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There’s a new kid on the block when it comes to news and features for the ADAS and autonomous vehicle engineering community. Launched earlier this year, AutoVision News has been warmly received by the community, and is spearheaded by Carl Anthony, who you’ll recognise from our AutoSens Insights interview series. Rob Stead asks Carl a […]

We catch up with OmniVision, technology leaders in imaging solutions to find out about their latest developments including their 8MP Platform, CameraCubeChip™, Near Infared Technology (Nyxel® sensor), OmniBSI ™split- pixel technology and 3D stacking technology. OmniVision addresses more segments than automotive, does this bring a benefit to automotive and if so how? Really good question, […]

We catch up with Mansoor Nasir, Senior Research Engineer with Mobis North America. Mansoor discusses his latest research on physiological monitoring, the development of driver monitoring systems, and the impact of covid-19 on the road to full autonomy. Mansoor will be presenting on the 16th September at our AutoSens Brussels edition on ‘From Driver Monitoring […]

Interview with Rob Stead, Founder of AutoSens about the new AutoSensMATCH brokerage event taking place on Monday 14th September as part of the AutoSens agenda. So, Robert, how did this session come about? With our flagship event taking place in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, I have always been looking for ways to […]

We talk with Rick Wietfeldt, MIPI Alliance board member and senior director at Qualcomm Incorporated, who will be presenting virtually at AutoSens Detroit on October 28th. Rick discusses how wired interfaces are helping to make advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and eventually autonomous driving possible. He also discusses a new long-reach SerDes physical layer interface that […]

We talk to Michael Woon, CEO and Founder at Retrospect, as he explores AV development with a focus on ethical safety solutions. Michael is presenting on October 13th at AutoSens 2020 on ‘Solving the Autonomous Ethical and Safety Dilemma’. Your background is in functional safety consulting, what do you think about functional safety in AVs? […]

We’re joined by Janos Golumba, MDO Engineer/Data Scientist and Aleksander Spychala, Automotive ADAS Software Engineer. Janos and Aleksander discuss their work as part of Ford Motor Company, their experience and Ford’s new Predictive Dynamic Bending Light’s feature. AI-in-the-loop optimisation of this feature will be explored in their session on 16 September as part of our […]

We caught up with Dr Marina Martínez, to share her journey to becoming a Virtual Testing Engineer at Porsche Engineering. She also discusses upcoming challenges in ADAS/AD software development. Dr Martínez will be presenting on ‘ADAS/AD virtual platform for end-to-end software development and testing’ on September 16th during our AutoSens Brussels Edition. How did you […]

The Brussels edition of AutoSens 2020 features over 12 hours of interactive in-depth tutorials, 45 technical presentations, 10 hours of panel and group discussions and more than 20 new technology focus sessions. Three technical tracks will be delivered by over 70 speakers across six days of content, with over 50 exhibitors taking part in our […]

Responding to the global market situation and general changes to our current way of life, Sense Media has decided to adapt our offering for the AutoSens Awards in 2020. While there have been, undoubtedly, many significant technical achievements over the last 12 months, our focus right now is on people. Supporting our families, healthcare professionals, […]

This month is the final series of  AutoSensONLINE, across two afternoons on the 14-15 July. We’ll be diving deep into the topic of Managing Data in ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles . The July series will include an expert panel discussion on “Discrete ECUs vs Integrated ECUs to enable Autonomous driving/ADAS”, with NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, […]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the automotive industry is all-encompassing, with reverberations to be felt for much time to come. Across the world companies and individuals are desperate to reconnect face-to-face, but also accept that this is a time for innovation and adaptation to new circumstances. As a conference built by engineers, scientists, […]

Open Letter to the AutoSens Community Dear AutoSens Community, The all-consuming changes that have been brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted all of us, and presented us with difficult choices to make. We all want things to get back to normal as quickly as possible, and we’re all desperate to reconnect face-to-face at the next conference. In difficult circumstances, we can’t always get […]

The June edition of AutoSensONLINE has the overarching theme of Advances in Sensors for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles, with two afternoon’s of content addressing developments in cameras, automotive radar, thermal systems and LiDAR. On the first day technical presentations will be given by Zoox on advances in cameras and OmniVision will be focusing on improvements […]

We’re excited to introduce our all-new Virtual Demonstrations as part of our second series of AutoSensONLINE. The demos are taking place on June 12, 3:55 – 4:55 PM BST. At these demos, experts from Image Engineering, TriEye, Algolux and OmniVision will be sharing how developments in their technology is continuing to drive the industry forward. […]

A note from Robert Stead, AutoSens Founder: Dear AutoSens Community, I’m pleased to share with you the great success of our first series of AutoSensONLINE, with 100% saying that they felt it was a valuable experience resource to learn and develop. Due to this success, I am pleased to announce that we will be bringing […]

By Carl Anthony, Co-Founder & Managing Editor of AutoVision News. AutoSensONLINE will take place over seven days throughout May, June, and July. The virtual conference series is a free resource for the engineering community during this challenging and uncertain time. AutoSensONLINE for May begins on the 12th and runs through the 14th. Live streaming takes place […]

Gearhead Media is proud to announce the launch of AutoVision News, a new publication focused on autonomous vehicles and driverless technology. The website is a comprehensive content hub for engineers, scientists, and vehicle perception technology managers providing news updates, industry analysis, and more.    “AutoVision News will support those who are working on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), the latest vehicle perception […]

Article by Bill Russo, Bevin Jacob, Emily Wang and Amber Shu. First published here. The Chinese automotive market is showing positive signs of a steady recovery since February when the country was under lockdown. As shown in Figure 1, the year-over-year change in daily average passenger vehicle sales over the same period narrowed from -96% […]

By Carl Anthony, Co-Founder & Managing Editor of AutoVision News AutoSens in Detroit returns to the Michigan Science Center this November. On the agenda are two presentations about the recently-published Safety First for Automated Driving white paper. Daimler published the white paper along with Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, BMW, Continental, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), HERE, Infineon, […]

AutoSensONLINE is a new event powered by AutoSens and promising high-quality technical content from leading experts in the field of vehicle perception – all delivered online. While the world battles with the challenges of COVID-19, the AutoSens team have been busy forming plans to support their engineering community through these times of travel restrictions and social distancing. This new digital portal offers technical […]

We caught up with Irene Perali, to share her journey to becoming Senior Sensor Systems Engineer at Zoox. Irene also discussed how safety is the foundation of their system design, and what she’s looking forward to at AutoSens in Detroit this November, where she will be speaking on ‘Towards full autonomy: Safety implications for sensor […]

