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Seyond to Expand LiDAR Solutions for Autonomous Vehicles with NVIDIA DriveWorks and Omniverse Integration

  • Collaboration with NVIDIA looks to enable more functional, streamlined design for automotive LiDAR integration

Seyond, a leading global provider of high-performance LiDAR solutions for autonomous vehicles and smart transportation, today announced its collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate Seyond’s cutting-edge LiDAR solutions within the NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA Omniverse platforms.

By combining Seyond’s industry-leading LiDAR technology and expertise with NVIDIA’s expansive automotive development solutions, Seyond looks to transform the way autonomous vehicles are designed, developed and tested. As part of this collaboration, NVIDIA’s GPU hardware will be used alongside Seyond’s LiDAR to process point cloud data quickly and accurately for improved autonomous driving capabilities.

NVIDIA DriveWorks is the foundation for autonomous vehicle software development and deployment, and now offers Seyond’s LiDAR as one of its many versatile tools. With this latest integration, developers can now use the DriveWorks platform, with its automotive-grade middleware and accelerated algorithms, to more easily and efficiently integrate Seyond’s LiDAR technology into their vehicle design.

NVIDIA Omniverse is a platform of application programming interfaces (APIs), software-development kits (SDKs) and services that enable developers to easily integrate Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) and RTX rendering technologies into their 3D applications and services. Such applications include high-fidelity, physically based simulation for autonomous vehicle (AV) development.

Seyond’s high-performance LiDAR sensors offer exceptional per-point precision and ultra-long-range capabilities to provide unparalleled accuracy for a wide range of applications, including AVs. The company’s flagship, ultra-long range LiDAR sensor, Falcon, has a 500-meter detection range and produces 1,500 configurable scan lines/per second to create a 3D point cloud image, allowing for easy detection and classification of objects on and near the road.

Falcon’s unparalleled combination of ultra-long-distance range and image-grade resolution provides auto manufacturers with the highest level of safety for autonomous driving and driver assistance capabilities. It has been a standard configuration of the Aquila system for eight NIO models, including the ET7, ES7 and ET5, since 2022 and is also integrated into Faraday Future’s FF91 Futurist models.

“The integration of Seyond’s LiDAR solutions into DriveWorks and Omniverse is indicative of our commitment to producing high-quality, rigorously tested LiDAR solutions to further the development of safer, smarter and more efficient autonomous driving and smart infrastructure solutions worldwide,” said Ezana Tesfu, Director of Business Development at Seyond. “Through this integration, we look forward to collaborating with NVIDIA on new and innovative ways to help our automotive OEM customers develop and scale more intelligent, highly-functional autonomous driving applications.”

Seyond is a member of NVIDIA Inception, a program that nurtures startups revolutionizing industries with technological advancements.

About Seyond
Seyond is a leading global provider of image-grade LiDAR technology, powering a safer, smarter and more mobile world across the automotive, intelligent transportation, robotics and industrial automation sectors. Founded in Silicon Valley with strategically placed research and manufacturing facilities across the globe, Seyond is crafting LiDAR solutions that elevate autonomous driving and fuel the advancement of smart infrastructure development. The company’s dynamic portfolio – including ultra-long range flagship LiDAR sensor Falcon, mid-to-short range LiDAR sensor Robin and perception service software platform OmniVidi – powers automotive and ITS solutions for partners like NIO, NVIDIA, Exwayz and Hexagon. With hundreds of thousands of Seyond LiDAR sensors already in use in automotive and non-automotive applications globally, and with total annual production capacity expected to exceed a half-million units by the end of 2024, Seyond is lighting the path forward for the world to See Smarter™.

For more information, please visit: https://www.seyond.com/

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SeyondKen Bieber
PR@seyond.com

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Seyond to Deliver High-Performance LiDAR to Avikus for Autonomous Boat Technology

Seyond and Avikus on track to hit significant product delivery milestone

Seyond (formerly Innovusion), a leading global provider of high-performance LiDAR solutions for autonomous vehicles and smart transportation, and Avikus, a pioneer in ship autonomous driving solutions, announced a significant step forward in their collaboration.

Seyond is set to deliver its award-winning, ultra-long range LiDAR sensor, Falcon, to Avikus and their customers at scale. This is a critical milestone in Avikus and Seyond’s shared mission of creating safer and smarter boating.

“We are honored that Avikus has selected our industry-leading LiDAR sensors to advance the development of autonomous technologies for boats,” said Junwei Bao, CEO of Seyond. “The opportunity for continued growth within the intelligent shipping industry is an exciting prospect. We look forward to facilitating more efficient and accurate detection on the world’s oceans and waterways through our work with Avikus.”

“We are excited to work with Seyond on developing cutting-edge solutions for the recreational boating industry”, said Dohyeong Lim, CEO of Avikus. “Seyond’s high-performance LiDAR is important for us to deal with the many sensing challenges”.

This collaboration promises to provide Avikus with the resources needed for highly precise, long-range detection, advanced navigation assist and improved autonomous functionality across several new models to deliver an unparalleled boating experience. The first models leveraging Falcon’s 500-meter detection range will be introduced this summer, with additional models planned for late 2024.

