Recreation of information of car of IHS Markit of market research organization and advanced drive support system (ADAS) Egil Juliussen of research chief inspector listed the ” of “ bequeath problem that will perplex automobile industry the following times 2019:

 

1.Whether do we need lidar really (LiDAR) ?

2.Science and technology / whether does Motor Corporation prepare collaboration one case to go after ” of “ network effect really, drive in order to drive the development of software?

3.Industry whether solve Level 2 class to drive to Level 3 class hold those who control right to deliver a problem?

 

Industry observation home has seen Tier 1 of company of science and technology and car OEM manufacturer between arisen new round drive automatically companionate relation. A few companies are driving automatically to Level 3 class to Level 2 class hold those who control right to turn over a problem to try new technology, for example Israel ADAM company, using artificial intelligence in attempt benefit (AI) reach algorithm to aid platform of force its technology, hold those who control right to deliver a problem with solving person, car to drive.

 

When to driving automatically the car reachs control advantageous position suddenly a human driver lose one’s head predicament, “ predicting next month consumed an electron to exhibit 2019 in what Las Vegas holds on, the interest to driver supervisory system meets Tier 1 and car OEM manufacturer look up afresh. Colin Barnden of chief analyst of Semicast Research of ” market research organization expresses.

 

But, ADAS car and drive automatically does the car need lidar really? Juliussen says, we had heard “ such a lot of market doubt, this doubt is become in the number more attention was gained after appearing like radar, because, the number becomes the product that compares the past like radar photograph to be able to provide more information. He explains ” .

 

AEye shirt-sleeve “ is photographed like the head + lidar ” data

 

Here setting falls, those who be located in Pu Laisen of American California city to pause a poineering company that the name is AEye, announced to be mixed for ADAS recently drive automatically the market rolled out first business to use product “iDAR” , this is a confluence high-definition photograph the solid state lidar that resembles a head.

 

Come nearly one year, drive automatically the voice that the car does not need lidar certainly is in all the time echo of bound of science and technology. This kind of train of thought really very inviting, because a lot of car OEM manufacturer think lidar is too costly, they think lidar technology is apart from actual application far still crudely.

 

AEye entered this “ lidar from another angle the market of whether necessary ” argues. Should do poineering work the company thinks, car OEM manufacturer is not willing to use existing lidar, besides cost issue, the solution that because they are current,returns relies on a series of independent sensor, these sensor generated huge data jointly.

 

AEye explanation says, “ this need handles time and giant operation ability endlessly, will collect and recombine the data that these sensor collect through next more accurate, analysis, corrective, sampling, change them what guide car to can be used at safety to be able to handle information. ”

 

But, if AEye uses artificial intelligence with some kind of means, only to driving automatically the data information with method significant program undertakes distinguishing collection, is to be every same like element allocation first step? “ is this one original intention aroused AEye to develop Stephen Lambright of IDAR”AEye sale vice-president to explain.

 

In fact, the technology that the IDAR“ deep root of AEye develops at be national defence industry at first, ”Lambright expresses. Ceng Zhili designs monitoring, scout and defense system at be battleplan before Luis Dussan of this poineering company presiding apparitor. He established AEye company, “ feels automatic to drive the performance that the car provides level of for military use. ”

 

Say according to Lambright, what drive IDAR develops is the 3 principles ” that Dussan of “ presiding apparitor feels systematic middle school to arrive in military airplane, 1) do not miss any message forever; 2) belongings body object is not equality, need gives different weight; 3) real time processing.

 

In short, the target of IDAR is the sensor confluence system that develops a kind of “ to need not waste computational cycle ” . The compose of IDAR builds module to include lidar of MEMS of 1550nm solid state, low illumination is high-definition photograph mix like the head embedded AI. This system aims integrated 2D photographs “ resembling a head to resemble element ” (RGB) with ” of element of body of “ of 3D lidar data (XYZ) , with offerring “ ” is data of a kind of new real time sensor to drive automatically method program system is offerred faster, more accurate, more Sunday run, more intelligent information.

 

Notable is, the after photographing the scanning that resembles head and lidar system confluence that what the IDAR of AEye offers is not respective independence. Feel a system through developing artificial intelligence however, solid state lidar and high resolution photograph IDAR general to undertake physical confluence like the head, founded a kind to be called the new data type of trends resembling element. Through catching data of X, Y, Z, R, G, B, copy of this kind of dynamic “ resembling element gives birth to ” the data structure of human vision cortex.

 

Integrated piece go up system (SoC)

 

The 4th acting archetypal product that the AE110 of new-style IDAR system that released recently is AEye company. According to Introduction Ratnam, “ should include to be based on Sailingsai in the system (Xilinx) the integrated SoC of Zynq SoC. The processor that Zynq will be based on ARM and FPGA are compositive together, aim to realize crucial analysis and hardware to quicken, go up in a parts of an apparatus at the same time compositive CPU, DSP, ASSP and mixture signal function. 2019, AEye plan designs his ASIC for this integrated SoC. ”

 

 

Is “ photographed like the head + are radar ” or “ photographed like the head + lidar ” ?

 

AEye is popularizing its “ to photograph like the head + system of sensor of lidar ” conformity, and millimeter wave of a few high accuracy (MmWave) radar chip develops “ of business criterion praise highly to photograph like the head + radar ” solution.

