Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) announced on Oct. 17 that it will be collaborating with Xperi Corp. group company FotoNation Inc. on image processing necessary for detecting the physical state of drivers. Utilizing FotoNation’s image recognition technology and Denso’s algorithm for judging the state of the driver, the two companies will work to achieve sophisticated detection capabilities...
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Denso to Produce Parts for Hybrid and Autonomous Cars at US Factory
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) has announced that it will invest about 100 billion yen ($889.7 million) in its production base located in the U.S. state of Tennessee by 2020. The base will produce sensor components for autonomous driving and inverters for hybrid vehicles (HVs), a first for the company in terms of overseas operations. As part...
Toyota, Mazda, Denso to Develop EV Technology Together
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203), Mazda Motor Corp. (TYO:7261) and Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) recently announced that they have signed an agreement that establishes a new company for the joint development of electric vehicle (EV)-related technology. With Toyota and Mazda agreeing to a capital tie-up in August of this year, the new company marks a continuation of...
Denso Makes Self-Driving Decision Functions a Focus of Development
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) plans to broaden the scope of its development activities to include the decision element of self-driving technology. The key functions in self-driving are perception, decision and control. Under the division of roles within the Toyota Group, Denso’s main focus in developing this technology has until now been the field of perception, which...
Denso Enables Rear and Side Detection With New 24-Gigahertz Submillimeter-Wave Radar
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) has announced its development of a 24-gigahertz submillimeter-wave rear and side radar sensor. While the company has previously commercialized a sensor that picks up objects in front of the vehicle, this is the first time that it has developed a submillimeter wave radar that detects objects to the rear and side. The...
Denso Advances Development of Semiconductors for Self-Driving Cars
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...
Toshiba to Provide Denso With Visconti 4 Image Recognition Processor
Toshiba Corp. (TYO:6502) has announced that it will provide Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) with its new Visconti 4 image recognition processor. The processor will be manufactured and supplied by Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corp., a subsidiary of Toshiba specializing in semiconductors. Denso hopes to install the product in its next-generation frontal security camera systems for...
New Lexus LS to Feature New Denso Stereo Vision Sensor and Millimeter Wave Radar
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) announced on July 26 that its newly developed stereo vision sensor and millimeter wave radar have been incorporated into Toyota Motor Corp.’s (TYO:7203) all-new Lexus LS to be launched this autumn. Both the stereo vision sensor and the millimeter wave radar offer the highest levels of performance for their respective categories in...
Denso to Launch New Energy Eye Heat Flow Sensor
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) announced on July 25 a September launch date for its new Energy Eye heat flow sensor. Effective in analyzing thermal energy at the product development stage, the sensor uses an inbuilt thermocouple to accurately measure absolute temperature, changes in temperature and heat transfer rate inside a vehicle’s engine room. With further development,...
Suzuki Sets Indian LiB Production at 50% Higher Capacity than Japan
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) has established an annual production capacity of 600,000 batteries for the company’s lithium-ion battery (LiB) factory to be built in India. It is 1.5 times the annual sales volume in Japan, and enough for about 30 percent of the annual production capacity of 2 million vehicles anticipated in early 2019. India...
Denso Develops World’s First Sensor to Measure Air/Fuel Ratio, NOx Levels
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) has commercialized the world’s first compound sensor with the ability to detect both nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels and air/fuel (A/F) ratio. Combining the sensor functions into a single unit greatly reduces total cost and the space required to build the unit into vehicle exhaust system components. The compound sensor will initially be...
Ricoh, Denso Develop World’s Smallest ADAS Stereo Camera
Ricoh Industrial Solutions Inc. and Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) recently announced their joint development of the world’s smallest stereo camera for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Mass production of the camera started in October 2016 at Ricoh’s Hanamaki Production Center, Iwate Prefecture, with cumulative shipments already having reached 80,000 units. Stereo cameras excel in their ability...
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)...
Suzuki, Toshiba, Denso to Invest 2 Billion Yen Into Indian Battery JV
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269), Toshiba Corp. (TYO:6502) and Denso Corp (TYO:6902) announced on April 14 that they have agreed to jointly establish a new company in India for the manufacture of automotive lithium-ion battery (LiB) packs. The three partners will establish the new JV by the end of 2017, with production slated to begin within...
Denso Develops and Commercializes Two Eco-Friendly Bioplastics
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) announced on March 21 that it has developed two new plant-based resins, which it is using in some of the company’s products. Bioplastics are environmentally friendly materials made from renewable resources, without the need for fossil fuels, so do not increase atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions when thermally recycled. Bioplastic development and commercialization...
New Catalyst by Toyota and Denso Reduces Precious Metal Use by 20%
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) announced on Feb. 22 that the company has successfully developed a new catalytic base material. A world first, the material allows for the integral molding of cells that have a different inner and outer cross-sectional area. Toyota will include the material in new vehicles, starting with the Lexus LC500h to be...
Denso to Shrink Board of Directors, Streamline Operations
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) announced on Feb. 20 that the company will decrease its current number of 13 board directors down to nine in order to separate management and execution and speed up operation. The change will be made official at the company’s general shareholders meeting in June. In conjunction with this, Denso’s appointment of directors...
Toyota Parts Suppliers Announce Earnings, Express Uncertainties About Trump Administration
Seven manufacturers of Toyota Motor Corp.’s (TYO:7203) vehicle parts announced on Feb. 2 their April-to-December 2016 earnings. Six of the seven companies showed a decrease in revenue, due to an expensive yen that was up 15 yen against the dollar compared to the previous year. The only company to show an increase in revenue was...
Denso to Concentrate Production of Highly Intricate Parts in Japan
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) has begun looking into concentrating production of some of its products that require advanced manufacturing techniques in Japan to supply globally. In conjunction with the global development of manufacturing finished vehicles, Denso has joined in shifting production from Japan to overseas. At the same time, by consolidating production on state-of-the-art lines pursuing...
Denso Develops World’s Smallest Stereo Image Sensor
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) recently developed the world’s smallest stereo image sensor. The company announced on Dec. 27, 2016, that the sensor will be adopted by Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7262) for use in Smart Assist 3, a collision avoidance system. Smart Assist 3 is used in the Tanto, a kei-class light automobile that was released...
Denso Launches New Business Group as Part of Automotive Electrification Trend
Denso Corp. (TYO:6902) has announced its establishment of the Electrification System Business Group, a new department in charge of development and businesses that deals with electric vehicles (EVs) and other automotive electrification. The department is a spin-off from the company’s existing Powertrain Business Group, which as of Jan. 1 has been renamed as the Powertrain...
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...
