QUEBEC CITY, CANADA December 17, 2020 — LeddarTech®,
a global leader in Level 1-5 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
and automated driving (AD) sensing technology announces a strengthened
collaboration with Renesas by joining the R-Car Consortium,
and with a new collaboration on the development and promotion of an
automotive ADAS reference platform. This platform combines LeddarTech’s
industry-leading raw data sensor fusion
stack and LiDAR technology with Renesas’ newly launched R-Car V3U – a
best-in-class ASIL D system-on-chip (SoC) for ADAS and AD systems.
Renesas is already investing in LeddarTech SoC development and production for the LeddarEngine™,
consisting of the world’s most advanced and integrated LiDAR SoCs, the
LCA2 and LCA3, and accompanying LiDAR measurement software. These SoCs
power the most cost-efficient LiDARs enabling mass deployment of
advanced level 2 and 3 passenger car ADAS applications and a broad range
of mobility and industrial applications.
This automotive ADAS reference platform expands the companies’
collaboration to the system level with a sensor fusion solution
applicable to the camera and RADAR sensor-based systems plus systems
that add LiDAR to deliver higher safety and performance. These
improvements are achieved with a software-centric and extensible
architecture compatible with the Renesas’ R-Car V3U processor and
roadmap.
“The expanded collaboration with LeddarTech on this project
introduces a higher performance ADAS system optimized for power and cost
compatible with high volume deployment to the market,” said Tomomitsu
Maoka, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager, Automotive
Solution Business Unit, of Renesas. “The combination of LeddarTech’s
sensor fusion and LiDAR technologies in an open platform model and
Renesas’ R-Car V3U technology will help our customers develop
value-added and differentiated solutions in this rapidly evolving ADAS
& AD market.”
“Renesas is the market leader in automotive processors,” stated
Charles Boulanger, CEO of LeddarTech. “Our collaboration on this project
accelerates the market introduction of a safer and cost-efficient ADAS
system that offers an improved user experience.” He continued, “the
solution also enables software for extensible and upgradable ADAS &
AD platforms, accelerating subsequent innovation and development
cycles.”
About LeddarTech
LeddarTech is a leader in environmental sensing platforms for
autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems. Founded in
2007, LeddarTech has evolved to become a comprehensive end-to-end
environmental sensing company by enabling customers to solve critical
sensing and perception challenges across the entire value chain of the
automotive and mobility market segments. With its LeddarVision™
sensor-fusion and perception platform and its cost-effective, scalable,
and versatile LiDAR development solution for automotive-grade
solid-state LiDARs based on the LeddarEngine™, LeddarTech enables Tier
1-2 automotive system integrators to develop full-stack sensing
solutions from Level 1-5. This platform is actively deployed in
autonomous shuttles, trucks, buses, delivery vehicles, smart
city/factory, and robotaxi applications. The company is responsible for
several innovations in cutting-edge automotive and mobility
remote-sensing applications, with over 95 patented technologies (granted
or pending) enhancing ADAS and autonomous driving capabilities.