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Ep. 33 | From Autonomous Golf Carts to Semis: The Journey to the Self-Driving Truck

Ep. 33 | From Autonomous Golf Carts to Semis: The Journey to the Self-Driving Truck

In this Industry Tech Days Keynote, host Daniel Bogdanoff speaks with Brandon Moak, CTO and Co-founder of Embark, a company Moak and his CEO founded in their early 20s that has since grown into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise focused on scaling autonomous trucking.


Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation Boosts 4D LiDAR Leveraging SiLC’s FMCW Single Chip Technology

Hokuyo Automation and SiLC Technologies are teaming up to push 4D LiDAR to mainstream using frequency modulated continuous wave technology (FMCW). However, what is 4D LiDAR and SiLC's chip solution?


Sony’s Image Sensor Roundup: Automation, Auto LiDAR, AI, and More

Sony’s Image Sensor Roundup: Automation, Auto LiDAR, AI, and More

What's at the heart of Sony's flurry of new CMOS image sensors? To start, copper-to-copper connection, back-illuminated structure, and an EVS mechanism.


News Sep 30, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Lumotive’s Meta-LiDAR Takes On LiDAR Scalability Challenges Using Metasurfaces

Lumotive’s Meta-LiDAR Takes On LiDAR Scalability Challenges Using Metasurfaces

One major challenge to LiDAR technology has always been: scaling. Striving to take this challenge head-on is Lumotive with the industry's "smallest and most cost-effective" solution yet.


News Sep 23, 2021 by Jake Hertz
A Recap of Industry Tech Days 2021: Links to Every Single Live Session

A Recap of Industry Tech Days 2021: Links to Every Single Live Session

Industry Tech Days 2021 concluded yesterday. This article will give you a chance to peruse the full list of the week's events that are now available on-demand.


News Sep 18, 2021 by Kate Smith
A $500 LiDAR? Quanergy Demonstrates Industry First Solid-state OPA-based LiDAR

A $500 LiDAR? Quanergy Demonstrates Industry First Solid-state OPA-based LiDAR

As LiDAR aims to strike big in autonomous driving and other areas, Quanergy demonstrates its industry-first solid-state OPA-based LiDAR hoping to ease size, scalability, and cost constraints.


News Aug 06, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski
A Trip Through the Decades: LiDAR’s Journey from NASA to Today

A Trip Through the Decades: LiDAR’s Journey from NASA to Today

LiDAR technology seems to be everywhere lately, in cars, phones, etc. However, it wasn't always like that. LiDAR had a long, 50-year journey to become the latest "hot" tech that it is today.


News Aug 03, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
From Inductors to Sensor Testing: 3 Companies Promote ADAS Safety

From Inductors to Sensor Testing: 3 Companies Promote ADAS Safety

Safety is always a major concern for designers, especially in vehicles. Hoping to further ADAS safety, TDK, Maxim Integrated, and Rohde & Schwarz release new devices.


News Aug 02, 2021 by Ikimi .O
Fueling LiDAR Technology: 3 Startups Aim to Fast-track Autonomous Driving

Fueling LiDAR Technology: 3 Startups Aim to Fast-track Autonomous Driving

As the battle for autonomous driving heats up, more companies are investing in LiDAR. From improved sensing to a smaller design, three startups are adding fuel to the LiDAR fire.


News Jul 28, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
ON Semi’s Image Sensors and SiPMs Give AutoX a Leg Up on Autonomous Driving

ON Semi’s Image Sensors and SiPMs Give AutoX a Leg Up on Autonomous Driving

Navigating with ON Semiconductor technology onboard, AutoX’s self-driving platform is the first to receive a license to operate autonomously on China’s roadways; however, what tech is it using?


News Jul 20, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
New IEEE Standard Takes Aim at Easing Long-Reach SerDes Automotive Design

New IEEE Standard Takes Aim at Easing Long-Reach SerDes Automotive Design

Direct physical interfaces between sensor and processor over long distances is a major challenge in automotive design. The IEEE 2977-2021 MIPI A-PHY specification might be the key to this challenge.


News Jul 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
From Hall Sensors to Encoders: 3 Companies Target Industrial Position Monitoring

From Hall Sensors to Encoders: 3 Companies Target Industrial Position Monitoring

Position sensors have been trending, especially with the increasing need for them in industrial settings. What new products have companies come up with and how have they advanced monitoring technology?


News Jul 15, 2021 by Rushi Patel
Samsung Takes On LED Flickering with its First Automotive ISOCELL Image Sensor

Samsung Takes On LED Flickering with its First Automotive ISOCELL Image Sensor

Today, Samsung announced its first ISOCELL image sensor designed for the automotive space.


News Jul 13, 2021 by Jake Hertz
From Safety to Design Simplification: IoT Design Takes Another Leap Forward

From Safety to Design Simplification: IoT Design Takes Another Leap Forward

Recently IoT has been at the forefront of everyone's mind, especially for Renesas, Silicon Labs, and Nordic Semiconductor. What IoT innovations have they come up with lately?


News Jul 09, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Maxim and ST Target Driver Monitoring Systems With Gestures and Eye Tracking

Maxim and ST Target Driver Monitoring Systems With Gestures and Eye Tracking

The past week has seen a variety of new driver monitoring system (DMS) technology being released to the industry, namely from ST and Maxim. Both of which take two vastly different approaches.


News Jul 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Creating a “Super Pixel”: Samsung Claims Industry’s Smallest Mobile Image Sensor

Creating a “Super Pixel”: Samsung Claims Industry’s Smallest Mobile Image Sensor

Last week, Samsung released their newest mobile image sensor which they claim is the industry’s smallest pixel size. What are the implications of this shrinking?


News Jun 14, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Ditching Radar: Tesla Bets on Computer Vision for the Future of ADAS

Ditching Radar: Tesla Bets on Computer Vision for the Future of ADAS

Last week, Tesla announced that it will abandon radar in favor of camera-based vision for the future of its ADS. What are the benefits and drawbacks of such a system?


News Jun 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Roundup: Automotive Hall Effect Sensors Find New Life

Roundup: Automotive Hall Effect Sensors Find New Life

With the recent focus on EVs, new Hall Effect sensors have been hitting the market, some are even using new technologies.


News May 24, 2021 by Jake Hertz
A Match Made in Heaven: Intel and Semtech Aim for Consumer LiDAR

A Match Made in Heaven: Intel and Semtech Aim for Consumer LiDAR

Intel and Semtech join forces to help develop better consumer LiDAR hardware. Could this collaboration be the push LiDAR needs?


News May 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Blending AI and Hardware: 3 Startups Reach for AVs and the Cloud

Blending AI and Hardware: 3 Startups Reach for AVs and the Cloud

AI may be the buzzword of the century, with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 clamoring to harness the technology.


News May 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz