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Featured Auto News Article STMicroelectronics and Mobileye to Deliver Vision-Based Driver-Assist Systems
GENEVA and JERUSALEM, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , a leader in the design and manufacture of automotive ICs, and Mobileye N.V., the leading provider of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to the automotive industry, today announced that the two companies are committed to developing, producing, and commercializing chips for the visual-aid driving-assistance segment of the automotive market.
The implementation of technology-based safety systems into the next- generation of road vehicles is increasingly being touted as a valuable instrument in the effort to reduce the high level of traffic accidents worldwide. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were estimated to be more than 6 million police-reported traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2004, in which more than 42,000 people were killed and approximately 2.7 million more were injured, despite a record-low fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in the U.S. In a recent report on the main causes of road accidents from the INVENT-FAS (Intelligent Traffic and User-Friendly Technology - Driver Assistance, Active Safety) research initiative in Germany: about 28% of accidents were caused in lane-merging or lane-crossing maneuvers; about 24% were rear-end collisions; and approximately 15% were due to a vehicle leaving the road. The study concluded that there should be a focus on technological solutions for collision warning, lane- departure warning, and lane changing.
Driving-assistance technology is aimed at improving driver performance with automated features such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane-Departure Warning (LDW), Lane-Change Assist and Blind-Spot Detection (LCA/BSD), as well as Vision-Radar sensors for Pre-Crash, Pedestrian Protection, and in-cabin Occupant Detection. According to Allied Business Intelligence Inc., this segment of the automotive market is expected to grow significantly over the next few years. For example, the worldwide market by 2008 for Lane-Departure Warning products is predicted to be between 1.5 to 1.9 million units; and the Adaptive Cruise Control market, also by 2008, is expected to be 2.8 to 3.3 million units with predicted market revenues of between $1.8 and $2.2 billion.
STMicroelectronics intends to manufacture Mobileye's EyeQ-1 System-on-Chip and both companies will jointly develop the second-generation EyeQ-2. EyeQ-1 has been adopted by several first-tier suppliers and car manufacturers in Europe, the U.S., and Japan and will make its debut in after-market driver- assistance products in early 2006 and in 2007-model-year cars.
Featuring lane-departure warning, forward-collision warning and vision/radar fusion for active safety, EyeQ-1 combines high performance and low cost in a technology aimed at revolutionizing the mass implementation of driver assistance systems. The successor, EyeQ-2, will add pedestrian detection capabilities to its extensive feature list and will debut in late 2008 models.
"Automated driver-assist systems can potentially increase safety dramatically," said Marco Monti, Vice President of STMicroelectronics' Automotive Product Group. "Combining ST's automotive design and manufacturing expertise with Mobileye's strength in video-based driver-assist systems provides a perfect solution for innovative, automotive-market proven, and cost-competitive solutions for the automotive market."
About Mobileye
Mobileye N.V. is a technological leader in the area of advanced image sensing and processing technology for automotive applications, using computer vision technology for processing image sequences from a single camera input source. The processing includes functionalities such as vehicle detection, lane finding and pedestrian detection. The functionalities are embedded within the proprietary EyeQ vision-system-on-chip technology. The second generation EyeQ-2 is already in advance stage of development. Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in the Netherlands with an R&D staff of 120 employees located in Jerusalem, Israel. Further information on Mobileye can be found at http://www.mobileye.com (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/).
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Mobileye Vision Technologies Providing Applications for Delphi's Collision...
DETROIT, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobileye N.V. today announced that they are providing their EyeQ Vision system-on-a-chip, including a Lane Departure Warning (LDW) application and Vehicle Detection technology for Radar/Vision Fusion for Delphi's Advanced Collision Mitigation Systems. Mobileye made the announcement at the SAE 2006 World Congress. The EyeQ Vision system-on-a-chip will be used in Delphi's systems for a near-term European automotive platform.
