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Nvidia GTC was held in March and there was a lot of discussion about end-end AI models for ADAS and Automated Driving. OEMs are moving from perception stack and rules based driving to large transformer models that can go directly from sensor input to control output which allows the systems to handle complex scenarios and scenarios they have not seen before in a much better way. One critical announcement was that GM will partner with Nvidia going forward, likely marking a shift away from Qualcomm. I have summarized the discussions at GTC from Waymo, Rivian and Wayve in a special report below, in this month’s newsletter. The Wayve CEO stated that Lidar is the best way to deliver L4 driving in the near-term. Hesai reported a doubling of shipments of lidar units in 2024 and expects to more than double again in 2025.
The NHTSA FMVSS 571.127 standard for AEB was updated on March 20th with minor amendments on items like auditory signals, visual symbols and some test set-up parameters and comes into effect for vehicles manufactured after September 1, 2029.
Next DVN Events: Our AEB workshop is coming to Detroit, April 9th/10th and we are now finalizing speakers for the June ADAS/LiDAR EAC Conference in China co-hosted with Enmore. If you are interested in more details, please contact me.
Thank you,
Martin Booth
DVN USA Representative
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