In China, demand for ‘Navigation On Autopilot’—NOA—has become a key driver of the automotive lidar market. That’s because of lidar’s unique high-resolution capability in urban environments. It’s a bit ironic the function is called as it is, for ‘Autopilot’ is Tesla’s marketing name—deemed misleading by regulators around the world—for a camera-only, no-lidar L2 driver-assist suite with mediocre performance. Nevertheless, car companies offer ‘NOA’ as a premium, paid software upgrade to owners of premium models with the necessary sensors. Huawei is gaining strength with their intelligent driving platform, signing partnerships with Chinese automakers; find more detail in this issue of your DVN-Lidar newsletter.
With lidar volumes growing, a fully-automated production line is increasingly necessary to stay competitive. We’ve got an interview on that subject and others with FiconTec’s Simon Viet.
NOA and ADAS L2+ applications are among the topics to be discussed at our next Lidar Deep Dive event scheduled for 8-9 April in Stuttgart; in this newsletter you’ll find the docket for that event.
CES is just days away from opening, and we bring you relevant news of innovation award winners Hesai, Valeo, Lumotive, and Innoviz; also Aeva, Robosense, Canatu and more.
Here’s your list of forthcoming DVN-Lidar events; be sure and save the dates:
- Deep Dive 1 in Stuttgart, 8-9 April
- Deep Dive 2 in China (location tbc), 11-12 June
- Deep Dive 3 in Detroit, 11-12 September
- Lidar Conference in Wiesbaden, 18-19 November
We’re ever so glad you’re here with us in the DVN-Lidar community. Enjoy this 22nd newsletter!
All best,
Alain Servel
DVN LIDAR ADVISOR