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CES 2018 Highlights Global Innovation
“VMI’s Best of the Best”
By Vanguard Marketing International, Inc.
www.e-vmi.com
v.2 February 2018
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Welcome to CES® 2018 – The Year of Artificial Intelligence
CES is the largest global gathering of innovation and connectivity! Top takeaways:Partnerships are driving innovation via underlying advancements in autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Significant US and Chinese AI cooperation, communication and creativity with no boundary; a good thing?Human Augmentation, Assistants and Health/Wellness… providing extraordinary benefits for all of us!
Broke last year’s record of more than 184,000 attendees – Each VMI analyst walked 27+ miles over 4 days!
From more than 150 countries
55,000 international attendees
4,000 exhibiting companies
2.75 million ft2 of exhibit space
See What’s Next, Be What’s Next! 20+ years attending CES, 10+ Annual VMI CES Best-of-the-Best Reports
VMI Analysts canvas the halls, uncover enabling technologies and breakthroughs, and help our clients apply them to new growth initiatives
For a personal or executive team webinar tour – contact us at 480-488-5707 or [email protected]
CES is a registered trademark of Consumer Technology Association
At Eureka Park: Over 900 startups➢ National Science Foundation, Kickstarter
Indiegogo, and International Incubators
6,500 members of the media
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AI Assistants
#1 Everywhere at CES 2018 (no kidding)
Voice/Virtual Assistant & Connectivity Behind the hype, Amazon, Google, Baidu, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung…
are at War!
What’s at stake? Control over your home, your purchases, your leisure, your life…
Who will be the defacto winner?
Who will know everything about you and what you buy?
Who will get to serve you (their stuff, their ideas)?
CES 2018 became the latest battleground for these global tech giants…
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Smart Cities –p9 Databuoy – ShotPoint Shooter Detection NEC NeoFace Recognition Wall
Enterprise / Industry -p10 Turing Video Physical Security Robots and Drones nUAViation Utility Drones Site1001 Building IoT Integration Davis Instruments Agriculture IoT Integration Dassault Systemes Incubator Patent Dive DIY Patents
AR/VR –p13 FLIR Systems / ARSENZ ThermoGlass Wearable LOOXID Labs VR & Eye Tracking NCCODEC Video Compression STM Brands – AR for Retailers AIPOLY – Assistant-Free Shopping
Touch –p15 Synaptics Optical In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Ultrahaptics SDK for Mid-Air Haptics Proximity NUI – New kind of HCI
Positioning / Imaging –p16 TDK / AKM High Accuracy TMR 3-Axis Magnetometer LOKATUR Relative Positioning On Semiconductor Digital Image / Depth Mapping
AI and Autonomy:
Processors at the Edge –p24➢ Horizon Robotics➢ Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick➢ Intel Loihi, Neuropmorphic processor➢ Novumind Ai Accelerator
Algorithm Training, Remotely Operated Vehicles -p25➢ Sigma Integrale – FM Vehicle Simulation and ROV➢ Cognata – Sim/Mod Data➢ Cvedia SynCity – Simulation for ML
Safety, Navigation, Anti Spoofing –p26➢ Intel Mobileye – Responsibility, Sensitive Safety➢ Clearmotion – Active Car Suspension➢ CivilMaps – Sensor-agnostic Vehicle Maps➢ Regulus Cyber – Spoofing Protection
Solid State LiDAR (machine vision) –p28➢ Tetravue➢ LeddarTech
Last Year’s Disruptors
Top Picks THE “WOW” VISION – BELL AIR TAXI ON-DEMAND –P5THE “WOW” BIG SCREENS – SAMSUNG & LG –P6THE “WOW” PARTNERSHIPS – TUSIMPLE / NVIDIA AUTONOMY –P7
Power Charging & Battery –p17 OSSIA – Long Range Charging ProLogium – Solid State Lithium Flexible Battery
3D Additive Manufacturing and 3D Scanning –p18 Ethereal Machines – 5D Printing ARTEC 3D AI based scanner
Quantum Computing & Encryption –p19 IBM Q Intel Tangle Lake Gigavation Gigashield Encryption
Health & Wellness:
AI Applied & Non Invasive Precision Health –p20➢ Selvas Checkup – Cancer/ Chronic AI Prediction➢ Foodmarble – Manage Digestive Issues➢ Focus Ultrasound Foundation➢ Neural Analytics – Stroke to trauma➢ Neurovalens – Neural Weight loss device
Adaptive Hearing, Speech, Vision –p22➢ Nura Nuraphone – Adaptive Hearing➢ Resound – Optimized hearing aid➢ Tobii Dynavox – Speech generator➢ PH Technical Labs Dynafocal – Adjusts focus➢ Orcam Technologies – For the Blind/Partial Blind
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THE “WOW” VISION - BELL AIR TAXI ON-DEMAND
BELL Air Taxi – A New Level for Urban Air Mobility On-Demand • Imagine -- a 10 minutes trip versus 1 ½ hours! • This seamlessly orchestrated experience by the Texas-based Bell Helicopter Company
makes us believers in the future of on-demand air-commuting! It’s thrilling!• This is about shared electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) transport that elevates us
above congested streets and gets you where you need to be in a blink of an eye. • Comfortable and relaxing; Bell wants eVTOL taxis to be accessible, affordable and reliable!
• Bell is currently working with Uber to create a network of on-demand eVTOL aircraft. • And it’s closer than you think… target demonstration by 2020; On demand by 2025-2030…
Dallas, New York, Dubai, and Los Angeles!
