vehicle to see through the window. In the second mode, the controller can adjust the light transmittance of the portion of the window to a second value lower than the first value, and control the image output device to display an image on the portion of the window. ]
Cabin monitoring. Valeo offers a single sensor that can provide both infrared and RGB camera images to gather driver- and occupant-monitoring data. The supplier says a single sensor packaged within the rearview mirror housing can provide a wide enough field of view to detect the driver and passengers in both the front and rear seats.
We have been working on a JD with Valeo for 4 years, and TENNS has been around for a couple of years, so it fits nicely into the Valeo SDV timeline.
They stress the need for flexibility and the need to allow for future developments. This is axiomatic for software, but more difficult for hardware.
One thing Valeo are doing on the H/W front is expandable modularity, making allowance for new plug-in modules. Given that there is no Akida 2 H/W yet, it could be one of the future plug-ins. In the meantime, they'll just have to make do with TENNS software.
* Interesting reference to motor vehicle manufacturers who wanted to build their own software having second thoughts - anyone we know?
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