Since last July, new types of electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles in Europe—usually silent—have been required to make noise with what's officially called an AVAS, for Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System, to protect road users such as pedestrians, cyclists,

ADAS system sensors—cameras, radar and lidar units, etc—have to accurately function under all weather conditions. Especially at

Osram have introduced new high-power IR SMT components for lidar applications: the world's first AEC Q102-qualified single- and four-channel pulse lasers. The two new products offer 125 Watt per channel and an efficiency of up to 33%.

The requirements

GPS developer Trimble are working with Qualcomm Technologies to produce highly accurate location systems for connected and autonomous vehicles.

The two California-based companies will work together to integrate Trimble's RTX technology into

New research just published by AAA finds that automatic emergency braking systems with pedestrian detection perform inconsistently, and can be completely ineffective after dark when most pedestrian hits occur. The systems AAA

German sensor developer Blickfeld have launched a new a MEMS-based solid-state lidar for the detection of objects up to 250 metres away.

Blickfield say their Cube Range sensor is a robust, powerful 3D solid-state lidar for the mass market, with tight resolution

Two new Osram infrared high-power SMT components for lidar extend options for system developers. They offer 125 watts per channel and an efficiency of up to 33%. Osram introduced the first 905-nm laser to the market more than ten years ago;

Ouster Lidar, a provider of high-resolution lidar sensors for AVs, robotics, and mapping, have teamed up with Nvidia to advance development of commercial AVs.

Ouster are working with Nvidia to provide lidar sensors for use in level-3 to -5 autonomous driving

Everlight have released three new infrared emitters for automotive applications.
Their VS-FI3535 series is suitable for driver facial recognition and can perceive the driver's eyes and facial expressions to easily identify gaze focus, daze or distraction.

Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive) and Hyundai are forming an autonomous driving joint venture

to advance the design, development, and commercialisation of level-4 and -5 autonomous technologies, furthering the partners' leadership position