Texas
Video Credits: Wired Magazine Jan 2018
A Winning Pedigree
An Uber envisioned route
Capt. Charles YeagerAir Force’s Bell-built X-1 Supersonic Research Aircraft
Broke the sound barrier Oct 14, 1947
Bell Commercial Helicopters
USMC Bell V-22 Osprey
Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about the Bell and their Air Taxi
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THE “WOW” BIG SCREENS – SAMSUNG & LG
Photo Credit: Slash Gear
South Korea
SAMSUNG 146-inch MicroLED 4K “The Wall” Modular TV• The World’s First Modular TV Wall measures 146 inches and uses MicroLED technology
to produce its picture. Available this year; price not yet available• Scale up or down; Make it the size and number of screens you want.
• The elimination of bezels has long been a market need, and could dominate the competition in increasingly competitive top tier segments. Driven by AI, gaming and business applications.
• And… yes, it doubles as a Bixby Assistant-enabled smart home hub
SAMSUNG 85-inch 8K AI Technology• Samsung's AI technology based on machine learning analyzes the TV content and
automatically upscales low-resolution 720p and 1080p images into 8K picture quality• Detail Creation (AI enhanced); Edge Restoration (sharp contrast out of grainy
words); and Noise Reduction (making image crystal clear)
LG Rollable OLED & Smart Home Hub – CONCEPT• OLED TV W8 will be among the first TV’s to be powered by LG’s new a9
Intelligent Processor, which powers the new LG ThinQ AI solution that doubles as a Google Assistant-enabled smart home hub
• The internal components are housed within a connected sound bar so they don’t occupy space behind the screen like they would normally.
• It is currently a prototype; available in a few years.
Photo Credit: Engadget
South Korea
South Korea
Photos Credit: Samsung Website
Photo Credit: Samsung Website
Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Big Screens and AI
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THE “WOW” PARTNERSHIPS - TUSIMPLE / NVIDIA AUTONOMY
NVIDIA Xavier is key to NVIDIA DRIVE, the Pegasus AI Computing Platform for Level 5 autonomy• Xavier is a key part of the NVIDIA DRIVE Pegasus AI computing platform. Delivering the performance of a trunk full of PCs in an auto-grade
form factor the size of a license plate, it’s the world’s first AI car supercomputer designed for fully autonomous Level 5 robotaxis. • Customers will get the first samples of Pegasus with its 320 trillion operations per second of processing performance in mid-2018.• Bringing AI to every aspect of the driving experience and providing a technological path forward for 320+ companies and organizations
working with NVIDIA on autonomous vehicles. • Xavier is the most complex system on a chip ever created with more than 9 billion transistors. It is built around a custom 8-core CPU, a
new deep learning accelerator, a 512-core Volta GPU, a new computer vision accelerators and a new 8K HDR video processor. • Xavier was created by a network of over 2,000 NVIDIA engineers over a four-year period, and an investment of $2bn in research and
development.
Photo Credit: NVIDIA
California
TUSIMPLE Autonomous Future of Long Haul Trucking - maybe as early as 2019• Partnered with NVIDIA, TuSimple, a Chinese startup founded in 2015, presented its Level 4 autonomous
technology in a Class 8 Peterbilt truck to the general public at CES 2018 for the first time• The company’s U.S. operations are based out of San Diego, and this past July it established a testing
facility in Arizona, where the truck has successfully traveled about 10,000 miles between Phoenix and Tucson.• By the end of 2018, they hope to expand the fleet to 25 truck.• TuSimple has built a similar truck fleet in China, where real-world testing is also underway.• Their full stack solution is built on the NVIDIA DRIVE computing platform, with 200-meter detection, tracking, and distance estimation
using 9 EO video cameras and 3 Millimeter Wave Radar units. The system capabilities includes meter-level localization in various conditions, automated HD mapping with lane-level information.
• Founded in 2015, $83.1M in VC funding; With the exception of Nvidia (Series B - 2017), all investors are based in China• Core tech from: Caltech, Hong Kong Univ., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Nanyang Technological Univ., Waseda Univ., Toyota and General MotorsPhoto Credit: Neil Abt / Fleet Owner
San Diego, China
Pegasus is built on two Xavier SoCs
and two next-generation NVIDIA
GPUs.
Fleet caravans controlled by a single driver
Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Autonomy
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“Best of the Best”- The Top Innovations
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SMART CITIES – PHYSICAL SECURITY
NEC NeoFace Recognition Wall• Fastest and most accurate biometric facial recognition under all
conditions… • Correctly recognize faces up to a 45-degree angle, within 0.2- 0.5 seconds
from existing video surveillance systems• Provides real-time non intrusive watch list detection and real-time alerts• NEC’s plan is to disrupt the facility badging market for access control,
tracking journeys, and dual factor authentication.• Nikkei IPO in 1999; Facial Recognition Wall was developed through IRAD. Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about NEC’s Facial Recognition Wall
Photo Credit: NEC Corporation
Japan
DATABUOY ShotPoint Shooter Detection System• After last October’s deadly mass shooting of concertgoers in Las Vegas, this hostile fire indicator system got
everyone’s attention• The ShotPoint sensor network system integrates seamlessly within buildings and smart city street lights for quick
detection and localization of gunfire. When a trigger is pulled it takes roughly a second to detect, with full detection and localization rates within 30 seconds or less. A text comes to your phone with locations, latitude and longitude followed seconds later with a picture of the suspect and video in realtime
• The Pentagon has looked to ShotPoint as the standard for the industry• In 2016 received Seed funding of $250K from Varkain; refer to website for partners. Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Data Buoy and their Shooter Detection Systems
Photo Credit: Databuoy
Virginia
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ENTERPRISE / INDUSTRY – PHYSICAL SECURITY & UTILITY DRONES
TURING VIDEO Smart Robots, Drones and AI Solutions - Nimbo• Applying AI to robotic security systems; Recently the company partnered with Segway Robotics (Loomo) to develop a small
moving camera platform for patrolling perimeters. The system creates a 24 hour patrol and coupled with the AI it can identify situations (activity recognition) occurring and disseminate real-time alerts with video evidence for action.
• Allows you to operate your robot on mobile devices from anywhere.• Ideal markets include: Residential, Public Safety, Parking Lots, Smart Facilities and Industrial settings• AI algorithms excludes non-human events such as lights changing or leaves shaking; perfect for monitoring industrial complexes• Debuted the Nimbo at CES 2018 alongside its partner, Segway RoboticsContact Laura at VMI to learn more about Turing Video and AI-Applied to Robots and UAVs
Photo Credit: Loomo Segway Robotics
California
NUAVIATION Hyperlift Drone• Founded in 2017, nUAViation is focused on mass production of a
UAV capable of a dead-lift of 200 lbs.• For a variety of industries including: Agriculture, Construction, Fire
Fighting, Law Enforcement, Military (resupply) and Search & Rescue(single person extraction of life raft drop)
• Additional option: a tethered UAV for continuous operation (lift and or shooter detection).
• Total electric – 20-45 min; Hybrid gas/electric – 2-3 hours• Looking for partnerships and entrance into markets; Thus far there
has been no active funding rounds.Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about nUAViation and Heavy-Lift Drones
Photo Credit: nUAViation
Florida
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ENTERPRISE / INDUSTRY – IOT INTEGRATION
DAVIS INSTRUMENTS EnviroMonitor• EnviroMonitor provides a way for growers/farmers to make managing crops efficient and profitable.• How? EnviroMonitor gathers intelligence by measuring, monitoring and managing critical field data related to climate, irrigation,
and crop production. Add almost any sensor to suit your needs and microclimate. • Sensor data is gathered over a secure, self-optimizing, self-healing network. • Affordable, reliable, easy to operate, can support over 80 sensors from Davis Instruments and other leading sensor manufacturers• Farmers are able to access information on their phone or tablet; focus is on improving crop health and yield• Developed by Davis Instruments, a weather monitoring hardware company.Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more EnviroMonitor and Low-Cost Agricultural Data Gathering via Mesh Networks
California
SITE 1001 Smart AI Powered Building Operations; Facilities Management Platform• Mobile interface will show real-time activity from building sensors and IoT systems; and• Predicatively bring up work order details along with all the other information property
managers and maintenance teams need to get their jobs done right, on-location, the first time.• This system reduces costs in building operations by enabling continuity in its operation and
tracks work orders according to regulatory compliance • Asset depreciation, utilization, and personnel represents 40% of the cost of operations• Set-up: the system provides automatic asset import, is IoT & Sensor ready, allows unlimited
users, and offers location-based control.• The Series A: $6m (2017); Pre-money valuation: $28m; Investors: JE Dunn Construction,
ward.ventures, TIFEC, KCRise Fund, FlyoverContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Site 1001 and Smart Facilities Management
Photo Credit: Site 1001
California
Photo Credit: Davis Instruments
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ENTERPRISE / INDUSTRY – INCUBATOR & PATENTS
DASSAULT SYSTEMES 3DEXPERIENCE Lab• Dassault’s worldwide startup accelerator provides cloud-based GUI and development software for quick prototyping, design,
analysis and simulation. • Provides a cloud-based 3D experience for incubating business entrepreneurs—from concept drawings to initial CAD design, 3D
printing through test marketing and final production. • Enterprise customers also have the ability to engage with the 3DEXPERIENCE Center team in order to outsource engineering work.• The Lab was launched in 2015; Brings together 12 Dassault brands and makes them available to the 210,000+ enterprise
customers and 12,600 partnersContact Laura at VMI to learn more about 3DEXPERIENCE Lab and Decentralized, Rapid Prototyping
Photo Credit: Dassault Systemes
France
3DEXPERIENCE Lab Enables Innovative Maker’s Projects at Boston Fab Lab• Boston Fab Labs provides an opportunity for people, students, makers and innovators to meet, learn, share
and create together. Today, they utilize 3DEXPERIENCE Lab’s GUI and development software.• Notably set up in collaboration with MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms to be an important node in the
network of global fab labs and facilitate digital fabrication. Contact: http://www.fabfoundation.org/
PATENTDIVE Rapid Patent Drafting Software for the Inventor-Engineer• Meeting with lawyers and trying to explain your invention can be frustrating for both parties; It’s also expensive and time consuming.
This visual analytics system is a complete DIY program that results in fast, best-practice application for patent drafting.• Automated steps with mind-mapping streamlines patent documentation – and usable by the inventor-engineer; turn around time for
high quality, robust patent documentation is ONE DAY for $1K (versus $10-$15K). Speeds up the process!• Creator, Eric Leininger went from a PhD in Neuroscience to a registered Patent Agent and programmer• Founded in 2013, and funded in part by NSF, Xavier University, Louisiana Economic Development, and The Catalyst Fund Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about PatentDive and Automated Patenting Software
Photo Credit: PatentDive
Louisiana
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AR/VR & STREAMING – PRACTICAL ADVANCEMENTS
FLIR SYSTEMS / ARSENZ ThermoGlass in a Wearable• 1st IR Hands-Free Wearable. ARSENZ ThermoGlass allows you to stay focused on the object you are
inspecting, while simultaneously using your hands for other important tasks, such as operating machinery and tools.
• It has taken just a short three years working in the commercial sector for FLIR to enable its new partners to truly develop new markets for thermal imaging!