We talk to Tom Miller, General Manager, Regulations & Research at Aisin Technical Center of America. Tom shares with us his view on the regulatory landscape for in-cabin monitoring and new research into its role in vehicle perception. He also discusses the future of ADAS technology and where he sees opportunities for development. Tom will […]

IDTechEx attended AutoSens 2019 in Brussels. The event took place at the car museum in Brussels. This event is focused on all future vehicle perception technologies including lidar, radar, and camera. It focuses on the hardware side as well as on the software and data processing side. This is an excellent event with a high […]

By Carl Anthony, Managing Editor of Automoblog.net This year at AutoSens in Detroit, one of the central discussions will be on the importance of automotive cybersecurity in a panel session at AutoSens in Detroit this November. Panelists in the discussion include representatives from Mitsubishi, Cruise and EY Americas. It will be moderated by Jennifer Tisdale, […]

This year AutoSens in Detroit promises to be bigger and better than ever. Returning to the Michigan Science Center, AutoSens brings together the brightest minds in the industry at an international forum for idea sharing, technical discussion and collaboration. AutoSens in Detroit is a learning experience for engineers that unites an academic focus with research […]

IDTechEx attended AutoSens 2019 in Brussels. The event took place at the car museum in Brussels. This event is focused on all future vehicle perception technologies including LiDAR, radar, and camera. It focuses on the hardware side as well as on the software and data processing side. This is an excellent event with a high […]

We talk to Matthieu Worm, Director of Autonomous Vehicles within the Simulation and Test Solutions Group at Siemens Digital Industries Software, our lead sponsor of AutoSens in Detroit. Matthieu shares with us his view on the acceleration of the industry and how Siemens are part of driving it, with particular focus on developing a model-based […]

Raymond Ptucha is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering and Director of the Machine Intelligence Laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Specialising in deep learning, his research includes machine learning, computer vision and robotics. We caught up with him to talk about his work, the value of deep learning, and the future of engineering […]

We caught up with Wade Appelman, Vice-President of the SensL Division of ON Semiconductor, as he returns from a successful week at CES. Having been a proud part of the AutoSens family since the beginning, we find out about their developments in SPAD technology and what 2020 holds for ON Semiconductor. We’re talking to you […]

Modern day explorers at AutoSens in Brussels The build up to AutoSens in Brussels this year (2019) was in some ways more relaxing as the event cements its place in the market and we are assured of a strong attendance. With several new initiatives launching onsite this September, we were still as busy as ever […]

On Wednesday 18 September 2019, nestled within a spectacular, shimmering sphere at the Atomium Brussels, an international audience came together at the AutoSens Awards to celebrate the very best technical excellence driving the automotive industry forward. Alongside the Awards ceremony, the evening comprised of a full line-up of entertainment including a three-course dinner, science-themed comedy […]

Since 2015, Dibotics has been a pioneer in Smart Machines perception working heavily with Self-Driving Cars. The company brought a contrarian approach to 3D real-time data processing: without Machine Learning or Training Datasets, using very low power, yet delivering enriched and precise information. Earlier this year Dibotics entered an exciting new phase and launched a […]

Dr. Ioannis Souflas, Research Engineer – European Big Data Laboratory at Hitachi delves into the HumanDrive project and its mammoth adventure – the Grand Drive. In this article you can uncover more about Hitachi’s role in the project, what else has been happening before the car undertakes its Grand Drive and the biggest challenge during […]

Varroc Lighting Systems (key member of the Varroc Group) is a premier developer and manufacturer of next-generation external lighting systems and vehicle control electronics for the automotive and two-wheeler industries. In this interview with Varroc we uncover their need to adapt and meet the needs of a rapidly changing industry; as well as understanding how […]

Ireri Ibarra joins the panel on stage at AutoSens this Brussels to take part in “SOTIF PANEL: understanding expectations from OEMs and suppliers roles and responsibilities in order to meet OEMs expectations and, overall, fitting the SOTIF requirements” Ireri Ibarra joined Dyson Technologies last year as Head of Functional Safety. Ireri previously worked at Volvo […]

Therese Cypher-Plissart is an Autonomous Driving Researcher at the Alliance Innovation Lab Silicon Valley (Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi) – she will be delivering a keynote session in the closing plenary at AutoSens in Brussels on “Contingency planning: anticipating hazards to ensure comfort and safety” as well as participating in the subsequent panel discussion on “Artificial Intelligence safety and […]

We are thrilled to have Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Sahin Albayrak, Professor of Computer Science and chair of Agent Technologies in Business Applications and Telecommunication (AOT) at the Technical University of Berlin, delivering a keynote session at AutoSens in Brussels 2019. He is the founder and head of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (DAI-Labor) […]

Wilfried Philips, Scientific Lead Image Processing and Sensor Fusion, imec-UGent joins the prestigious AutoSens speaker line-up to present a session in Brussels this September. Wilfried Philips is a senior full professor at Ghent University, where he leads the Image on Processing and Interpretation (IPI) research group and the research consortium iKnow, which has realized 9 […]

Sixty-one finalists, all hoping to get their name in the AutoSens Hall of Fame and win a trophy at the third annual edition of AutoSens Awards (Ceremony at the Atomium Brussels, 18 September 2019) have now been announced. The high-achieving shortlisted companies and individuals have been carefully selected from over 120 entries across 9 categories. […]

AutoSens facilitates an open forum for the most important conversations in autonomous vehicle technologies to be discussed, debated and shared Building up to its flagship event in Brussels, second in the calendar year, AutoSens announces a 70+ strong line-up of autonomous vehicle experts and scientists featuring on its eagerly anticipated technical conference agenda this September. […]

We are thrilled to have ON Semiconductor with us at AutoSens in Brussels this September, joining us as Lead Sponsors of the whole event. They have been on the AutoSens journey with us right from the very beginning and attended every one of our events. In this interview with Geoff Ballew, Sr. Director of Marketing […]

Jason Corso, Co-Founder and CEO, Voxel51 took to the stage during AutoSens in Detroit (2019) to discuss Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Large Scale Video Corpus Maintenance and Curation. We caught up with Jason after Detroit to find out a little more about him, his research and more about his presentation. Your research interests […]

AutoSens in Detroit took place at the Michigan Science Center in May 2019. Robert Stead, Event Director of AutoSens takes time out to share his three key take-aways from the week. There are no disillusioned engineers here. We heard in both the opening and closing presentations that in the latest Gartner Hype Cycle, the autonomous […]

