At the Paris Motor Show, Valeo CEO Christophe Périllat declared that speed now matters as much as cost, quality, and innovation. One hard topic is the data-driven process required for end-to-end software validation.
As Ottometric boardmember Axel Gern explains in a DVN Interview in this newsletter, thousands of driving hours have little value if recordings are unusable, scenarios are missing, or results lack context. Ottometric’s ‘evidence-first validation’ links each KPI to the relevant drive segment, synchronized data, ground truth, operating conditions, and software version, so engineers can quickly focus on whatever issues arise. Read the interview and learn all about it!
In today’s newsletter, we also bring you business news, including RoboSense’s reported record Q3 2026 lidar sales, and technology news of Lidwave, SOS Lab, Baolong, Cheng Tech, OnSemi/Valens, Sylux, and more.
And you’ll see the finalized docket for the DVN Sensing & AD Applications Conference, to be held on 17 – 18 November in Stuttgart – you won’t want to miss it.
We’re ever so glad you’re here with us. Enjoy this 56th newsletter!
All best,
