Oryx Vision is a leading LiDAR start-up company in Israel. In Aug 2017, they announced a $50 million Series B funding round, led by Third Point Ventures and WRV. However, Oryx Vision CEO, Ram Wellingstein said, they decided to shut down their company even they still have $40 million cash last week. Now their website also shuts down.
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Hong Kong anti-government protests are continuously developing without a stop sign for the past two months. If you want to catch up on the story, you can watch this video made by Vox.
Although the statement about China Mainland is conventionally stereotyped, the other parts can help understand the previous story.
DMP: a Map Company for Self-driving
The high precision map is a must for L3 and above autopilots. OEM and map company are working together toward launching L3 autopilots car in 2020. High precision 3D map market is rapidly developing now since it is necessary for the realization of autonomous driving. Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd., (DMP), is a leading map company for automated driving in Japan.
Continue reading “DMP: a Map Company for Self-driving”Huawei: A company vs. The U.S.
Huawei becomes a hot keyword in the trade war between the United States and China now. On May 15, Huawei was banned by United States Administration under national security order.
Tesla New Full Self-Driving Computer
Tesla held the “Tesla Autonomy Day” on 22nd Apr, and disclosed their fully new Full Self-Driving (FSD) computer. It has two FSD chips and achieves 144TOPS. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it’s the best chip in the world. They also plan to have a new chip which has 3 times the performance of existing FSD after 2 years.
Continue reading “Tesla New Full Self-Driving Computer”Japan’s New era Reiwa
On 1st, Apr 2019, Japan unveiled the name of the nation’s new era as “Reiwa”. It contains the expectation of anesthetic and peaceful era. Era name is a long historical tradition from China. However, China doesn’t use it anymore. Japan adopted this ear name system during the reign of Emperor Kotoku. Reiwa is the first era name which is not cited from Chinese classic literature but Japan’s own classic literature Man’yoshu.
Continue reading “Japan’s New era Reiwa”Hay Fever in Sakura Season
Spring is beautiful in Japan. It’s a cheery blossom season. Usually cherry blossom have a peek for one week. And then they will fall in the wind like a flurry of cherry blossoms. However, Spring is not only about pleasure but also tears and snot for those who have hay fever.
Continue reading “Hay Fever in Sakura Season”Waymo Starts to Sell LiDAR Senosrs
Waymo is a leading company in autonomous cars. They develop its own hardware and software in house. They have highly integrated sensors developed by themselves, even like LiDAR. LiDAR is a core sensor which is regarded as an indispensable part in high-level autonomous driving.
Continue reading “Waymo Starts to Sell LiDAR Senosrs”200+ People left Project Titan
Apple is working on its self-driving car project, Project Titan, for several years. This week, apple confirmed that they dismissed more than 200 employees from Project Titan.
Continue reading “200+ People left Project Titan”Huawei: A Company in the Trade War
Recent, there are many news around Huawei.
11/23 Washington Asks Allies to Drop Huawei [1]
11/28 New Zealand blocks Huawei imports over ’significant security risk’ [2]
12/1 China, MengWanzhou and Canada — how Huawei CFO’s arrest is playing out behind the scenes [3]
12/7 BT removing Huawei equipment from parts of
12/8 Japan set to say no to Huawei tech [5]