AutoSens truly landed in Detroit this year, and we couldn’t be happier with how it went. We had a busier week than ever, with 450 senior engineers and scientists assembling in downtown Detroit to explore the biggest challenges facing autonomous vehicles. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting a great many people from organisations, institutions and individuals, some […]

Esteemed industry support, testament to the AutoSens brand and reputation to deliver third annual edition in Asia Launching AutoSens in Asia from in early 2021, Hong Kong Following demand from industry stakeholders, organisers Sense Media launch a third event in the AutoSens series, adding capacity for a further 500 engineers to join the world-wide community. […]

VP of Engineering at TuSimple, Zehua Huang, leads the software team for TuSimple trucks. Main responsibilities within the role include core algorithms, sensor, infrastructure, map, and simulation. TuSimple is a a self-driving truck company. They dedicate their technology to provide a SAE level 4 automation for semi-trucks. TuSimple is the only self-driving truck company capable […]

We caught up with Gail Gottehrer from the Law Office of Gail Gottehrer LLC. She forms part of a panel discussing “Regulatory landscape for autonomous driving and testing in the US” on day two of the AutoSens conference agenda in Detroit 2019. Gail delves into areas of law which are facing the most regulatory challenges, […]

An article written by Carl Anthony – Original article here: https://www.automoblog.net/2019/03/29/autosens-detroit-autonomous-tech/  AutoSens, a leading and influential global summit on autonomous driving, is returning to Detroit for the third time. Technical sessions and presentations from from Microsoft, Sony, General Motors, and MIT are planned. Not long ago, self-driving cars were figments of science fiction; the ideal […]

Heikki Laine, VP Product & Marketing, Cognata will be presenting “Accelerating Time to Market Responsibly with Simulation Testing” at AutoSens this Spring. We spoke to him about public confidence in AVs,  the reality of self-driving cars and Cognata’s two exciting partnerships. How much do you think the public understand about simulation testing and how much […]

We caught up with Prof. Andreas Velten, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to share his views and thoughts on developing new imaging methods to see around corners, the industry-wide challenges with imaging systems yet to match the performance of the human eye and the importance of dialog between […]

We are delighted to have Radovan Miucic, Technical Fellow and Team Lead, Changan US R&D Center, Inc. in the speaker line-up at AutoSens in Detroit 2019. He will be guiding the AutoSens audience through “V2X Collaborative Environmental Perception.” We took some time out to talk with him all about V2X, his teaching at Wayne State […]

But who in the industry is taking action, today? Autonomous vehicles and affiliated technologies are advancing at breakneck speed. Tomorrow, projects will be born, cars will be tested, developers will create code to power the next generation of driverless cars. But, sadly, in the past, there has been a serious problem that wasn’t addressed to […]

There is often a lot of noise on social media when it comes to autonomous vehicle technology. We’ve taken the time, so you don’t have to – to pull together a list of those accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn who we rely on for a wide range of news, opinions and perspectives. This list is […]

May, 14-16 2019 Detroit, Michigan USA The Michigan Science Center, situated next-door to Wayne State University in Detroit, facilitates a meeting of minds for senior engineers, technical experts, innovative business leaders and academics. Uniting at AutoSens in Detroit, the community will discuss and debate the challenges that lie ahead for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. Fusing […]

Senior manager for UI functions at Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen, Volker Entenmann is responsible for vision-based interior sensing systems, including UX, hardware and software development. He will be giving the AutoSens audience in Detroit a presentation on “MBUX Interior Assistant – The first step towards an intelligent interior.” In this interview with Volker, we talk to him […]

By Andrew F. Macleod, Siemens If you’re working on anything related to self-driving cars, you’re likely pondering the trade-off between what’s technically possible and socially feasible. Example: what do you do if the posted speed is 25 mph while the local norms are to travel at least 30 mph? Obey the law and annoy the […]

ON Semiconductor is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. The company is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient, power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company’s products help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive, communications, […]

We recently caught up with Greg McKee from Labsphere, Inc. in New Hampshire USA. Greg is Chief Technologist and Product Marketing Manager for Image Sensors test, Diffuse Reflectance Materials, and Light Metrology Solutions. He has thirty years of experience in engineering, marketing and business development in complex environments with high technology light metrology. Labsphere will […]

Taking to the Mezzanine stage during the closing keynote session at AutoSens this September, a group of high school students from the NWAPW programme (Northwest Advanced Programming Workshop) in Portland, Oregon presented their work on creating a scale autonomous car. They described the platform, a modified low-cost RC car combined with custom software and how it […]

by Robert Stead, Managing Director of Sense Media, organisers of AutoSens Another stellar AutoSens draws to a close. Twelve months of build-up consigned to the past, but we relish in the fruits of our labour living on for far longer. AutoSens has gone from strength to strength with its return to Brussels, delivering another “best […]

At a dazzling awards ceremony held in one of the iconic spheres of the Atomium in Brussels on September 19th 2018, the industry’s most accomplished figures mixed with the new entrants looking to make a splash by winning an AutoSens Award. Professionals from across the international realm of automotive technology gathered at the Atomium to […]

AEye named as finalists for the “Most Exciting Start-Up” category at the AutoSens Awards 2018. They are in the running to lift the trophy along with Hailo Tech, Metamoto, May Mobility, Arbe Robotics and Ouster. A big idea, a dynamic proposition, a brave business model or a firebrand leader – the Most Exciting Start-up award recognises […]

As cars become reliant on on-board cameras for automated operation, the consequences of any flaws in the quality and interpretation of images sent to decision-making systems starts to become a matter of life and death. So an agreed way to benchmark image quality is imperative, yet no specific product standard for automotive applications currently exists.  This realisation prompted sensor […]

Metamoto named as finalists for the “Most Exciting Start-Up” category at the AutoSens Awards 2018. They are in the running to claim the crown along with Hailo Tech, Arbe Robotics, May Mobility, AEye and Ouster. A big idea, a dynamic proposition, a brave business model or a firebrand leader – the Most Exciting Start-up award recognises […]

Ouster has been announced as a finalist for the “Most Exciting Start-Up” category at the AutoSens Awards. They sit alongside Arbe Robotics, Metamoto, May Mobility, AEye and Hailo – all hoping to lift a trophy at the Awards ceremony on 19 September 2018 in Brussels. The Most Exciting Start-up award recognises the panel’s view of […]

Previously, the requirements for the image quality of camera modules were primarily determined by the visual requirements of the consumer segment of photography (e.g. digital reflex cameras, smartphone cameras, and action and drone cameras). With more than 25 years of experience, TRIOPTICS has been the leading supplier of testing equipment used to qualify the image […]

