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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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HAAS Alert raises $5M seed round to scale its automotive collision prevention system

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HAAS Alert, a SaaS company that provides real-time automotive collision prevention for public safety and roadway fleets, has raised $5 million in seed funding that the company says it will use to scale sales and outreach efforts and prioritize R&D with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) technology partnerships.

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Aurora and Continental pass first major hurdle in commercial self-driving trucks deal

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Aurora and automotive supplier Continental have wrapped up the first phase of a more than $300 million project to mass produce autonomous vehicle hardware for commercial self-driving trucks. The two companies said Friday that the design and system architecture of an autonomous vehicle hardware kit is now complete.

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Aptiv’s latest investment shows that software-defined vehicles are here to stay

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TTTech Auto, a Vienna-based automotive safety software provider, is one such company. TTTech Auto just scored the backing of major Tier 1 automotive tech supplier Aptiv, a sign of the supplier’s deepening interest in tech that facilitates advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

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Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud

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One need only look within Ford’s executive ranks to see the technology talent driving its digital future: Doug Field, Ford’s chief electric vehicle (EV) and digital systems officer, and Rob Bedicheck, executive director of platform architecture, were both recruited from Apple.

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An Intelligent Future for Manufacturing

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In the automotive sector for example, the advent of autonomous vehicles has resulted in burgeoning demand for computing power, cloud storage and network bandwidth. Another leading manufacturer, BYD , first entered the automotive market in 2003. One such automaker is China’s First Automobile Works (FAW).

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Imaging sensor startup Vayyar lands $108M to fuel expansion

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” Founded in 2011 by Miri Ratner, Naftali Chayat and Melamed, who was previously VP of Intel’s architecture group, Vayyar initially developed its sensor technology to provide an alternative means of screening for early-stage breast cancer.