• 2018 partners: Tinker Forge, DJI, Casio, Panasonic and ARSENZContact Laura at VMI to learn more about FLIR and Augmented Reality
Oregon
NGCODEC Next Gen Video Compression enabling VR from the Cloud• Imagine – HD VR from the Cloud with no bandwidth or latency issues…AND 10x less $ than local processing. Yes…. It’s possible!• NGCodec’s agile startup team has created RealityCodec™, a video compressor-decompressor technology optimized for ultra-low latency,
high-quality applications -- providing consumers with desktop level performance of VR in head-mounted display by leveraging the cloud • By deploying mobile edge servers with built-in Reality Codec encoders, service providers will be positioned to provide VR experiences as
a service to consumers in the near term!• Series A: $8m from Xilinx, funding in part from NSF and Belmore Capital (2018)Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about NGCodec’s VR Cloud-Based Compression
Photo Credit: NGCodec
California
LOOXID LABS Better understanding of unspoken emotions• LooxidVR - First mobile VR headset to provide interface for both eyes and the brain • Two eye tracking cameras and 6 EEG brainwave sensors are embedded to seamlessly measure and log
eye and brain activity without having to do so manually; Brain signals and eye movements are correlated for richer data harvesting.
• $750k venture round funding (2016). Potential drug-free treatment for mental disorders and ADHD 1
Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Looxid Labs and VR with Brainwave Analysis
South Korea
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RETAIL AR/VISION API: CONVENIENCE
STM Brands - AR Assistance to Help Retailers be More Successful • This is about brands helping retailers be more successful with customers using AR to engage with products at brick &
mortar stores• Feedback from retailers and consumers --- VERY positive• Using AR allows for the consumer to see greater details of a potential purchase (in this case a backpack) such as its
construction. It allows for an assisted sale in an un-assisted environment. Trying to tell the person what the product is about when a sales person isn’t there to assist you
• Launched during CES 2018 – looking to create partnerships with retailers Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about STM Brands and their solution for AR-Assistance for Retail
Photo Credit: VMI
Australia
AIPOLY Vision API – For Assistant-Free Shopping • B2B solution to enable a consumer’s products get onto shelves using AI, no queues, no checkout –
Note, this is similar technology that may drive the new Amazon brick and mortar stores • Using biometrics, computer vision, and automatic bank card clearing, • AI Poly enables the ability to make any location a store, with lower manpower requirements for tracking
customers and reducing theft• Complete shopping autonomy for convenience stores, distribution centers, and coming soon: gas stations• AI Poly seeks to enable both smart shopping experiences, in addition to systems that assist visually and
audio impaired individualsContact Laura at VMI to learn more about AIPoly’s Assistant-Free Shopping
Photo Credit: AI Poly
California
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TOUCH AUTHENTICATION & INTERACTION
SYNAPTICS Optical In-Display Fingerprint Sensor• Clear ID FS9500 biometric authentication via an optical fingerprint sensor – one touch anywhere on the display • For smartphones with edge-to-edge infinity displays or near bezel-less displays, the sensors are fast, convenient and secure.• Available with SentryPoint technology, offering OEMs a wide-range of unique and highly secure authentication features including:
Quantum Matcher for adaptive fingerprint images using unique artificial intelligence technology to distinguish between spoofs and actual fingers; and SecureLink which combines support for TLS protocol with ECC authentication and AES encryption
• Synaptics is a global leader in capacitive sensing technologyContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Synaptics’ In-Display Fingerprint Sensor
Photo Credit: Synaptics, Inc.
California
ULTRAHAPTICS Touch Development Kit for Mid-Air Haptics• Founded in 2013, the company is focused on utilizing ultrasound to generate tangible sensations (mid-air haptics).• Envisioned applications include: VR & Gaming, Appliances, Automotive (Bosch Automotive), Hologram ATMs, and Multimedia. • The form factor is designed to act just as a touchscreen does today without the need of physically connecting with a device.
Currently the company is offering development kits and evaluation programs for developers and partners. • The company is working on creating an intuitive solution that can also provide safety in environments such as cars. • Concluded Series B May 2017 with $23M; total $40M invested; Pedigree: MIT, Stanford, University of Singapore, University Bristol.Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Ultrahaptics and their Kit for Mid-Air Haptics
Photo Credit: UltraHaptics
England
Proximity NUI – New kind of Human Computer Interactions• Expands computer interaction beyond touch screens• Their AI helps to tie in currently deployed sensors to gain better insights into the users proximately; NUI leverages vibrational
and electromagnetic properties of devices and their immediate surrounding through already implemented software. • In addition developers are enabled to implement human-computer interactions with personal devices.• The (software only) SDK, proximately HCI, tools with over 30 inputs for developersContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Proximity NUI and their solution for new ways to interact with computers
Photo Credit: Proximity NUI
Canada
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IOT / POSITIONING AND IMAGING SENSORS
TDK and AKM Corporation - High Accuracy TMR 3-axis Magnetometer1 2
• The tiny, highly sensitive magnetic sensor can detect minute changes in magnetic fields very precisely, enabling the highly accurate detection of both position and orientation with the help of the Earth’s magnetic field or a magnetic field generator
• Ideal for compact devices like smartphones, tablets, wearables and other applications that demand high position and orientation precision such as AR, VR, MR, gesture recognition, game controller, and indoor navigation and suitable for IoT devices.
• High sensitivity of 10 nT/LSB; Industry’s lowest RMS noise of just 40 nT-rms; Dimensions of just 1.6 mm x 1.6 mm x 0.6 mm• Joint development between TDK ($10B business) and Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about TDK and AKM’s High Accuracy TMR 3-Axis Magnetometer
Photo Credit: AKM Corp
Japan
LOKATUR LokateMe! Relative Positioning• LokateMe! Is a wireless (XBEE) array sensor that interfaces to a mobile app and renders nearby wireless devices on a 3D image
relative to the array (or mobile device) • Accuracy from 5 inches to no more than 2 feet for most application• Find your missing wireless devices such as other phones, IoT wearables; • Can be used for near field radar for vehicle location, auto-navigation of drones, AR tags, and more • Self-funded startup; has worked on PNT programs with China Lake and the US ArmyContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Lokatur’s LokateMe!