Thomas Wilson, VP Automotive, Graphcore joins AutoSens again in Brussels to present at the conference on “Enabling Volume Deployment of the Autonomous Vehicle with a new AI Processor.” Tom has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, the last 8 years in Advanced Driver Assistance and Autonomous Vehicles. At Graphcore, Tom is VP […]

Cepton have been announced as finalists in the “Hardware Innovation” category for the AutoSens Awards 2018. Winners will be crowned during an evening ceremony on 19 September at the Atomium, Brussels. The hardware innovation award recognises a recent hardware product, technical team or company that has contributed most to the technical development of vehicle perception. […]

Dominique Bonte, MD at ABI Research joins the judging panel for the AutoSens Awards 2018. We caught up with him to find out more about his acceptance to be on the judging line-up as well as leading a workshop during the AutoSens conference at the Autoworld Museum this September. Our chat with Dominique included learning […]

The Software Innovation Award recognises a recent piece of software, technical team or company that has contributed most to the technical development of vehicle perception. Algolux was one of 6 finalists selected for the Award among a group of very competitive submissions. Maximizing computer vision perception accuracy and robustness is critical for ADAS and autonomous […]

Catherine Enright, Valeo Expert and Algorithm Team Manager at Valeo Vision Systems takes to the stage at AutoSens in Brussels this September to deliver a cutting-edge presentation on “Visual SLAM and localisation.” Valeo is the world’s leading provider of driving assistance systems to automotive manufacturers and Valeo Vision Systems (VVS), located in Ireland, is Valeo’s automated […]

Velodyne LiDAR are joining the AutoSens family in Brussels 2018. We caught up with Erich Smidt, Managing Director at Velodyne Europe GmbH. He gave us some great insight into Velodyne LiDAR and their future, the next big opportunity for LiDAR and the importance of simulation for testing and validation. How do you describe your company to a […]

Kübra Zehra Kaşıkçı is an Automated Driving Researcher, Environmental & Engineering Psychology at the University of Surrey. She is presenting at AutoSens this September in Brussels, delivering the concept of “Developing High Fidelity and Ecologically Valid Simulation Models for Conditionally Automated Vehicles.” Kübra focuses on human-centric and intelligent software development for conditionally automated driving systems. Her research interest include […]

With our next AutoSens on the horizon we took the opportunity to catch up with Arm. Arm returns again to support AutoSens, and we are excited to have them at the world-leading vehicle perception conference in Brussels. They gave us some interesting insights into the looming end of Moore’s law, their approach to the open vs […]

We took time out to chat to one of our speakers at AutoSens – Pier Paolo Porta, Business Development Senior Manager at Ambarella. He discusses topics ranging from his previous career and current life outside work, as well as his recent challenges and experiences, including their car “BRAiVE” which drove without human intervention in real […]

Professor Christoph Stiller, Responsible for Research Area “Optical Systems” Group, Institute of Measurement & Control Systems at KIT is joining the inspirational speaker line-up at AutoSens Brussels this September. We caught up with him recently to uncover a bit more about the personality behind the expertise and to delve into some of his current thinking […]

Hailo has been announced as a finalist for the “Most Exciting Start-Up” category at the AutoSens Awards. They sit alongside Arbe Robitics, Metamoto, May Mobility, AEye and Ouster – all hoping to be crowned the winner at the Awards ceremony on 19 September 2018 in Brussels. The Most Exciting Start-up award recognises the panel’s view […]

The “Best Outreach Project” category finalists have been announced for the AutoSens Awards. Detroit Autonomous Vehicle Group (DAVG) are one of the 5 shortlisted projects alongside NWAPW, DIY Robocars, RobotLAB and Udacity. The best outreach project award at the AutoSens Awards recognises the work and influence of education and development projects led by organisations and individuals around […]

Arbe Robotics named as finalists for the “Most Exciting Start-Up” category at the AutoSens Awards 2018. They are in the running to lift the trophy along with Hailo Tech, Metamoto, May Mobility, AEye and Ouster. A big idea, a dynamic proposition, a brave business model or a firebrand leader – the Most Exciting Start-up award recognises […]

Rini Sherony, Sr. Principal Engineer at Toyota Motor North America has been announced as a finalist for the “Most Engaging Content” category at the AutoSens Awards.  Nominated by a member of the AutoSens Detroit audience for the presentation delivered by Rini Sherony on their Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC). The award for most engaging content […]

We caught up with ON Semiconductor ahead of AutoSens in Brussels this September. They chatted with us all about their portfolio expansion into LiDAR in automotive; their new modular automotive reference system; and the most exciting technology change they expect to see in the industry in 2018… Great to have ON Semiconductor take part at […]

Brodmann17 have recently been announced as finalists in the “Software Innovation” category for the AutoSens Awards. Winners will be crowned during an evening ceremony on 19 September at the Atomium, Brussels. The software innovation award recognises a recent piece of software, technical team or company that has contributed most to the technical development of vehicle […]

AutoSens Awards finalists represent those at the forefront of vehicle perception systems development Finalists in the running to receive a trophy at the second edition of AutoSens Awards (Atomium Brussels, 19 September 2018) have been announced. The 41 high-achieving finalists have been carefully whittled down from over 100 nominations across 7 categories. Nominations have come in […]

We took some time out recently to catch up with Michael Pont, Executive Director at SafeTTy Systems. Michael chats to us about the changes in demand for TT systems; complexity management challenges and insights from his book “The Engineering of Reliable Embedded Systems.” You have been working in the field of time-triggered (TT) embedded systems for more […]

We caught up with STMicro ahead of AutoSens in Brussels. They shared with us more information on their new position processing chips and the need to get the media and school children involved in the current ADAS skills shortage. STMicro will be exhibiting at AutoSens Brussels this September. How are you involved with IEEE SA […]

The Conference Awards 2018 took place on Friday 29 June 2018 at City Central at the HAC. Now the largest gathering of conference professionals in the UK, the Conference Awards recognise, celebrate and encourage achievement in conference & events. They salute and acknowledge attainment within an industry that is continuously evolving and re-drawing the boundaries of best […]

AutoSens returns once again to the spectacular AutoWorld Museum in Brussels, Belgium this Autumn from 17-20 September. The speaker line-up and full conference agenda for its European event has just been revealed. The challenge of the automotive industry is to design computers and robots that can perform tasks better than humans can, while also causing […]

We recently caught up with AVL to discuss simulation trends, technology innovation and skills shortage in ADAS technologists. AVL will be on the exhibition floor at AutoSens in Brussels this September showcasing their organisation. They also shared with us what they are most looking forward to at AutoSens in 2018… Simulation is becoming more and more […]

