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Kneron releases its first automotive-grade chip for ADAS and AV systems

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Kneron has launched its first automotive-grade chip — fueled by funds from Foxconn, Alibaba, Sequoia, Horizons Ventures, and Qualcomm — that it says could revolutionize the path to vehicle autonomy. With the new chip, the Kneron KL530, the startup is looking to take a greater share of the automotive market.

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Eatron, which makes ‘intelligent automotive software’, raises $11M Series A led by MMC

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So, the more this embedded automotive software is de-coupled from the underlying electronic hardware, the more this optimization can take place, and the more efficient vehicles can become. This has the effect of increasing supplier choice for OEMs and reducing cost, risks and time to market, says the company.

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Automotive simulation platform Morai secures $20.8M Series B to expand its global footprint

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Morai , which provides autonomous vehicle developers with automotive simulation tools to verify the safety and reliability of self-driving systems, announced today it has raised $20.8 As a result, users can test an AV driver against myriad simulation environments, regardless of the hardware they operate on. .

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3 views on CES 2022

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For fifty-four years, big and small hardware manufacturers that hoped to reach their target audiences rolled out new products at the Consumer Electronics Show. Brian Heater: Hardware startups should reconsider their media strategies. Kristin Korosec: CES hasn’t lost its automotive luster. Fill that vacuum.”

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FPGA startup Rapid Silicon lands $15M to bring its first chip to market

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The global FPGA market size could reach $14 billion by 2028, according to one estimate, up from $6 billion in 2021. Launched in 2021, the goal with Rapid Silicon is to promote, adopt and implement open source tech to address the low- to mid-range FPGA market, according to CEO and co-founder Naveed Sherwani.

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Deep Vision announces its low-latency AI processor for the edge

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The company is also working with suppliers to the automotive industry, but less around autonomous driving than monitoring in-cabin activity to ensure that drivers are paying attention to the road and aren’t distracted or sleepy. . Only then did they finalize the chip design. Image Credits: Deep Vision.

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Point One Navigation raises $10M to bring its precise location tech to all vehicles

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Today, Point One’s product, which began shipping about a year ago, is in series production with two unnamed automotive customers. In these automotive applications, Point One is able to deploy this tech as a software product since new vehicles today have the hardware already required.