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Maybe the 1st place we could see Mercedes use Akida is in Formula 1
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Space Cadet
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Good find, I like it. It poses the question! Are Sonantic working with BRN? Had a little play in Google Land and found they have AI and Machine Perception. When I get time will continue searching. They do a lot of work in voice for gaming. Never known gaming to be a big money maker lol.
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butcherano
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I got some good chat out of the ASX Investor on this one in early Jan.Maybe the 1st place we could see Mercedes use Akida is in Formula 1
How Red Bull plans to take AI in F1 to the next level
Watch from the 16m30s mark of this video....
SERA2g
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My takeaway from the acquisition is that they have increased their manufacturing capacity at the foundry level.
Seems clear to me the reason for them wanting to do this is that there is obviously a semiconductor supply chain issue now so having large internal foundries allows for Intel to mitigate any future supply chain issues, allowing them to continue manufacturing and selling chips when others are battling for foundry slots with TSMC etc.
The acquisition also positions them nicely for production during the expected massive chip industry growth through to 2030, a lot of which relates to the edge market for use in EV's and Smart Home.
With their manufacturing capacity increased due to the transaction, the one thing they now need to be ready for the industry growth is their own AI chip. Loihi is still 4-5 years away from being commercially ready by all reports so perhaps the next acquisition might be new tech.
It'd be hard for them to go past akida if that's the case.
Edit: I thought it worth pointing out that I don't want a TO to occur. I'd rather extremely large accretive capital growth over a 20-30 year time-span than a quick buck.
Also... IMO and please DYOR.
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Space Cadet
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This is a very loose dot and haven't fully researched it yet but here goes.
Mercedes working with BRN on MBUX, Hey Mercedes.
Mercedes working with Sonantic on MBUX. Hey Mercedes.
Megachips working with BRN.
Megachips work with Nintendo.
Sonantic do voice work for some games on Nintendo Switch.
Worth keeping an eye on I reckon.
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Rick Deckard
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Interesting article here about Fusion Sensors:
"Sensor fusion has been in vogue ever since the big electronic sensor push 10 or so years ago. The idea is that by combining the results of several imperfect sensors, one can get a better overall measurement. One way of looking at it is that one sensor can cover for the weak points of another sensor. For example, data from accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers are combined today to give better position and navigation information."
semiengineering.com
Worth also noting that Megachips have been involved in development of sensor fusion controller chips partnering with Bosch:
"Sensor fusion has been in vogue ever since the big electronic sensor push 10 or so years ago. The idea is that by combining the results of several imperfect sensors, one can get a better overall measurement. One way of looking at it is that one sensor can cover for the weak points of another sensor. For example, data from accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers are combined today to give better position and navigation information."
Competing Auto Sensor Fusion Approaches
Cost, data volume, and complexity drive multiple solutions.
semiengineering.com
Worth also noting that Megachips have been involved in development of sensor fusion controller chips partnering with Bosch:
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Rick Deckard
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Not sure if Nintendo are really known for using bleeding edge technology. If there is something going on it would be quite a departure both from their recent product development history and their use of NVidia chips in the Switch.
Rick Deckard
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Unless they're going for a moonshot?
TheFunkMachine
seeds have the potential to become trees.
BaconLover
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As a bare minimum, Mercedes will have at least 7 use cases for Akida. 8 - if you include the voice command function.
So safe to say they need at the very least 8 chips in each car;
1) Mechanical related looseness
2) Gearbox faultiness
3) Electric motor failure
4) Component misalignment
5) Lubrication issues
6) Monitor passenger compartments
7) Check driver alertness
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IndepthDiver
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While it's clear Mercedes are looking at using Akida in cars, I think it's worth considering their other (potential future) product lines. Anything electric like drones should get large power savings from Akida.
One interesting possibility is their EVtol (electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing) aircraft called Volocopter, which are designed as two person air-taxis. According to this article, they've already invested almost $400 million USD to date.
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According to this article, the Volocopter market readiness at roughly the end of this year, or maybe 2023:
group.mercedes-benz.com
This one's a few years old but they had a concept van with delivery drones:
www.architecturaldigest.com
One interesting possibility is their EVtol (electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing) aircraft called Volocopter, which are designed as two person air-taxis. According to this article, they've already invested almost $400 million USD to date.
eVTOL Companies Are Worth Billions—Who are the Key Players?
Today, some 250 companies work towards what they hope will be a revolution in urban transportation. Some are flying a small fleet of prototype aircraft; others have nothing more than a design concept. Imagine, they say, hundreds of eVTOLs swarming through big city skies during a typical rush hour.
spectrum.ieee.org
According to this article, the Volocopter market readiness at roughly the end of this year, or maybe 2023:
First Volocopter flight in European city in Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Group
The Volocopter resembles a helicopter on the outside, but functions more like a drone. Can it take urban mobility to a new dimension?
Outlook: Reaching market readiness in the next three years
Just last week we acquired a new partner: the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding). We want to work together to refine urban air mobility and also to take it to China. In the first step, we will concentrate entirely on receiving a permit for our newest flying taxi model, the VoloCity. That will happen in the next three years or so.This one's a few years old but they had a concept van with delivery drones:
Mercedes-Benz's Concept Van Features a Rooftop Drone
The German carmaker is hoping its latest concept vehicle will be the future of package-delivery transportation
davidfitz
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Mercedes are really pushing the line of EV vehicles along very nicely. Just think one day Akida could be in all of them
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Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 is electric luxury for the SUV lover
SUV's account for one in every three Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold ... and now the popular vehicle is eco-friendly in electric form.
harpersbazaar.com.au
Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 is electric luxury for the SUV lover
SUV’s account for one in every three Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles sold … and now the popular vehicle is eco-friendly in electric form.BaconLover
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Mercedes are really pushing the line of EV vehicles along very nicely. Just think one day Akida could be in all of them
Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 is electric luxury for the SUV lover
SUV's account for one in every three Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold ... and now the popular vehicle is eco-friendly in electric form.
Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 is electric luxury for the SUV lover
SUV’s account for one in every three Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles sold … and now the popular vehicle is eco-friendly in electric form.
Some of the employees of Mercedes are more bullish than our @ManChildreborn😜 on Brainchip
Not sure if this is a valid connection or if it's been discussed, but I'm positing that our relationship with Daimler and Mercedez might go back as far as 2017. See below for dots...
This assumes that Xilinx provided Daimler with our FPGA board.
- Sept 2107 - We/BrainChip made our technology available to trial via an accelerator based on the x8 PCI Express board built on Xilinx’s Kintex UltraScale FPGA. This article announcing the accelerator came out in Sept 2017. (Source: https://www.electronicdesign.com/te...ters-ai-territory-with-spiking-neural-network)
- June 2018 - Xilinx announce a partnership with Daimler whereby there vehicles will be 'Powered by a Xilinx automotive platform consisting of system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices and AI acceleration software, the scalable solution will deliver high performance, low latency and best power efficiency for embedded AI in automotive applications today.' (Source: https://www.xilinx.com/news/press/2...telligence-based-automotive-applications.html)
This assumes that Xilinx provided Daimler with our FPGA board.
BaconLover
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May have been posted already, but I never get tired of watching this lol
Markus Schafer, who is more bullish on Brainchip on platforms like LinkedIn, says at 10:27
''The VISION EQXX demonstrates future Mercedes technologies''
They clearly know the direction they're moving....
Markus Schafer, who is more bullish on Brainchip on platforms like LinkedIn, says at 10:27
''The VISION EQXX demonstrates future Mercedes technologies''
They clearly know the direction they're moving....
buena suerte :-)
BOB Bank of Brainchip
Love the video love that car .... the back end resembles Aston Martin DB6 ?!
davidfitz
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We get a mention in this.
Everything You Need To Know About Mercedes-Benz’s EV Lineup
Everything You Need To Know About Mercedes-Benz's EV Lineup - Techregister
At the 2016 Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz presented the Generation EQ concept car. All models of the EQ series are based on one platform. The luxury and commercial vehicle manufacturer has since worked on the EQ series, and in 2019, Mercedes-Benz built the first model. With the EQC released in...
www.techregister.co.uk
White Horse
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Here is quite a comical review of the
2022 Mercedes EQS 580
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luvlifetravel
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Thanks for sharingSimilar threads
