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LeddarTech, an automotive software company, recently announced that it has received a second tranche of a $3 million bridge loan ( Bridge Financing ) . This is part of a total of up to $9 million of bridge financing provided to the Company by certain of the Company’s major shareholders (i.e., FS Investors (“FS”), investissement québec (“IQ”) and its senior lender, the Fédération des caisses des jardins du québec (“des jardins”), and FS and IQ, the “Initial Bridge Lenders”). As previously stated, the Bridge Financing consists of two tranches, the first of which is $6 million, which was completed on August 19, 2024. The second tranche is a bridge financing of up to $3 million, which is conditional upon the absence of any default under the Bridge Facility and the Company receiving commitments from strategic investors to invest at least $5 million in a subsequent equity financing. The Bridge Financing constitutes a waiver of the provisions of Rule 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“Rule 61-101 ”) because FS, IQ and the other Bridge Lenders are “insiders” of the Company under Canadian securities laws. However, given that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has determined that the Company is in severe financial difficulty, the Company is relying on the “financial difficulty” exemption contained in Regulation 61-101 to waive the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements.

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| Hesai LiDAR helps Changan Qiyuan E07 to be successfully launched

On October 21, the Changan Qiyuan panoramic intelligent variable SUV E07, equipped with two Hesai ultra-high-definition long-range laser radars AT128, was officially launched on the market, with a price range of 199,900-319,900 yuan.

Changan Qiyuan E07 creatively redefines space, breaking the traditional boundaries of front and rear seats and interior and exterior restrictions, and taking into account the handling and comfort of a sedan, the space and passability of an SUV, and the carrying and expandability of a pickup truck in one car. With the three major features of variable shape, variable function, and variable software, it unlocks more car usage scenarios, truly achieving "one car for multiple cars" and is hailed by the outside world as the "Chinese version of Cyber ​​​​Pickup Truck."

As a milestone in Changan Automobile's digital advancement, the Changan Qiyuan E07 is equipped with a total of 30 intelligent driving sensors, including two Hesai ultra-high-definition long-range laser radars AT128. Based on the powerful perception capability enabled by Hesai laser radar, the Changan Qiyuan E07 realizes the vehicle's all-round and all-weather perception of the surrounding environment. Whether it is complex urban road conditions or severe weather conditions, it can ensure the vehicle's accurate grasp of the surrounding environment, provide a solid data foundation for intelligent decision-making, and help Changan Qiyuan E07 implement a number of intelligent driving assistance functions including cruise assistance, navigation assistance, parking assistance, and safe escort, so that the driver can always be calm.

The core sensing component of Changan Qiyuan E07, Hesai AT128, integrates 128 independent VCSEL lasers, which can achieve an ultra-high global resolution of 1200 x 128, output 3D real-time data at an ultra-high point rate of 1.53 million per second, and has an ultra-long distance measurement capability of 200 meters, capturing rich and complete object details and meeting the perception challenges in various complex scenarios. (Source: Hesai Technology)

| Equipped with RoboSense LiDAR, Zeekr MIX "Home of the Future" is officially launched!

On October 23, Zeekr's new medium-sized MPV model, Zeekr MIX, was officially launched. The new car has two versions, with a range of 550km and 702km under CLTC conditions, and a price range of 279,900 to 299,900 yuan. Equipped with RoboSense LiDAR, the large five-seater Zeekr MIX for all family scenarios not only has "a variety of spaces" but also "a hundred kinds of excitement".

What are the highlights of Zeekr MIX?

First of all, the hidden B-pillar is standard across the entire series.

What does it mean? This means that the car door can be opened in this way. This means that the B-pillar, which has always taken up a lot of space in other models, is hidden, and the vehicle's space layout is further opened up.

Second, the space is huge.

Because Zeekr MIX is built on the new Haohan-M architecture, the space is further expanded. According to official data, the effective passenger space in the Zeekr MIX reaches 93%, and this car is equipped with a full-screen floor with a relatively low threshold and three sets of two-meter electric slides. It is also worth mentioning that the driver and co-driver of this car are equipped with 270° electric infinitely rotating seats.

Third, all series standard Equipped with RoboSense LiDAR, equipped with 800V high-voltage platform.

This is easy to understand: 1. The intelligent driving system is more sensitive; 2. The charging speed is faster.

| Tudatong won the title of Suzhou's first batch of intelligent vehicle networking laboratories and Jiangsu unicorn

Based on CMOS silicon photonics technology, Inxun's chip integrates a large-range swept-frequency laser light source, which not only replaces the import of high-end core laser light source products , but also replaces the traditional mechanical solutions of foreign monopoly products with a disruptive chip solution. The product volume and cost are reduced to 1/10 of the traditional solution, and the reliability and mass production are greatly improved, laying a key foundation for larger-scale industrial promotion and application.

As the technical core of precision measurement and high-end sensing applications, large-range semiconductor laser swept light sources are widely used in many important fields such as optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR), optical link detection, high-resolution fiber optic sensing, advanced equipment manufacturing (such as aerospace, new energy, smart cars), environmental engineering monitoring, spectroscopy, biomedicine, information processing, etc., and are currently dependent on imports. (source: Yingxun Xinguang ）

The ultrafast frequency modulated laser is based on a silicon nitride-lithium niobate hybrid material platform, which can simultaneously take advantage of the low loss of silicon nitride and the high modulation bandwidth of lithium niobate to achieve a high-performance ultrafast frequency modulated continuous wave source, achieving a tuning range of 55nm, a side mode suppression ratio of 70dB, an intrinsic linewidth of 188Hz, and an integrated linewidth of 6kHz. The laser can reach a maximum sweep speed of 10MHz, and at this speed, it achieves a relative nonlinearity of 0.63%, a sweep bandwidth of 1.75GHz, and a spatial ranging accuracy of 2.7cm (1.92m distance), and the chirp rate of 35PHz/s is currently the highest in the world.