About Seyond
Seyond is a leading global provider of image-grade LiDAR technology, powering a safer, smarter and more mobile world across the automotive, intelligent transportation, robotics and industrial automation sectors. Founded in Silicon Valley with strategically placed research and manufacturing facilities across the globe, Seyond is crafting LiDAR solutions that elevate autonomous driving and fuel the advancement of smart infrastructure development. The company’s dynamic portfolio – including ultra-long range flagship LiDAR sensor Falcon, mid-to-short range LiDAR sensor Robin and perception service software platform OmniVidi – powers automotive and ITS solutions for partners like NIO, Faraday Future, Exwayz and Hexagon. Currently, over 200,000 Falcon units are in use, and the product continues to be mass-produced today.

About Avikus

AVIKUS, a startup specializing in autonomous navigation solutions, was established in December 2020 by HD Hyundai, the world’s No. 1 shipbuilder. The company’s accolades include the successful completion of an autonomous operation demonstration of a 12-seater cruise ship over the 10km Pohang Canal for 40 minutes without human intervention, as well as the world’s first autonomous navigation cross the ocean with their HiNAS (Hyundai Intelligent Navigation Assistant System) Control. AVIKUS presented its autonomous navigation technology at CES 2022, and recently announced the successful completion of phase 2 of its autonomous navigation solution, HiNAS Control, in conjunction with winning the orders of 23 large ships from two of the world’s major ship builders

Media Contacts
Seyond
Ken Bieber
PR@seyond.com

Avikus
Billie Lee
Billie.lee@hyundai-genuine.com

Seyond and Wideye by AGC To Showcase Functional Built-In Windshield LiDAR Solution at CES 2024

  • The companies’ partnership issues in a more functional, streamlined design for automotive LiDAR integration

Seyond (formerly Innovusion), a leading global provider of high-performance LiDAR sensors and solutions for autonomous vehicles and smart transportation, and Wideye, a corporate scale-up of AGC group specializing in cutting-edge glass solutions for optical sensor integration, have joined forces in a co-development for an innovative in-cabin LiDAR solution for vehicles to be presented at CES 2024.

This collaboration focuses on delivering an innovative, practical and visually seamless integration of LiDAR systems behind vehicle windshields. Following their joint announcement earlier this year to prioritize this integrated approach, the companies revealed an initial mockup at the Shanghai Motor Show. The upcoming product presentation is a critical milestone, showcasing a fully functional prototype featuring a full-size Wideye windshield and Seyond’s operational Robin-E LiDAR solution, complemented by additional sensors such as cameras and rain-detection technology.

The windshield has always been an obvious location for a LiDAR sensor in vehicle integration, given its high mounting position and low impact on vehicle design and its ability to protect sensors from the external environment. Seyond and Wideye have collaborated to solve major hurdles for in-cabin integration such as limiting performance drop with windshield installation angle and having an adequate heat and noise profile in a small form factor.

The demonstration unit to be presented at CES 2024 is intended to show the automotive industry how Seyond and Wideye have overcome those challenges. The aesthetically pleasing and reliable integration marks a significant step in the industry, signaling that the solution will be market-ready by 2024 to meet customers’ expectations.

“We’re very pleased to present this new integration with Wideye to the automotive community at CES,” said Junwei Bao, CEO at Seyond. “This feature is the next step in our goal to provide safer, smarter transportation across the globe, and we look forward to continued partnership and innovation with the company.”

“This is not the first time that we are developing and showcasing LiDAR integration behind the windshield, “said Gaetan Friart, CEO at Wideye. “Our vision has always been to have this in-vehicle LiDAR integration case as mainstream. However, whereas our previous efforts primarily aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of such a solution, this time we’re unveiling a product that’s closer than ever to being market-ready. It aligns precisely with industry demands, offering a large field of view while minimizing impact on vehicle design.”

The built-in LiDAR solution prototype will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 9-12 at both Seyond’s booth (#7001) and AGC’s booth (#6667) at LVCC West Hall.

About Seyond
Seyond is a leading global provider of image-grade LiDAR technology, powering a safer, smarter and more mobile world across the automotive, intelligent transportation, robotics and industrial automation sectors. Founded in Silicon Valley with strategically placed research and manufacturing facilities across the globe, Seyond is crafting LiDAR solutions that elevate autonomous driving and fuel the advancement of smart infrastructure development. The company’s dynamic portfolio – including ultra-long range flagship LiDAR sensor Falcon, mid-to-short range LiDAR sensor Robin and perception service software platform OmniVidi – powers automotive and ITS solutions for partners like NIO, Faraday Future, Exwayz and Hexagon. Currently, over 200,000 Falcon units are in use, and the product continues to be mass-produced today.

About Wideye by AGC
Wideye® by AGC, a corporate scaleup focusing on sensor integration solutions, was launched by Tokyo-based AGC Group, a world-leading supplier of flat, automotive and display glass, chemicals and other high-tech materials and components. Wideye is backed by AGC Automotive Europe, AGC Group’s European automotive glass branch, which specializes in the production of glazing solutions for carmakers. Since its launch in 2016, Wideye has focused on enabling ADAS deployment and making fully autonomous vehicles a reality.

For more information, please visit: https://wideye.vision or https://www.linkedin.com/company/wideye-by-agc

Media Contacts
Seyond
Ken Bieber
PR@seyond.com

Wideye by AGC
Katia Hansen
Avenue Jean Monnet 4
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
Phone: +32 486 89 35 16
E-Mail: katia.hansen@agc.com
Web: https://wideye.vision/