Newsletter Sensing & Applications April 2025,Part 2 – ADAS/AD Applications

In 2025, DVN Lidar will become DVN Sensing and Applications!
The scope will be extended to cover innovations in automotive sensing including lidar, but also radar, cameras, …
Functions will play a bigger role. There will be two newsletters, one for sensing and one for ADAS/AD.
Here are the DVN – Sensing and Applications events – planned for 2025:
• AEB Workshop “Sensing Solutions for FMVSS 127” in Detroit, 9-10 April
• DVN & Enmore “EAC Lidar, ADAS and Interior Tech Expo” in Hangzhou, June 04-06
• DVN Sensing Conference “NOA & Lidar” in Wiesbaden, 19-20 November
Mercedes launched the all new CLA on March 10th, 2025 in Rome. This is a brand new entry level new hybrid/EV platform and we are going to focus on the ADAS features in this report.The software architecture is based on a new version of the MB.OS operating running on Nvidia and other hardware. Four central…
Jensen Huang spoke about how AI is reaching an inflection point and how data center build-out is expected to reach over a trillion dollars shortly. Software itself is transition from human generated to AI generated. He announced that GM is also now partnering with Nvidia for AI and will use Nvidia DRIVE AGX for ADAS…
Here’s where you get quick, efficient news as the industry works to find the balance between cost and revenue to achieve a profitable growth
DVN CEO Paul-Henri Matha conducted a test of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class equipped with L3 Drive Pilot on the motorway between Sindelfingen and Mercedes’ Immendingen test site. Recently, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority approved an increase in its top speed to 95 km/h.History of Drive PilotIn December 2021, Mercedes-Benz became the world’s first car company…
Prior to our upcoming Workshop in Detroit on 9-10 April, which will include participation from Obsidian Sensors Company, we had the opportunity to meet with CEO Dr. John Hong. Obsidian’s offices are in San Diego, California. Obsidian Sensors use uncooled microbolometers on glass.Hong earned his PhD in electrical engineering from Caltech, and his B.S. in…
VW Group, Valeo, Mobileye cooperate on MQB platformVolkswagen Group is working with Valeo and Mobileye to upgrade their advanced driver assistance systems up to L2+ (enhanced partially automated driving) in their upcoming vehicle portfolio based on the MQB platform. Launching in the next few years, this cooperation will improve safety and driving comfort in high-volume…
Aeva Wins Development Bid for Global Passenger Car PlatformAeva has won a development program for a major automaker’s next-generation global passenger vehicle platform. The automaker, as yet unnamed, has also sent Aeva a letter of intent for a large-scale, multi-year production program award opportunity this year, including multiple vehicle models across maker’s global platform. The…
Quanta, Obsidian to Co-Develop Thermal Imaging SolutionsQuanta Computer, specialists in advanced computing technology, is partnering with Obsidian Sensors to produce high-resolution thermal imaging cameras for automobiles.Obsidian makes high-resolution thermal sensors at low cost and high volume on LAMP (Large Area MEMS Platform), manufactured at established flat-panel foundries. With large glass substrates capable of producing sensors…
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