Written by Carl Anthony, Managing Editor at Automoblog.net for Autonomoblog.net. Re-purposed for AutoSens 2018. What is an autonomous car? It seems easy enough – a vehicle that operates itself – but a recent study found some confusion. Fewer than half correctly identified an autonomous vehicle as one controlled entirely by autonomous technology. About 40 percent believed […]

Interview with Wade Appelman, former VP of Sales and Marketing at SensL and now after their announced acquisition by ON Semiconductor last week, VP of Marketing and Business Development at ON Semiconductor. Wow, big news from ON Semiconductor recently.  Can you tell us about the acquisition? As you just mentioned last month SensL was acquired […]

Working in the technology sector, it’s typical to find innovations appearing which solve technical problems. Good ideas float to the top, become popular and then financial success follows. I was recently conducting sit-down interviews with guests from across a variety of industries which somehow all connect to transport, a sprinkling of technical consultants, a senior […]

We recently caught up with one of our AutoSens Detroit Exhibitors, Labsphere, to discuss the most exciting technology change in industry they expect to see in 2018, and what they are most looking forward to at AutoSens in 2018… Why is camera calibration important? Camera calibration is finding the internal quantities of the camera that affect […]

There may be twice as many technology employers in California, but competing against the world’s talent is tough!  You’re actually about twice as likely to get a job in Michigan and surrounding states, as there’s a lot less competition and far more employers (per head of population). The real difference between those two states alone […]

We caught up with guest speaker, Dr Qazaleh Mirsharif, in the lead-up to AutoSens Detroit, to find out more about how computer vision can be used in the realm of parking.  Qazaleh is a Machine Learning Scientist, specialising in Computer Vision at AI specialists Figure Eight (formerly Crowdflower).  Her session, “Application of deep learning in parking sign […]

Tim Dawkins, Autonomous Car Specialist at SBD Automotive North America will be speaking at AutoSens Detroit in May, his second visit. We took the opportunity to catch up with one of the few people whose job allows a unique insight into how finished products compare. You’ve been keeping busy evaluating the HMI aspects of ADAS […]

David Strickland, Partner at Venable LLP is going the AutoSens Detroit line-up this Spring to take on the “Regulatory landscape for autonomous driving and testing in the US.” We caught up with David to ask him a few questions ahead of this years event.   Tell us about your session at AutoSens 2018, why is […]

About 18 months ago, I was sketching out a problem with how equestrian road users – horse riders – might be seen, or rather, not seen, by ADAS or autonomous vehicle perception systems. It developed into a number of wheeling and occasionally humourous conversations, many of which I used to demonstrate why vehicle perception can […]

Take any autonomous R&D vehicle apart and you’re very likely to find a central nervous system, which is understandably bulky. Equipment racks, power smoothing systems, inertia measurement boxes and a spaghetti nest of ethernet and power cables attached to devices scattered around the vehicle, feeding into a fairly powerful compute platform, at least one spare […]

We recently caught up with one of our speakers Joel Gibson, VP of Engineering at Swift Navigation ahead of AutoSens Detroit. Joel will be discussing “High precision GNSS as a critical component of ADAS and Automated Driving” on day one at AutoSens in Detroit (14-17 May 2018, Michigan Science Center, Michigan) You’ve recently joined Swift Navigation […]

Industry unites to tackle ADAS and Autonomous technology challenges This year’s AutoSens Detroit (14-17 May 2018, Michigan Science Center, Detroit MI) speaker line up reads impressively as a who’s who of autonomous vehicle industry stars, leaders, movers and shakers including speakers from Ford, Magna, NVidia, Valeo, Robert Bosch, Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan, Google, Intel, […]

Why having a 25% female speaker line-up has made Alex Lawrence-Berkeley really angry Until a couple of years ago, I had worked in events, media and publishing, and had never noticed any gender bias.  Because of this, my arrival working within the automotive sector was like being pushed off a cliff into the dark ages. […]

Ahead of the Detroit edition of AutoSens this May, we caught up with one of our speakers Suman Jana, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University discussing. Suman will be discussing “Security and Safety challenges in Deep Learning for Autonomous Driving” on Day Two at AutoSens in Detroit (14-27 May 2018, Michigan Science Center, […]

Start-ups are highly sought after in the automotive technology sector, with new ideas, novel approaches and exciting new technology, and dozens of established companies in the supply chain always interested to see more. The AutoSens vehicle perception conference and exhibition provides special support for start-ups, to nurture the next generation of technologists and ideas into […]

We are now accustomed to seeing celebratory back-slapping PR and press coverage as driverless vehicles entered the public conscience around the world in 2017, but given the gravitational pull of the world’s autonomous industries towards places like Silicon Valley, I started to think about what a real tour of the USA would look like if […]

AutoSens in Detroit, the influential vehicle perception event taking place on May 14-17, 2018, has confirmed a new venue in the heart of Detroit’s historic Midtown district, at the inspiring Michigan Science Center. World-class facilities, including the Chrysler IMAX Dome and the Toyota Engineering 4D Theatre, both of which will be used during the AutoSens […]

The Confused.com London Motor Show (17-20 May 2018, London ExCeL) builds towards the future of automotive with new production partnership for 2018 The Confused.com London Motor Show will work with organisers of autonomous vehicle technology event, AutoSens, to create a brand new feature at the expo reflecting the future of automotive industry. AutoSens is the […]

After welcoming SensL to the AutoSens family in 2017, we’re over the moon to have them on-board again in 2018. We took the opportunity to catch up with Wade Appelman, VP Sales & Marketing at SensL to give us some inside knowledge about the company, its recent launches and current industry motivations. SensL has been very […]

We couldn’t be happier with how AutoSens went this year. After bursting onto the conference scene just 12 months ago, it has been a busy year for the Sense Media team, but we believe the 2017 Brussels conference is where we saw it really all come together with 450 attendees at the event in AutoWorld. […]

Professional engineers from across the international realm of automotive technology gathered at the Brussels Atomium this week (20 Sep 2017) to celebrate the brightest minds, best companies, smartest organisations and most influential projects developing state-of-the-art autonomous vehicle technology for the next generation of vehicles.  Awards were presented in eight categories to some of the smallest […]

With only a week to go before AutoSens 2017, we thought it was about time we chatted to key sponsor and exhibitor NXP.  Philip Pesses is the company’s technical marketing manager for ADAS products in the Automotive Microcontroller Product group. Your R&D platform, the NXP BlueBox, was first presented at AutoSens in 2016. One year […]