Photo Credit: Lokatur
Utah
ON SEMICONDUCTOR Tiny, Digital Image Sensor with Depth Mapping• A new image sensor with embedded functionality allows customers to capture a color image and simultaneous depth map
from a single device!• Specs: 1/3.2-inch Back Side Illuminated (BSI) 4 Megapixel CMOS digital image sensor (AR0340) providing 120 frames per second
and slow motion support; Will be in full production later in Q1.2018• ideal for use in IoT applications including wearable devices, AR/VR products and other designs including video doorbells and
security cameras.Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about ON Semiconductor’s AR0340 SensorPhoto Credit: On Semiconductor
Arizona
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POWER CHARGING & BATTERY
OSSIA - Long Range Wireless Power for IoT, Batteries, Smartphones, and Automotive• Imagine, power cords being obsolete… in the next 10-15 years! Ossia’s focused power delivers 2 watts at 1 meter3
• Ossia’s Cota® technology uses radio frequency (2.4 GHz frequency) , much like WiFi, and delivers wireless power while in motion and without contact or line-of-sight limits
• The company is currently working through FCC approval (Jan 2018)1 and expects deployment later this year or next.• Transmitter technology is licensed that looks like a ceiling tile, a smart speaker, and a device that you could use as a double AA battery• Current product line has grown to focus on living areas, automobiles, office, medical, wearables, industrial, and the military2
Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Ossia and their many solutions for wireless power
Photo Credit: Ultimate Tech
Washington
PROLOGIUM Solid-State Lithium Flexible Battery - Very Safe• Next-gen battery technology used seeking to become the standard of mobile and wearable devices• This Taiwanese battery manufacturer has been developing their tech for several years and is considered the leader in the space.• Flexible, indestructible, solid state, LCB adapts electrolyte instead of liquid/jelly • No fires because no leakage and less hazards even if it is damaged by folding hitting, penetrating, or burning1
• Partnership with Weltmeister will co-produce first EV in the world which adopts next generation lithium ceramic batteriesContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Prologium’s Safe, Solid-State Flexible Battery
Taiwan
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5-AXIS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING / 3D SCANNING
ETHEREAL MACHINES – 5D Printing• First of its kind in the world – Halo, a prosumer-oriented 5-axis 3D printer and 5-axis CNC
Router enabling hybrid-manufacturing (additive and subtractive). • The company refers to their solution as 5D printing, where a typical 3D printers will operate
on just 3-axes: X, Y, and Z; the Halo has two additional axes - a translational axis and a rotatory axis.
• Still an early stage venture, founded in 2014 with no known VC funding• Winner of CES 2018 - Best of Innovation AwardsContact Laura at VMI to learn more about Ethereal Machines and the next stage of 3D-Printing
Photo Credit: Ethereal Machines
India
ARTEC 3D – First AI-based Handheld 3D Scanner• New generation of 3D scanners - scan any object with this all-in-one device in seconds • Artec Leo - professional and portable scanners for capturing/processing of 3D surfaces,
as well as facial recognition making 3D image development a breeze.• AI-based feature within the Artec Studio 11 software, automatically processes
raw 3D data into high-quality 3D models, Artec has achieved a major industry milestone by creating a 3D scanner that can autonomously collect and process data onboard
• Includes features like auto-align, global registration (20x faster) and texturing of 3D models by creating two datasets – a geometry and a texture dataset.
• Offering an SDK (version 2 released Feb 2017) as the companies seeks to further automated 3D digitizing, industrial quality control or reverse engineering
Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Artec 3D’s AI-Based Handheld 3D Scanner
Photo Credit: Artec3D
Luxembourg
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QUANTUM COMPUTING & ENCRYPTION
Photo Credit: Intel
California
GIGAVATION Gigashield Encryption for All Computing• The highest level of encryption --- what it would take 2+ years for a linear computer to break, would take a Quantum Computer just two
days -- until now…• Gigashield enables full security for device communication protocols by adding intelligence into the protocol stack itself – enforcing
intelligent and granular encryption, while simultaneously guarding against attacks from malicious devices and the insider threat• Cryptography capability at the very highest, providing unified biometric-based authentication without storing any biometric information • Gigavation’s products include GigaShield Port, Hub, and Server, with existing customers in the US Strategic Command, USAF and the
National Science Foundation, as early investors in the technology. Founded by MIT and Harvard graduates.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Gigavation’s solution for Computer Encryption
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IBM’s “Q” Quantum Computer for Commercial Applications• IBM Q is an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computers for business and science • Pictured left, on display at CES, is the near absolute zero housing-environment necessary for Q to operate, (colder than outer space) • IBM’s prototype of a working 50-qubits quantum computer, is currently the largest in the world; It will solve problems in areas such as artificial
intelligence and meteorology that would be complex enough to require years to be solved by traditional computing.• Q has not yet been released yet for use by commercial partners, but the company does have its 20-qubit quantum computer availableContact Laura at VMI to learn more about IBM’s Quantum Computer
California
INTEL Quantum Chip, Tangle Lake • Intel announced the successful design, fabrication and delivery of a 49-qubit superconducting quantum test chip.• The gate-based chip, with a provable quantum speed, pictured left, uses microwave generators to control and manipulate the qubits.• Tangle Lake represents progress toward Intel’s goal of developing of a complete quantum computing system – from architecture to algorithms
to control electronics. Achieving a 49-qubit test chip is an important milestone because it will allow researchers to assess and improve error correction techniques and simulate computational problems.
Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Intel’s Superconducting Quantum Test Chip
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: AI-PREDICTIONS
SELVAS AI Selvy Checkup – Cancer / Chronic Disease Predictor • Selvas Checkup that receive praised for their consumer oriented heath monitoring system, having been awarded the CES 2018
Innovation Award for a Better World. • Selvy Checkup is a deep learning-based medical service that predicts within 94% the probability a patient’s potential incidence of
major diseases within two or three years for six most common cancers, including lung and liver cancers and major adult diseases including cardio-cerebrovascular disease and diabetes, by reviewing their health examination records and lab reports.
• The learning technologies are based on 10 years of health examination information across 510,000 people• This South Korean firm, with AI products in several markets including language processing in the medical field, is looking for help in
entering the US marketContact Laura at VMI to learn more about Selvas AI and AI-Applied Solutions for HealthcarePhoto Credit: Selvas AI
South Korea
FOODMARBLE To Assess and Help Manage Disruptive Digestive Issues• AIRE is a breath test sensor that can help to determine the foods that are most compatible with your digestive system.• When food isn’t digested fully, a lot of it will turn into gas in the gut. Many people cannot efficiently handle this gas, so it builds up
causing bloating, pain and even diarrhea or constipation. • Fortunately, you can measure how much of this gas is being generated, since some of it will pass from the gut into the
bloodstream. The gas then travels in your blood and when it reaches the lungs, it exits on your breath, where it can be measured.• How it works: 1. Tests FODMAP* -> 2. Constructs Custom Diet -> 3. Tracks to keep your Symptoms under Control• *FODMAPs = Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides And Polyols. These are certain types of carbohydrates found in a lot of
foods, that ferment rapidly into gas in your gut.• The company launched in 2015; Can be pre-ordered for $125 – Shipping first batch of devices February 2018!Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Aire’s Foodmarble
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: NON-INVASIVE PRECISION HEALTH
FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOUNDATION - Focused Ultrasound for Healthcare• First clinical trial combining focused ultrasound and an immuno-oncology drug begins as researchers at the University of Virginia
investigate using it in combination with the immunotherapy drug Keytruda® in patients with metastatic breast cancer1
• Non-invasive alternative to surgery and radiation for treatment of tumors (YouTube), stones, blockages, etc.• Partnered with Bird Fdn, Cancer Research Institute, Epilepsy Fdn, Int’l Essential Tremor Fdn, Melanoma Research Alliance, and The
Michael J. Fox Fdn.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Focused Ultrasound Foundation’s Efforts into Non-Invasive Surgeries
Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Washington, D.C.
NEURAL ANALYTICS - Healthcare Tools for Measuring your Brain Activity• Lucid M1 Transcranial Doppler System for non-invasive concussion, intercranial pressure detector, stroke, and trauma analytics• Ready-for-order, user-friendly, and portable transcranial doppler system with 2x the resolution of legacy equipment and
provides a platform for analysis of the complete waveform spectrum. The data can then be reviewed, edited, exported easily for integration onto new and existing healthcare systems.
• Series B: $15m (2018); Total funding of $51.4m from various organizations including NSF, Reimagined Ventures, NIH, UCLA1
Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Neural Analytics’ solution for measuring brain activity
NEUROVALENS Wearable Weight Loss Device – 45 minutes a day• First wearable (45 minutes a day) that helps you actually reduce body fat (between 5-16% of body fat); increases metabolism & energy• The Modius Headset helps regulate body mass and stimulates the hypothalamus to control appetite, fat storage, and metabolic
hormones. This headset works by modifying feeding behavior and metabolic rate, in order to maintain body mass composition within set parameters, and does so in order to optimize energy utilization.
• The headset allows the use a small electrical pulse to non-invasively activate the part of the vestibular system that had been found to cause a significant reduction of body fat in animals.
• Developed from research at UCSD; $1.6m in Equity Crowdfunding and $1.5m seed round from Angel CoFund and Beltrae (2017)Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Neurovalens’ solution for wearable weight loss
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: ADAPTIVE HEARING / SPEECH
NURA Nuraphone – Learns your Individual Hearing Profile• The Nuraphone came to life from a Kickstarter campaign… it’s still in prototype phase with expected improvements in 2018 • The technology works on adapting the sound to the specifics of the listener; To do this the Nuraphone measures tones
that the ear generates when it hears sound and takes that data to adjust the tones it’s releasing for optimal listening. • Provides personalized listening to the market with profiles for consumers on their unique listening parameters.• Founded April 2015, the company has gained $1.8M from Kickstarter backers (7000+) in 2016. • The company began shipping Nuraphone October 2017; future roadmap includes adaptive hearing ear buds.Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Nura and their Smart, Optimizing Headphones
Australia
RESOUND Optimize Your Hearing Aid• ReSound LiNX3D redefines modern hearing care as the first hearing aid with comprehensive remote fine-tuning capabilities via mobile device app. • Through this same app allows for the user to be able to treat it as a bluetoothed device (hold calls, stream music, movies, etc)• Can be optimized by a hearing care professional from anywhere through the cloud.• ReSound has a long history in the hearing aid device market, this latest iteration is a significant improvement from its prior generation• 2017 the release of the LiNX 3D offers the company’s first rechargeable device, no need to replace batteriesContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Resound and their Remote Fine-Tuning Hearing Aids