The system includes Delphi's Forewarn(R) Smart Cruise Control with Stop and Go, Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning. The system also has capabilities to add IR (infrared) Active Night Vision.
Mobileye's EyeQ chip and application software suite includes lane, vehicle and pedestrian detection and intelligent headlight control. The software suite has won production awards with automakers worldwide. The applications cover a wide range of driver assistance and active safety application that are expected to be in production between 2007 - 2010.
"Automakers recognize safety as a principal priority for every new car on the road," said Professor Amnon Shashua, Mobileye's Chairman and Chief Scientist. "Manufacturers using our system have a competitive advantage and are doing something demonstrably to save lives."
Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in The Netherlands with R&D in Israel and satellite offices in the U.S., Cyprus and Japan. Mobileye is exhibiting at booth #1415 at the SAE 2006 World Congress (Cobo Hall in Detroit from April 3-6).
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-news/25-int/19636/index.html
Mobileye was incorporated in May 1999 for the purpose of developing and marketing advanced products in the surging market of automated on-board driver assistant systems.
The Company has developed core technologies in the areas of algorithms and ASIC architecture design for monocular video processing supporting applications of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Change Assist and Blind Spot Detection (LCA/BSD), Vision-Radar sensor fusion for Pre-Crash, Pedestrian Protection and in-cabin Occupant Detection.
Mobileye's algorithms use an advanced spatio-temporal classification technique based on a novel machine learning approach that trains the system with static and dynamic visual information. The sophistication of the pattern recognition cores allows robust processing using a monocular (single camera sensor) configuration. Dual camera configurations fusing video inputs from multiple fields of view are also supported by the company's technological cores and ASIC architecture.
Mobileye's ASIC design incorporates a system-on-a-chip solution running at 120 MHz with proprietary high data bandwidth design and technological-specific silicon cores for achieving computing power comparable to two Pentium 4 running at 2GHZ.
The Company has offices in Jerusalem, Tokyo, and Detroit.
http://mobileye.com/profile.shtml
NEWS Auto News Articles & Headlines
Featured Auto News Article STMicroelectronics and Mobileye to Deliver Vision-Based Driver-Assist Systems
GENEVA and JERUSALEM, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics , a leader in the design and manufacture of automotive ICs, and Mobileye N.V., the leading provider of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to the automotive industry, today announced that the two companies are committed to developing, producing, and commercializing chips for the visual-aid driving-assistance segment of the automotive market.
The implementation of technology-based safety systems into the next- generation of road vehicles is increasingly being touted as a valuable instrument in the effort to reduce the high level of traffic accidents worldwide. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were estimated to be more than 6 million police-reported traffic crashes in the U.S. in 2004, in which more than 42,000 people were killed and approximately 2.7 million more were injured, despite a record-low fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in the U.S. In a recent report on the main causes of road accidents from the INVENT-FAS (Intelligent Traffic and User-Friendly Technology - Driver Assistance, Active Safety) research initiative in Germany: about 28% of accidents were caused in lane-merging or lane-crossing maneuvers; about 24% were rear-end collisions; and approximately 15% were due to a vehicle leaving the road. The study concluded that there should be a focus on technological solutions for collision warning, lane- departure warning, and lane changing.
Driving-assistance technology is aimed at improving driver performance with automated features such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane-Departure Warning (LDW), Lane-Change Assist and Blind-Spot Detection (LCA/BSD), as well as Vision-Radar sensors for Pre-Crash, Pedestrian Protection, and in-cabin Occupant Detection. According to Allied Business Intelligence Inc., this segment of the automotive market is expected to grow significantly over the next few years. For example, the worldwide market by 2008 for Lane-Departure Warning products is predicted to be between 1.5 to 1.9 million units; and the Adaptive Cruise Control market, also by 2008, is expected to be 2.8 to 3.3 million units with predicted market revenues of between $1.8 and $2.2 billion.