With only days before the inaugural AutoSens Awards, held at the awesome Brussels Atomium on September 20th 2017, we’re profiling some of those special individuals and companies alike that the industry have chosen to honour. We chatted to Founder and CEO of Mogol, Richard Baverstock, and asked him to reflect on the upcoming AutoSens Awards, […]

    Engineers are working feverishly on autonomous cars all over the world. They all know that if this technology is going to be accepted by the public, they have almost zero room for error. The public will hold Self-driving cars to a much higher standard than they hold human driven cars too. Making an […]

When the limits of physics start to hamper solutions to engineering problem, there are still other fields able to offer exciting new stimuli. Chronocam CEO and co-founder Luca Verre took some time out to answer our questions on the company’s technology. Chronocam has a new approach to vision – what is it and what advantages […]

In the rapidly evolving arena of Artificial Intelligence, one company is focused on the Atomium as an important element to their AutoSens experience.  The iconic Brussels venue, a gigantic Iron atom, will host the AutoSens Awards presentation ceremony on 20 September. With the inaugural Awards ceremony just weeks away, we caught up with Felix Heide, […]

We caught up with Luc Van Gool, Leader of Toyota Research on Automated Cars in Europe. He is taking to the stage in Brussels at AutoSens, discussing “Looking ahead with computer vision.” In which specific areas is Computer Vision still not meeting required standards for automotive? Depends on the level of automation. If a human […]

Next in our series of short interviews with the shortlisted finalists for the inaugural AutoSens Awards 2017. We recently caught up with Jesse Sultanik, Marketing Manager for Argus Cyber Security who have been nominated for the “Software Innovation” Award. How does it feel to be shortlisted for the Software Innovation category of the AutoSens Awards? […]

Beat De Coi, CEO & President at Espros Photonics joins the line-up in Brussels at AutoSens to discuss Next generation pulse time-of-flight sensors for autonomous driving. We wanted to find out a bit more about him and his session, so asked him to take time out to answer our questions below. ESPROS is your company, built up […]

Giri Venkat, Solutions Architect, ON Semiconductor will be taking to the stage at AutoSens on day two of the main conference addressing Cybersecurity considerations for autonomous vehicles sensors. He took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions for us. You’re with us in Brussels talking about Functional Safety with Autonomous Vehicles – why […]

In a series of articles, we will be conducting short interviews with the shortlisted finalists for the inaugural AutoSens Awards 2017. We recently caught up with Carl Anthony, Managing Editor at Automoblog who has been nominated for the “Most Engaging Content” Award. Many car magazines are dismissive of the changes coming, but Automoblog embraces them […]

In a series of articles, we will be conducting short interviews with the shortlisted finalists for the inaugural AutoSens Awards 2017. We recently caught up with Brian Deegan, Vision Research Engineer at Valeo who has been nominated for the “Game Changer” Award. Congratulations on being shortlisted for the “Game Changer” AutoSens Award. How does it feel […]

Next in our series of interviews with the AutoSens Community, we caught up with Abhay Rai, Director Product Marketing: Automotive Imaging at Sony Electronics. Abhay is presenting a session at AutoSens in Brussels on “Addressing the image sensor requirement for autonomous driving challenge” In what ways have engineers improved on nature’s design (i.e. the human […]

As part of our series of interviews with the AutoSens Community, we caught up with Codeplay Software this week. Codeplay are delivering their “Enabling heterogeneous systems with open standards for ADAS” workshop at both Self Driving Track Days (28 July in Teesdorf, Austria) and AutoSens (19 September at AutoWorld Brussels) The workshops will be led […]

The first edition of AutoSens Awards (Atomium Brussels, 20 September 2017) has seen a great level of engagement, with over 80 nominated companies across 7 categories, nominated by the AutoSens Advisory Board, the wider automotive community and Sense Media experts themselves. After much deliberation over such strong categories, the shortlist has now been announced. View […]

Gender inequality is a huge problem in the automotive industry. Working for an events company, and having worked in marketing, events and media for most of my career, I have mostly worked in very balanced environments – and in fact on several, occasions, as a man, I’ve been in the minority.  Now I’m working in […]

Now established as the world’s most forward-thinking ADAS technology conference, AutoSens makes a welcome return to AutoWorld Brussels from 19-21 September 2017 – a spectacular venue for anyone with a passion for cars. Once again, the perfect backdrop for the continuation of technical discussion concerning the future of vehicle perception technology. With the AutoSens Awards, […]

“Paper is our main product” – so I heard at last month’s meeting of the Open Auto Drive Forum just outside Chicago. This was a cheerfully honest assessment of the group’s purpose and goal, to investigate, develop and ratify standards within the field of autonomous vehicles. The group’s 7th meeting was an opportunity to explain […]

350+ engineers and technologists joined AutoSens for 4-day US debut – the leading conference for the discussion of vehicle perception technology – during May 22-25, 2017 at the M1 Concourse near Detroit, MI, USA Bringing together of the most forward-thinking minds in the industry; this was a week of discussions, collaborations, debates, business meetings, interactive […]

Ahead of his presentation at AutoSens Detroit this week on “What component and system manufacturers can do to guard against liability from out-dated laws”, Todd Benoff, Partner – Products Liability at Alston & Bird takes five minutes out to answer some of our questions. We hear his thoughts on cybersecurity, automotive product liability and opportunities from […]

As LiDAR increasingly dominates conversations about environmental sensor hardware in the automotive market, the technology’s weaknesses – of cost, resolution and sensitivity, are stimulating a surge in innovative companies with alternate views. One of those companies, SensL, who exhibited at the inaugural AutoSens event in 2016, join us again with an exciting new technology demonstrator […]

Engineers, technical experts, business leaders and academics come together in Detroit, Michigan to plan the future of automated vehicles Detroit is the centre of the American automotive industry, and the region is under a period of strong regeneration and investment. The global automotive sector has undergone a revolution driven by alternative power train and electronics […]

In the last few weeks before the inaugural AutoSens Detroit event, we will once again welcome numerous startups and companies providing new ideas, technologies and approaches to automotive safety.  Richard Baverstock, founder of Mogol, will be there, representing his company for the first time in front of the growing AutoSens community. His company is developing Glide, […]

The AutoSens Advisory Board supports the development of our content production and strategies to ensure what we are doing is relevant and timely. Doing this gives us access to the brightest minds and sharpest insights, and helps us foster a strong spirit of collaboration in sharing the best possible content across the vehicle perception industry. […]