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TOBII Dynavox – “I want to say what I feel”• All-in-one touch-based speech generating device for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). • The $1,200 device includes Snap + Core First, Tobii’s symbol-based software for early communicators. • IP54 with Gorilla Glass; 4GB RAM, 10.1” inch screen, 4090mAh battery with 10-hours of normal use uptime• Tobii AB is a Sweden-based developer of hardware and software eye-tracking capabilities through detection of the eye orientation.• $121.8M in VC funding; Intel led the $21M Series C funding found; IPO in 2016Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Tobii and their Touch-Based Speech Generating Device
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: ADAPTIVE VISION
PH TECHNICAL LABS Dynafocal – Adjusts Focus Based on User’s View1
• No more swapping of Reading Glasses; No more tilting of head with Progressive lenses!• A dynamic focus eyeglasses that changes the focus for the user based on what is viewed by him or her; Using the distance sensing
chip and standard progressive lens, the lens position automatically adjusts to bring the users view into focus• Dynafocal is planning to be launched in the middle of 2018.• Customers of other PHTL products: Apple, NASA, Titan Company, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Rogers, Intel, Stanford University and
GoogleContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about PH Technical Labs and their Smart Reading Glasses
Texas
ORCAM TECHNOLOGIES MyEye 2.0 – For Blind and Partially Blind People• Artificial vision device for people who have vision or reading disabilities. • Device instantly and discreetly communicates vital visual information, printed/digital text, faces, products, colors, and money• MyEye 2.0 Artificial Vision product has improved upon MyEye 1 by developing a smaller device with a magnetic clip to attach onto
the user’s eyewear; You can focus the device by pointing your finger to the object/text. Retail price currently is $4,500• $41m venture round funding (2017); $15m funded by Intel (2014); Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs; • Founded by former employees of Mobileye, and Intel CompanyContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Orcam Technologies and their Artificial Vision Device
Israel
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AI & AUTONOMY / PROCESSORS AT THE EDGE (SOC)
HORIZON ROBOTICS Brain Processing Unit; Plan to rival Qualcomm & NVIDIA• Founded July 2015, Horizon Robotics unveiled China’s first world-leading, Brain Processing Unit (BPU) based on a proprietary Gauss-
architecture embedded AI computer vision processor, the Journey 1.0; can recognize 200 objects simultaneously with just 1.5 watts1
• Last year, Intel and Horizon jointly demonstrated an Intel FPGA-based ADAS system based on Horizon Robotics’ BPU architecture.2
• Focusing on Autonomous Vehicles (partnering with Audi), Robotics, and Smart Cities markets• $100M in VC funding; Series A includes Intel Capital, Hillouse Capital and several Chinese investment firms• CEO and founder, Dr. Kai Yu led the R&D of AI at Baidu from April 2012 to June 2015 (replaced by Andrew Ng, Co-Founder of Google
Brain); Founded Baidu Institute of Deep Learning.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Horizon Robotics and their Brain Processing Unit
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INTEL Movidius Neural Compute Stick• World’s first USB-based Deep Learning (DL) inference kit and
self-contained AI accelerator that delivers dedicated deep neural network processing capabilities to a wide range of host devices at the edge.
• Ultra-low power, high performance DL processor that you can use to learn AI programming.
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California
NOVUMIND NovuTensor AI Accelerator at the Edge• A deep neural network capability on a power-efficient ASIC Chip, optimized for IoT and other applications • The new chip is designed for artificial neural networks, by using only very small (3x3) convolution filters. NovuTensor runs on a
15 teraflops of performance (ToP) chip under 5 watts, and offer the best hardware accelerators for AI applications.• Company also offers a Supercomputer called NovuStar for AI training; and NovuBrain, which is an AI Module + Asic• In the past two years, the company has brought together 50 top AI engineers, including 35 in the U.S. and 15 in Beijing.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more Novumind and their AI Accelerator
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INTEL Loihi, Neuromorphic for Edge Computing• A neuromorphic processor – Intel’s effort to use digital circuits to
recreate the brains electronic spikes, thus allowing the device to process data but also adjust its connection and adapt to new task.
• Self learning at very, very high speeds; 1000x more efficient; Allows mobile devices to crunch bigger AI problems without rapidly draining a battery
• Experimenting with full version for the first time in FY2019
Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Intel and their Deep Learning and Neuromorphic Processors
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AI & AUTONOMY - ALGORITHM TRAINING & ROV
SIGMA INTEGRALE - Full Motion Vehicle Simulation & Remotely Operated Vehicles• Specialize in creating full motion, rolling chassis vehicle simulators of all weights and sizes. Each simulator is unique and
custom-built with the actual working steering wheel, pedals, gauges, handbrake, lights, software and stereo systems.• Currently, developing a remotely piloted system for truck drivers to address: #1. Achieving higher retention rate by allowing
drivers to “be home” and #2. Optimization of assets - 100% vehicle uptime, every day. • Provided Peterbilt with data for testing algorithms for the company’s ongoing autonomous Peterbilt 579 testing in Virginia• Project Meteor – funded in house in response to driver demandContact Laura at VMI to learn more about Sigma Integrale’s Full-Motion Vehicle Simulation
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COGNATA – Simulation and Modeling Data to train Artificial Intelligence• State-of-the-art deep learning simulation engine which leverages reality-grade city mesh combined with deep neural network
and AI capability• It allow autonomous vehicles to simulate driving on public roads, run thousands of different scenarios based on various
geographic locations and driver behaviors, and sharing the road with other users, thus enabling automakers to test autonomous cars for millions – or even billions – of miles in a fraction of the time it would take in the real world.
