Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) is accelerating its development of semiconductors for perception, judgment and control functionality in self-driving cars. The company is working on a semiconductor that uses sensor data to enable a level of perception on par with that of humans and another that allows for human-level snap decisions. The former, which is targeted for...
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ZF Looks to Bolster Engineer Base for Development of Advanced Safety Technologies
German-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG’s Japanese branch, ZF Japan Co. Ltd., will expand its recruitment of engineers in the field of advanced safety product development, with plans to hire up to 120 new engineers by the end of 2017. The company is strengthening its development regime for safety technology, including that for next-generation cars, in its...
Subaru to Accelerate Global Implementation of EyeSight System
Subaru Corp. (TYO:7270) will accelerate the global roll-out of its EyeSight driver assistance system. Currently used in five regions, including Japan, EyeSight will be introduced to the ASEAN region, the Middle East, Russia and Latin America. The Japanese automaker has significantly improved development efficiency of the system for varying driving conditions across several regions through...
Germany’s ZF Unveils New Self-Driving Concept Car
German-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG recently unveiled its Vision Zero Vehicle, a concept car equipped with autonomous-driving capabilities and an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). The vehicle is equipped with what ZF calls comfort steering, which uses sensors to detect and avoid uneven road surfaces during autonomous driving. With the car’s ADAS, ZF has unveiled for...
Panasonic Aims to Double Automotive Sales, Become Top 10 Auto Parts Supplier
Panasonic Corp. (TYO:6752) in-house company Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Company (Panasonic AIS) revealed at a recent presentation meeting its plans to put management resources into growth areas for the automotive business. Targeting growth areas such as cockpit systems, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and lithium-ion batteries (LiBs), Panasonic AIS looks to increase orders by...
Sony to Expand CMOS Image Sensor Business for Automotive Cameras
Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) plans to expand investment into its complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor business, which is expected to grow as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) become more popular. Speaking at a recent corporate strategy meeting in Tokyo, President and CEO Kazuo Hirai showed support for cultivating automotive CMOS image sensors as a highly profitable...
Denso to Enhance Collaboration With Toshiba, Buys Stake in Ibiden
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) announced on April 28 that it will bolster its collaboration with Toshiba Corp. (TYO:6502) in Internet of Things (IoT)-based manufacturing, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automated driving and other fields. The two companies are already working together in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) for image recognition systems and lithium-ion battery (LiB)...
STMicroelectronics Develops CMOS Sensor for In-Vehicle Cameras
Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics NV has recently developed a flicker-free, high-dynamic-range (HDR) complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor, intended for use in on-board LED cameras as part of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). By eliminating flickering, an issue common to LED cameras, the new sensor allows for more accurate detection of traffic lights and brake lights. The...
Koito to Collaborate With US Company on New Headlight Design
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TYO:7276) and U.S.-based Quanergy Systems Inc., a provider of sensor software, have announced that the two companies will work together on a conceptual design for automotive headlights that will employ LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser scanner technology. Koito’s automotive headlights will incorporate Quanergy’s solid state LiDAR sensors, which are used...
Global Production of Automotive AVC Equipment to Rise 2.9%: JEITA Forecast
The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) has released its forecast for global production of electronic information in 2017. JEITA predicts global production value of vehicle automatic volume control (AVC) equipment such as car navigation and audio to total 2.45 trillion yen ($21.28 billion), up 2.9 percent from that estimated for last year....
Pioneer to Commercialize Vibrating Seats for Driver Sleep Prevention
Pioneer Corp. (TYO:6773) plans to commercialize a system that will alert drivers with a vibrating unit. Installed in the driver’s seat, the unit can detect when a driver is falling asleep. Pioneer is currently submitting proposals for this in the form of an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that combines a heart rate sensor to...
Denso and NEC to Collaborate on Autonomous Driving
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) and NEC Corp. (TYO:6701) have announced that they will begin a collaboration in the fields of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving and manufacturing. The companies will combine Denso’s advanced safety technologies with hazard prediction AI developed by NEC to make new products for ADAS and autonomous driving. Progress in autonomous...