Omer Keilaf is CEO of Innoviz Technologies, one of a growing cluster of specialist technology providers emerging from Israel.  The company showed off their high resolution LiDAR unit at CES 2017 and Omer will join AutoSens Detroit as a guest speaker at our inaugural North America event. You’ve gone on record talking about a $100 price […]

If you look up “Detroit jokes” you will be swamped with some harsh criticism of the city also known as Motown, Hockeytown and The City of Straights (Detroit translates directly from the French for ‘The Straight’) The spiritual home of the automobile in America, there’s a story here of a city that has endured harsh […]

The lovely Daniel Dixon at Get Off Road, a UK-based Land Rover parts specialist, got in touch recently and asked if we’d be interested in publishing an infographic he and his team have been working on.  “Of course“, we said, “send it over!“… which they did… and here it is!  You can also download a […]

Always willing to embrace new ideas (as long as there’s at least some logic and evidence to suggest they might be worthwhile) Rob now leads a business which consistently performs above his own targets, each member of the team contributing a huge amount of effort and passion to create great events. At the team’s suggestion, he subjected […]

In Grenoble, France, one company is aiming to make an impact in the field which is so visibly dominated by multi-billion dollar corporations.  We caught up with the company’s Business Unit Director responsible for introducing their products to the Automotive market, Stéphane Cordova, to find out more, ahead of their attendance at AutoSens Detroit in May. […]

Tim Dawkins is Autonomous Car Specialist North America at automotive engineering consultancy SBD Automotive.  He will be speaking at AutoSens Detroit in May, exploring topics around autonomous vehicles. As winter falls away and spring blooms across the northern hemisphere, we caught up with Tim as he starts his preparation for speaking at our inaugural US […]

As part of our regular updates from our community, we chatted to Prof. Dr. Alexander Braun, Professor of Physics at Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany, who spoke at the inaugural AutoSens in 2016. How do you feel the industry can help resolve the shortage in skilled people? On a short term basis I think […]

If you’re an enthusiastic consumer of news about driverless cars, you will know that the almost universal hardware seen on most research and development vehicles is something called LiDAR.  But what is LiDAR and why is it so important? Definition LiDAR stands for light detection and ranging. It’s a name that hides what LiDAR really […]

The flight was reasonable, and not too long.  I decided to fly into Toronto and take a day there before hopping on the train to Windsor, just a stone’s throw and Uber-ride from the M1 Concourse in West Pontiac, Detroit.  Trains aren’t usually my thing, but with Canadian efficiency, good manners and scenery to enjoy, […]

If you’re thinking about attending AutoSens this Spring, think again. There’s a possibility it’s not the event for you, because… There is nothing new for you to learn; you know it all You don’t want to shape the future of vehicle perception You have already created the best autonomous vehicle which can’t be improved You are […]

I recently spent some time with Paul Fleck, President of DataSpeed Inc., at a closed circuit in France to talk through his company’s technology. One of the technologies developed by his Michigan-based company has echoes from an earlier part of Paul’s career.  With a background in electrical engineering as a drive-by-wire specialist, Paul cut his […]

AutoSens, now established as the world’s most forward-thinking ADAS technology conference, this year takes to the stage in Detroit, Michigan USA (22-25 May) and Brussels, Belgium (19-21 September). The event in Detroit will attract a global audience of 350+ technical experts and engineers, attending from disciplines including cameras, LiDAR, radar, image processing, computer vision, in-car […]

Hosting many events, we are fortunate to attract some really interesting people, whether they are already established in the driverless technology sector or moving towards it. This guest blog is provided (with our gratitude) by Basileios Mavroudakis – a vehicle system dynamics (VSD) and controls expert, with a broad background on  simulation techniques (Basil holds a PhD on […]

Start-ups are highly sought after in the automotive technology sector, with new ideas, novel approaches and exciting new technology, and dozens of established companies in the supply chain always interested to see more. The AutoSens vehicle perception conference and exhibition provides special support for start-ups, to nurture the next generation of technologists and ideas into […]

In the past month I have seen that ‘drop off and pick up points’ ‘an overhauled power grid’ ‘legistaltive modernisation’ ‘universal 5G connectivity’ and ‘specialist testing sites’ …are all critical, crucial, vital or nationally important to the creation and adoption of autonomous cars. Sure, those all make sense, taken in context. We’ve also heard that road rage, […]

There’s a repeating theme within the technology ecosystem that acts as the foundation to driverless cars and its widespread precursor, ADAS. Irrespective of whether a company is a disruptive VC-backed force, an established Car manufacturer or one of their suppliers (OEMs, Tier 1 and 2s, in auto industry parlance) there is one single problem which […]

In mid 2016, the AutoSens team wanted to offer a focussed platform for automotive technology start-ups working with sensors. We felt that while there were already amazing events all over the world for start-ups, and even start-ups working in the automotive sector, the high-technology nature of working within vehicle perception meant that these companies were […]

Introducing the first in our 2017 series of interviews for AutoSens. Speaking to Rob Stead, conference Director of the AutoSens conference, Rudy Burger, Managing Partner at Woodside Capital Partners, sets out his vision for the future of autonomous vehicles. Rudy Burger will be delivering a keynote presentation at AutoSens in Detroit from 22-25 May 2017. Tell […]

After exceeding all expectations and firmly positioning itself as the only event to be at within the vehicle perception space, AutoSens returns in 2017 with two dates for your diaries. The industry-leading meeting will head across the Atlantic to the automotive heartland, Detroit, MI in May 2017 then make a repeat appearance at the spectacular AutoWorld […]

The world’s leading driverless technology conference, AutoSens (www.auto-sens.com), has teamed up with British start-up Self Driving Track Days (www.selfdrivingtrackdays.com) to deliver industry-backed test-track events and training workshops for students, SMEs, engineers and technologists wanting to learn about autonomous vehicles. Supported by industry partners AutonomouStuff, Quantum, LeddarTech, NXP, Intempora, NovaTel, and other component and software suppliers […]

Lots of big tech companies and automotive manufacturers are investing money and effort into autonomous vehicles, but none could be as influential and disruptive than the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon. Here’s what we know Amazon have invested so much of their income into R&D and service expansion over the past 20 years they generally […]

Independent AutoSens review by Marco Jacobs, VP at videantis This was the first AutoSens show ever, but it sure didn’t show. The organizer Robert Stead from Sense Media is a veteran at running technical conferences, and combining Rob’s experience and network with the very hot field of autonomous cars was sure to result in a […]

There is a lot of money sloshing around in the autonomous vehicle market place right now, hundreds of millions, if not billions of whatever currency you want to think in. This money is buying new technology which will be pivotal to the future of transportation for millions of people, whether they are travelling in personal […]