• Partners include Nvidia and Microsoft with total funding of $5mContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Cognata and their Solution for Simulation and Modeling to train AI
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CVEDIA SynCity - Hyper Realistic Simulator built for Machine Learning• Acquiring data to train neural networks that bring autonomous applications to life is extremely challenging due to prohibitive costs, risk
to human life, and damage to sensor equipped vehicles.• To overcome these barriers with synthetic data, SynCity constructs 3D land, aerial and marine environments to train artificial intelligence
models and provides sensor simulations for the validation and verification of algorithms.• SynCity simulates off-the-shelf and custom sensor models including LiDAR, NIR, FIR, thermal, multiple cameras, radar, GPS, and IMU.• Partners include Tetravue, Cvedia, and NvidiaContact Laura at VMI to learn more about CVEDIA and Hyper-Realistic Simulators for Machine Learning
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AI & AUTONOMY - SAFETY, NAVIGATION / OPTIMIZATION
INTEL MOBILEYE Responsibility Sensitive Safety “RSS” – Perception Keeping Us Safe• Mobileye produces software that conducts sensor fusion - interpreting data from camera sensors as well as radar and LiDAR sensors. • Their new “RSS” uses a mathematical model to formalize safety perception by defining what constitutes a dangerous situation, what
caused it, and how to respond to it; This way it won’t cause an accident and will respond appropriately in a dangerous situation• Mobileye also claims their driving solution is more efficient than Nvidia’s hardware-focused autonomous driving solution1
• Industry 1st beginning in 2007 camera/radar fusion with Volvo; through 2016 with full speed, camera-only ACC on Nisan ProPILOT • Mobileye unveiled its product roadmap out to 2020, announcing that it would be launching 15 autonomous driving projects during
2018 across 14 car manufacturers. • Mobileye was acquired by Intel in 2017 for $15.3B;Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Mobileye and their Responsibility Sensitive Safety SolutionPhoto Credit: Mobileye
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CLEARMOTION - Active Car Suspension, based on LiDAR & Algorithms• Founded in 2009, by three MIT students (Levant Powers), ClearMotion’s mission is to change the automotive industry including
self-driving platforms, by developing a software-driven adaptive actuator. • The system provides active stabilization by utilizing LiDAR and EO cameras to sense the terrain ahead of the bumps. • In their last funding round (Feb 2017), it received $100M in Series C., which helped them acquire Bose’s “secretive electromagnetic
active car suspension system” (11 years in the making) which now gives the company a combined total of over 300 patents related to active motion control.
• Perhaps the need for smooth riding autonomous vehicles will prove to be the ticket for next-gen automakers.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about ClearMotion and their Active Car Suspension
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AI AND AUTONOMY - NAVIGATION / ANTI SPOOFING
REGULUS CYBER Drone, Robot and Autonomous Vehicle Spoofing Protection • One of the first commercial entrants focused on operational integrity of Commercial Drones, Robots and Autonomous Vehicles.• Began in 2016 with a goal to protecting drones from both unintentional and malicious obstructions to its operation.• Regulus’ Pyramid Solutions Suite consists of: Pyramid CSM – a Communication & Security Manager; and Pyramid GPS SP – a GPS
Spoofing Protection system.• The after-market, plug & play module sits on the flight controller to add an extra layer of security for the C2 and Communication
data link, and prevents smart attacks on GPS receivers. • Both solutions are expected to hit the market 2018 and will first be available to DJI. • VMI Question: Will this have unintended Counter-UAS consequences? How will local law enforcement take bad drones down?• Regulus Cyber closed Series A December 2017 for $5.1MContact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about Regulus Cyber and their Spoofing Protection for Drones and Autonomous Vehicles
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JMAPS - Sensor-agnostic Vehicle Maps• Their cloud-based database, contains "finger print" point-cloud maps (much less cluttered) downloadable for autonomous vehicles• Fused with discrete sensors on a car reduces local point-cloud databases storage by an order of magnitude1
• (10 GB vs. 200 KB/Lane of data per km.) which ultimately reduces the amount of costly processing hardware needed for doing autonomy in cars and route planning
• Berkeley-based startup; HQ in San Francisco with offices in Asia Pacific, the company was founded in 2015• Funded ($9.2M) by Ford, SAIC, Motus Ventures, the Stanford-StartX Fund, and Quanergy, VMI’s 2017 Best of the Best winner with
Solid State LiDAR.Contact Jonathan at VMI to learn more about CivilMaps and their Sensor-Agnostic Mapping for VehiclesPhoto Credit: CivilMaps
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AI & AUTONOMY - SOLID STATE LIDAR (MACHINE VISION)
TETRAVUE Disruptive 4D LiDAR Technology and Simple Algorithms• Tetravue’s Smart Vision, 10x higher resolution than other3D technologies, is designed to optimally perform in a wide array of
industries: autonomous vehicles (at 200m), manufacturing, engineering, robotics, and VR/AR applications in gaming and filming. • Full motion video sensors at 30FPS in HD (CMOS 2MP Image Sensors & Flash LiDAR) can distinguish between a rock and a bag on
the road ahead of a car, making computation and processing far easier1 and well under $1,000• Co-founded in 2008 by Paul Banks (who also founded General Atomics, maker of the Predator Drone, new Photonics Division)• February 2017 Tetravue, received Series A funding of $10M, Robert Bosch VC, Nautilus VC, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Foxconn;
Patents: 1. , 2., 3.Contact Laura at VMI to learn more about Tetravue and LiDAR TechnologiesPhoto Credit: TetraVue
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IsraelLEDDARTECH First LiDAR system-on-chip (SoC) for High Volume Deployment• LeddarTech was named a CES 2018 honoree after 10+ years of R&D for its LiDAR integrated circuitry (LeddarCORE LCA2 solid-
state LiDAR IC). The technology utilizes a combination of light wave digital signal processing and software algorithms for its LiDAR. Its product is envisioned to be a part of industries from automotive to UAV.
• Leddar’s IC allows for rapid, cost effective, scalable production of automotive-grade SSLs aimed at sub $100 volume pricing1
• January 2018 LeddarTech announced its partnership with OPTIS, a virtual prototyping company. This allows for simulations to be made that effectively show the capabilities of Leddar’s technology prior to actual deployment.
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