A month ago, Valeo announced its brand new third-generation scanning LiDAR, a key technology that enables ADAS and autonomous driving. Today, Valeo’s laser-based scanning LiDAR 3rd Gen is making its debut at CES before hitting the market in 2024.
As we wrap up 2021, we have compiled the world’s largest collection of eCommerce experts and leaders to share their 2022 eCommerce predictions. Whilst it is impossible to truly predict what the next year will have in store, with this amount of industry expertise we are confident there is something that every eCommerce business can take away and implement in the New Year.
Every year were reach out to our partners and friends within the industry to hear their expert insight. Last year we had 16 leaders from the industry provide insight. This year however we have expanded that number to 26 industry leaders to give you a deeper pool from which to pull knowledge and inspiration.
With COVID-19 shaking the global supply chain like an angry toddler with a box of jelly beans, the average person had to take a crash course in the semiconductor industry. And many of them didn't like what they learned. Want a new car? Tough luck, not enough chips. A new gaming system? Same. But you are not the average person, dear reader. So, in addition to learning why there was a chip shortage in the first place, you also discovered that you can—with considerable effort—fit more than two trillion transistors on a single chip. You also found that the future of Moore's Law depends as much on where you put the wires as on how small the transistors are, among many other things.
I've long been a fan of refurbished electronics because the refurbished items I've bought — laptops, smartphones and tablets — have had the same lifespan as the new out-of-the-box versions. They've been cheaper and just as reliable for me.
I feel the same way about cars. I have never bought a new one and never regretted buying a used one, as they've always lasted many years and I have no desire to pay extra for something fresh out of the box, unless it's a birthday cake.
Inspired by the human retina, Prophesee’s event-based Metavision sensor comprises 300,000 independent and asynchronous pixels that are responsive to low contrast, transient events. These pixels are essentially relative-change detectors, and activate independently according to any change in contrast detected in a scene. When activated, the pixels create a stream of time-stamped events in which their location within the sensor and the direction of the change in brightness - event-on or event-off - are encoded.
‘We have software algorithms that mimic the way the brain leverages visual information... Each intelligent pixel is triggered by motion and decides when to activate,’ explained Guillaume Butin, marketing director at Prophesee. ‘One pixel activating is an event, and we only see what moves.’
Holography is another way to look at the road. Many car models now use head-up displays (HUDs) to provide information to drivers and keep their attention on the road, reducing the risk of accidents due to distraction. St-Andrews, Scotland-based Ceres Holographics has showcased a full-scale replication system for producing 1500mm width holographic films in high volume, enabling holographic transparent displays and augmented reality-HUDs (AR-HUD) for windshields.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced that as it enters the second phase of its RAMP project—the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes—it has selected both Microsoft and Qualcomm to develop ICs.
The primary aim of the RAMP project is to create reliable, secure, and advanced microelectronic designs for national security and defense applications. The DoD also hopes RAMP will promote teamwork among other commercial and defense industrial base (DIB) leaders, such as Cadence, Cliosoft, Flex Logix, GlobalFoundries, and Intel.
Over the last year, I've had the distinct pleasure of rounding up the week’s most influential and eye-catching circular headlines. From single-use plastics bans to an upcycled food certification, it’s been a momentous year for the circular economy, supply chain shenanigans and safety concerns notwithstanding.
Much like the snow outside, the slow but steady progress of circularity shows no signs of stopping. So with a healthy dose of cocoa in my cup and a proverbial rear view mirror in my gaze, I’m delighted to share my final hot takes for 2021. Here’s my vote for the year's three most impactful trends in circularity:
Secure Thingz, an IAR Systems® Group company delivering advanced development and provisioning platforms to secure the IoT, has announced their partnership with Intrinsic ID, the leading provider of Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) security IP. By working together, the companies intend to provide strong integration of Intrinsic ID’s physical unclonable functions within development and provisioning products from Secure Thingz.
Event-based vision company Prophesee has showcased some interesting applications for its vision sensors from around the world, spanning biotech, scientific analysis, robotics and space technologies. One project partially restored sight to a blind person; another tracks space junk across the sky whether it’s night or day.
Prophesee said it has a community of 2200 inventors working with its technology today. The projects are showcased as part of Prophesee’s inventor community which aims to inspire future creativity. Here are the details.
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