STMicroelectronics intends to manufacture Mobileye's EyeQ-1 System-on-Chip and both companies will jointly develop the second-generation EyeQ-2. EyeQ-1 has been adopted by several first-tier suppliers and car manufacturers in Europe, the U.S., and Japan and will make its debut in after-market driver- assistance products in early 2006 and in 2007-model-year cars.
Featuring lane-departure warning, forward-collision warning and vision/radar fusion for active safety, EyeQ-1 combines high performance and low cost in a technology aimed at revolutionizing the mass implementation of driver assistance systems. The successor, EyeQ-2, will add pedestrian detection capabilities to its extensive feature list and will debut in late 2008 models.
"Automated driver-assist systems can potentially increase safety dramatically," said Marco Monti, Vice President of STMicroelectronics' Automotive Product Group. "Combining ST's automotive design and manufacturing expertise with Mobileye's strength in video-based driver-assist systems provides a perfect solution for innovative, automotive-market proven, and cost-competitive solutions for the automotive market."
About Mobileye
Mobileye N.V. is a technological leader in the area of advanced image sensing and processing technology for automotive applications, using computer vision technology for processing image sequences from a single camera input source. The processing includes functionalities such as vehicle detection, lane finding and pedestrian detection. The functionalities are embedded within the proprietary EyeQ vision-system-on-chip technology. The second generation EyeQ-2 is already in advance stage of development. Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in the Netherlands with an R&D staff of 120 employees located in Jerusalem, Israel. Further information on Mobileye can be found at http://www.mobileye.com (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/).
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Mobileye Vision Technologies Providing Applications for Delphi's Collision...
DETROIT, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobileye N.V. today announced that they are providing their EyeQ Vision system-on-a-chip, including a Lane Departure Warning (LDW) application and Vehicle Detection technology for Radar/Vision Fusion for Delphi's Advanced Collision Mitigation Systems. Mobileye made the announcement at the SAE 2006 World Congress. The EyeQ Vision system-on-a-chip will be used in Delphi's systems for a near-term European automotive platform.
The system includes Delphi's Forewarn(R) Smart Cruise Control with Stop and Go, Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning. The system also has capabilities to add IR (infrared) Active Night Vision.
Mobileye's EyeQ chip and application software suite includes lane, vehicle and pedestrian detection and intelligent headlight control. The software suite has won production awards with automakers worldwide. The applications cover a wide range of driver assistance and active safety application that are expected to be in production between 2007 - 2010.
"Automakers recognize safety as a principal priority for every new car on the road," said Professor Amnon Shashua, Mobileye's Chairman and Chief Scientist. "Manufacturers using our system have a competitive advantage and are doing something demonstrably to save lives."
Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in The Netherlands with R&D in Israel and satellite offices in the U.S., Cyprus and Japan. Mobileye is exhibiting at booth #1415 at the SAE 2006 World Congress (Cobo Hall in Detroit from April 3-6).
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-news/25-int/19636/index.html
Mobileye was incorporated in May 1999 for the purpose of developing and marketing advanced products in the surging market of automated on-board driver assistant systems.
The Company has developed core technologies in the areas of algorithms and ASIC architecture design for monocular video processing supporting applications of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Change Assist and Blind Spot Detection (LCA/BSD), Vision-Radar sensor fusion for Pre-Crash, Pedestrian Protection and in-cabin Occupant Detection.
Mobileye's algorithms use an advanced spatio-temporal classification technique based on a novel machine learning approach that trains the system with static and dynamic visual information. The sophistication of the pattern recognition cores allows robust processing using a monocular (single camera sensor) configuration. Dual camera configurations fusing video inputs from multiple fields of view are also supported by the company's technological cores and ASIC architecture.
Mobileye's ASIC design incorporates a system-on-a-chip solution running at 120 MHz with proprietary high data bandwidth design and technological-specific silicon cores for achieving computing power comparable to two Pentium 4 running at 2GHZ.
The Company has offices in Jerusalem, Tokyo, and Detroit.
http://mobileye.com/profile.shtml