AutoSens, the world’s leading vehicle perception conference, will welcome the British Ambassador on the final day of the event. Alison Rose, who has been British Ambassador to Belgium since 2014, originally hails from Coventry in the West Midlands, widely regarded as the home of the British car industry and home to hundreds of companies including […]

AutoSens (www.auto-sens.com), the specialist conference and exhibition aimed at automotive sensor and perception technologists, is now only two weeks away. The event, which will be held from 20-22 September in Brussels, Belgium, has passed the initial attendance target and has already expanded twice to meet demand from exhibitors, becoming the largest vehicle perception conference in […]

In the last of our extensive series of interviews in the run up to AutoSens, we spoke with Dr Goksel Dedeoglu, member of the AutoSens advisory board and founder of PercepTonic, the Dallas-based research consultancy. Goksel, we are pleased to have you on board as a speaker and advisor for AutoSens. Give us a short […]

The team is increasingly busy in the final run up to the inaugural AutoSens conference, but we know it’s important to visit other events to ensure our finger is on the pulse of what’s happening around industry – so we’re sharing our schedule over the next three weeks in case our paths cross or you’d […]

Consultants don’t just seek to give their opinions to earn money. Industry-leading firms must stay ahead of industry trends and anticipate client expectations by constantly reviewing activities inside and alongside a sector to provide robust, reliable guidance. This research might take the shape of statistical studies, technical appraisals or market reports. Happily for the rest of […]

The University robotics departments of Oxford, MIT, Stanford, among others, are some of the best known innovators in the autonomous vehicle sector, having made their mark on influential projects such as the DARPA grand challenge.  It comes as no surprise that other universities, and student-orientated competitions, are keen to make their mark as well. Step […]

In the UK, most of the country is now in holiday mood.  Schools have broken up, traffic has suddenly lightened and offices are preparing themselves for the big getaway. It’s a great time to take stock, catch up and start thinking about the rest of the year – with all the challenges, adventures and excitement […]

We recently caught up with our friends at ON Semiconductor, who are looking forward to a major presence at AutoSens with an exhibition stand and speaker slot.  We spoke to one of the AutoSens conference’s guest speakers – Michael Brading, Technology Strategist, and his colleague Kenneth Boorom, Functional Safety Manager at the company’s facility in Corvallis, […]

Workgroup Update – Automotive System Image Quality Yesterday, we formally launched the IEEE Working Group on Automotive System Image Quality (Project 2020) via an ‘ice breaker’ webinar. There were more than 40 industry professionals in attendance and an overwhelmingly positive response. The call was introduced by Michael Kipness, IEEE-SA Liasion for the working group, and slides were presented by […]

As many in the automotive and STEM sectors have indicated in our host nation, we believe that a move away from an integrated UK/EU economy will likely reduce the flexibility, investment and dynamism within those sectors in the short term. As an experienced, informed and international team of professionals, we must treat the referendum result […]

Patrick Denny is known within the automotive industry as one of the leading technologists in the field of automotive vision, and has co-authored more than 60 patents.  With more than 20 years’ experience, and a decade at leading automotive technology supplier Valeo, his experience and insights are an important guide for industry, and as Chair […]

Patrick Denny (pictured right) is known within the industry as one of the leading technologists in the field of automotive vision, and has co-authored more than 60 patents.  With more than 20 years’ experience, and a decade at leading automotive technology supplier Valeo, his experience and insights are an important guide for industry, and as […]

I’m passionate about this business, not just my own, but the industry we work in.  For some time, companies around the industry have been telling me that they are hungry for new technologies.  At the same time, small, brilliant and innovative product developers are struggling to find a voice or a platform from which to […]

The Queen’s Speech, at today’s State Opening of Parliament, has confirmed the UK Government’s intention that Britiain aims to become a world leader in the development of driverless cars. Sign up for updates, articles and insights:   The speech outlines the Government’s programme of legislation and policies for the coming year and is written by […]

The hype surrounding autonomous vehicles shows no signs of dying down. A number of automotive companies are making bold claims about getting these vehicles on the road, Google self-driving cars have racked up over 1.5m miles of autonomous driving since 2009, for example, and there are programmes in place from Audi, Volvo, Nissan-Renault, GM and […]

Update: IEEE Standards Association, Proposed Project 2020: Automotive System Image Quality As you may know, after many years organising events for the digital imaging industry I am now Conference Director for AutoSens, which I am producing with valued support from Prof Patrick Denny of Valeo, Dr Sven Fleck at SmartSurv, Benjamin May at AMX13, and a number […]

Google has released data showing its vehicles have now completed more than 1.5 million miles of journeys driven without human intervention. Sign up for updates, articles and insights:   This comes as a small relief following the recent news story of a minor (but reputationally damaging) Google Car collision on Valentine’s Day a few weeks […]

Sense Media creates communities of the world’s foremost sensor experts, fuelling technology development and bridging the gap between science and business. We connect and engage with specific technology verticals that enable machine perception using sensors and processing software and hardware. We support technologists at all stages of their career development through conferences, exhibitions, networking meetups, […]

Agreement with AutoSens 2016 will see discounts for readers and high quality industry coverage Conference Director Rob Stead, said “I’m very pleased to have Driverless Transportation on board – it’s a great fit for the subjects we’ll be covering at our event in September at the amazing AutoWorld in Brussels.” “I’m confident that their readers will […]

All AutoSens speakers are chosen for their technical expertise, to deliver dynamic presentations, with high level technical content, analysis and most of all opinion. Our speakers’ opinions count, and we encourage them to share their views. Announcing the latest additions to the AutoSens agenda, Conference Director Rob Stead confirmed three more speakers covering more of […]

With a growing stable of world-class designers, product developers and technologists enticed from a diverse range of industries, the California-based start-up enjoys a growing reputation for uninhibited innovation alongside a playful love of mystery. We caught up with Dr Bibhrajit Halder, a Software Technical Specialist in the ADAS and Self-Driving team. He is one of […]

All AutoSens speakers are chosen for their technical expertise, to deliver dynamic presentations, with high level technical content, analysis and most of all opinion. Our speakers’ opinions count, and we encourage them to share their views. Please see below for a selection of presentations that will feature at AutoSens. Check back regularly for updates. The […]

Imaging and sensors for the automotive industry are evolving at an exciting and unprecedented rate. Making sense of this progress, addressing the most pressing issues and bringing together several automotive disciplines is AutoSens 2016 – a pioneering new automotive conference by engineers, for engineers. Running from 20-22 September May 2016 at the renowned AutoWorld in Brussels, […]