 

The senior analyst Mike Demler of Linley Group of research organization of trade of science and technology says, of AEye photograph like the head + lidar confluence “ is a kind of interesting plan ” . The plan “ of Aeye may have a few distinctive function ” , but Mike Demler also puts forward, AEye“ is not exclusive a company ” that such doing. Demler points out, mainland group (Continental) also photograph in sale “ like the head + the combination of lidar ” is unit. But according to speculation, mainland group is conformity of travel of the reentry after two the data of independent sensor undertakes pretreatment.

 

What Demler of no less than sees in that way, the advantage of AEye solution depends on ” of software of “ sensor confluence. Substantial, “ will be photographed like the head / lidar sensor undertakes handling as a compositive unit, can identify target area quickly, ”Demler points out, “ besides, the respective actor defect of two sensor still is withheld. ”

 

Demler expresses, AEye used MEMS lidar, but did not disclose its space resolution publicly. He is conjectural, compare with the photograph of mechanical scanning lidar such as Velodyne, this may be a weak sports of AEye. “ photographs sensor resembling a head to have relatively highest resolution, but it cannot answer extremely bright or dark setting, and still can be stemmed the influence of the bilge of camera lens and deposit by the likelihood. Accordingly, cannot rely on alone photograph will obtain dimensional resolution like the head. No less, lidar also is inferior to radar in performance of the property when rainfall, cannot rely on lidar to undertake the object is explored alone below these conditions so, and, most lidar cannot measure the floating rate of the object. ”

 

Real edge is shirt-sleeve

 

Refer AEye, disclose according to Phil Magney of VSI Labs author, VSI Labs is invited the distance of lidar of test and verify and scanning rate.

 

Magney emphasizes, the unique part of “iDAR sensor depends on it will be being photographed like head and lidar coupling together, and before centrally computer absorbs integrated data, undertake confluence to two sensor data. ” he thinks, “ this is true brim confluence, before because equipment is in,undertaking any classification to collection data, shirt-sleeve photograph primitive like head data and lidar data. We still realise, its set text of target of stock ability focusing, and do not need to treat the whole setting that nod the cloud. ”

 

In addition, magney still admits, the IDAR equipment “ of AEye photographs data resembling a head as a result of what have confluence, because this has better cause,classify latent capacity. He points out ” , “iDAR is developing the classified algorithm that applies to shirt-sleeve data set. ”

 

Theoretic, the content that the content “ that AEye so called trends founds like element resembles a head than photographing or lidar produces severally is richer ” , magney says. But he also puts forward “ basically has every to nod like element, every the dot has to resemble element, but those who need an attention is to photograph the resolution that resembles a head to want outclass lidar, because this resembles the scale of element and dot,not be man-to-man. ”

 

Magney admits, “ should put IDAR and radar together when comparing, can abandon the demand to radar really, because lidar and radar are range finding equipment. ”

 

He points out, “ if the depth perception ability of IDAR lidar can give you enough hope, and can dog again the rate news of the target, so complete likelihood abandons radar. Be worth what carry is, compare with lidar product photograph with most business, the scanning speed of IDAR is his double (100 hertz) , this is its another advantage. ”

 

On the other hand, driving completely automatically before the car comes true, can have increasing the automobile that provides ADAS function is rolled out, radar compares lidar in ADAS market it seems that (or IDAR) more dominant.

 

“ radar can work better below soup, because this suits ADAS most, although the condition does not suit to drive automatically, also need safe system to move, ”Magney says, “ Dan Lei amounts to itself to classify a respect to still be restricted in the object. This is decided by the hardware of radar equipment. We know radar is becoming better and better in classified respect, and relevant manufacturer claims can provide richer function. Poineering company of a few radar also put forward special the plan that draws eyeball. ”

 

VSI near future is in the function test with the closest AEye test and verify of IDAR sensor explore and method. Magney expresses, this company test and verify IDAR lidar signal can explore the lorry that is apart from 1000 meters to road, its scanning rate achieved 100 hertz.

 

We do not have “ test and verify this kind of sensor whether the performance with be brought better or security, but the object that we prove to it has enough property and intelligence to identify 1000 meters of part really. ” his complement says.

 

Look in Demler, the IDAR of AEye did not replace radar. Heart state apparatus (TI) MmWave is become also did not replace lidar like radar, demler explanation says, “ great majority drives automatically development business used these 3 kinds to pass feeling technology, of course, in fact they also are using other sensor, for example, ultrasonic sensor, infra-red sensor is waited a moment. ”

 

Demler says: The security that “ drives automatically needs sensor to support redundantly, and need a variety of sensor finish jointly, because do not have the sensor of a kind of type,brandish can allot in all conditions optimum behavior. ”

 

Industrial catenary tycoon is valued, aeye accumulative total finishs financing of 60 million dollar

 

Recently, AEye still was announced secondly B annulus financing, this makes the total financing forehead of the company exceeded 60 million dollar.

 

AEye expresses his B annulus investment just includes car OEM manufacturer, Tier 1 and Tier 2 firm, and the sea draws strategic investor (Hella Ventures) , Sibalu (Subaru-SBI) electron of innovation fund, LG and SK Hailishi.

 

Lambright of AEye sale vice-president pointed out Hella Ventures and LG electron are in a company the important sense that adds in B annulus financing. AEye will rely on these Tier 1 to the partner will raise IDAR yield and reduce unit cost. Lambright reckons to 2021 the preliminary unit cost of IDAR will fall 1000 dollars are the following.