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Perceptive Automata Announces $16M in Series A Funding Led by JAZZ Venture Partners to Advance Human Intuition for Self-driving Cars

SOMERVILLE, Mass., Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Perceptive Automata, the leading provider of human behavior prediction software for machines, announced today that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The oversubscribed round was led by JAZZ Venture Partners with participation from Toyota AI Ventures, Hyundai Motor Company, and existing investors First Round Capital [...]

PayByPhone Launches Parking Extension Feature for Apple Watch

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Drivers who use PayByPhone can now extend their parking from the Apple Watch. This new feature is supported by watch OS 4.0 and above and enables drivers to park without using their phone or having to make a trip to the meter. The Apple Watch app also [...]

Baidu Joins Forces with Softbank’s SB Drive, King Long to Bring Apollo-Powered Autonomous Buses to Japan

BEIJING, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), SB Drive, a subsidiary of Softbank dedicated to self-driving technology research, and King Long, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in China, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy a version of the Apolong self-driving mini bus for the Japanese market. Under the agreement, [...]

NovAtel® Demonstrates Precise Positioning Using the Teseo APP and Teseo V Automotive GNSS Chipsets from STMicroelectronics

Calgary, Canada, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — NovAtel, part of Hexagon’s Positioning Intelligence Division, has integrated its high-precision positioning engine and correction services with the world’s first automotive-grade multi-frequency GNSS chipsets, the STMicroelectronics Teseo APP (Automotive Precise Positioning) and Teseo V. The integration demonstrates future possibilities with regard to vehicle localization solutions. STMicroelectronics’s Teseo APP [...]

GST AutoLeather Receives Court Approval of Sale

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — GST AutoLeather, Inc. (“GST” or the “Company”), a leading developer and manufacturer of automotive leather, announced today that it has obtained the approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company and its [...]

NetSpeed and Synopsys Collaborate to Enable Early Architectural Exploration of Advanced ADAS and Datacenter SoCs

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — NetSpeed Systems Inc. today announced a collaboration with Synopsys to enable generated RTL of NetSpeed’s interconnect IP to be used with Synopsys’ Platform Architect™ virtual prototyping solution. The collaboration enables the delivery of advanced interconnect solutions for leading advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and datacenter system-on-chips (SoCs) designs. [...]

Cadence and NetSpeed Collaborate to Optimize Advanced Automotive SoC Designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) and NetSpeed Systems Inc. announced today a collaboration that enables highly optimized and validated interconnect IP solutions for customers developing advanced SoCs for AI and autonomous driving applications. Cadence’s Interconnect Workbench will now include support for performance analysis of NetSpeed IP to give [...]

FLIR Releases High-Resolution Thermal Camera Development Kit for Self-Driving Cars

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) today announced the availability of a high-resolution Thermal Vision Automotive Development Kit (ADK™) featuring the high-performance FLIR Boson™ thermal camera for automakers, tier-one automotive parts suppliers, and innovators of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The new FLIR ADK allows developers to add an affordable, [...]

Upstream Security Revs Up Cloud-Based Cybersecurity for Connected and Autonomous Car Fleets with $9M Series A

HERZLIYA, Israel, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Upstream Security, pioneer of the cloud-based cybersecurity platform for connected cars and autonomous vehicles, today announced the closing of $9 million in Series A funding, led by CRV (Charles River Ventures). The round included expanded investments from Israeli-based Glilot Capital Partners and Maniv Mobility. Following a $2 million [...]

Lexus to Exhibit All-new ‘LS’ Flagship and to Premiere Concept Car at Tokyo Motor Show 2017

TOKYO, Oct 3 (Korea Bizwire) - Lexus plans to exhibit its soon-to-be-launched, all-new “LS” flagship sedan among 11 production models it intends to display at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017, where it also plans to hold the world premiere of a new concept car. The LS is to be joined by the “LC” luxury flagship [...]