At the same time, the laser is used to pump the generation of the electro-optical frequency comb. Through the linear frequency sweep pump laser, each comb tooth exhibits basically consistent frequency sweep characteristics and emits to different spatial directions to achieve parallel ranging. The experiment used a total of 23 electro-optical comb teeth to achieve 23-channel detection and point cloud image generation, with a point cloud rate of up to 230MHz, which is 1 to 2 orders of magnitude faster than previous work. (Source: Shanghai Jiao Tong University ）

Recently, Vanke appeared at an event in Turkey, and its booth displayed a number of core products, including WLR-733 3D LiDAR and dynamic weighing system (WIM) solutions. These innovative achievements have attracted the attention and praise from leaders of the global transportation sector, and have led to in-depth discussions on their application in transportation projects around the world.

Wanji exhibited the real-time scanning of WLR-733 (64-line) laser radar, which attracted many industry experts to stop and visit. This laser radar has a 360° horizontal field of view, a detection distance of up to 200 meters, and can generate high-density point cloud data with an accuracy of ±3 cm. With its excellent performance and detection and positioning capabilities, it can perform real-time monitoring and analysis in complex traffic environments, significantly improving the transaction rate and inspection capabilities of ETC free flow.

Türkiye Intetra adopts VanJee LiDAR for vehicle triggering and classification at airport toll booths

At the same time, Zhai Zhao was invited to give a speech entitled "How Wanji Laser Provides High-Value Data and Powerful Functions for Free-Flow Systems". He said that compared with traditional coil and camera sensors, Wanji LiDAR has significant advantages in accuracy and efficiency, and can support the triggering of free-flow toll collection systems, thus becoming a key tool to support smart transportation and improve road safety. In free-flow traffic scenarios, a single WLR-733 LiDAR device can cover four lanes in both directions and perform multiple tasks such as vehicle detection, dimensional measurement, and vehicle type classification. By combining video information, the system can support axle number and tire type detection with an accuracy rate of over 98%. In addition, WLR-733 can also trigger intelligent transportation systems to provide precise positioning and real-time feedback for traffic management.

Aeva recently announced that a major European passenger car OEM, and a leader in simulation and validation technology, will use Aeva’s 4D LiDAR technology in its autonomous vehicle development program. Aeva’s Aeries II sensors will collect ground truth data, which is considered the “gold standard” in environmental modeling, providing the OEM with accurate data to validate its next-generation vehicle automation systems. This new validation program demonstrates the growing interest in adopting Aeva’s FMCW technology, which complements Aeva’s other ongoing automotive opportunities, including previously disclosed production inquiries with a top 10 global passenger car OEM. Aeva has partnered with a leading provider of simulation and validation technology to integrate unique FMCW technology into the OEM’s vehicle automation program. For the validation program, vehicles equipped with Aeva’s 4D LiDAR sensors will collect precise data of the vehicle’s surroundings. This data will serve as a baseline for validating its next-generation vehicle automation systems, including sensing, perception, decision-making, and control systems.

AEye’s Apollo lidar sensor has achieved outstanding results in recent field tests, consistently providing high-resolution data at distances of more than 1 kilometer. This breakthrough is believed to be a first in the lidar industry and demonstrates Apollo’s potential to significantly enhance automotive safety and security applications, making it a standout in the growing lidar market. During the recent testing phase, Apollo accurately detected vehicles and other objects at distances of more than one kilometer on a busy highway.

Apollo demonstrated its ability to collect detailed, high-quality data at long distances. This capability is critical for automotive applications, helping advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) detect objects at greater distances, giving drivers more time to react more effectively, especially at highway speeds. “The fact that we can deliver this performance provides strong support for 1550nm technology as OEMs and others seek an ultra-long-range, high-speed lidar solution,” said Matt Fisch, CEO of AEye. “We believe Apollo’s performance of over one kilometer is the longest range ever evaluated for any lidar sensor outside of a laboratory environment.”

We believe Apollo can meet all of NHTSA’s safety performance requirements, including the latest and most stringent forward collision warning requirement, which must be effective at speeds of 90 miles per hour. At the same time, Apollo’s small size does not require OEMs to compromise their design standards. We expect Apollo to play a key role in future automotive safety. “Long-range, high-resolution data acquisition is critical to enhancing automotive safety and security applications. AI-based decision-making systems are significantly enhanced by long-range, high-resolution data over a large field of view, allowing for rapid identification and more time to react to objects and threats, which is especially important for vehicle safety on highways. Another benefit of Apollo is that it can greatly reduce the front-end complexity of AI models, thereby accelerating the development and deployment of embedded AI systems. We are excited to continue leading innovation in this area while driving the development of Apollo.” (source: AEye ）

Xingyidao 4D imaging radar has made new breakthroughs. Since the release of 4D imaging radar surround path planning in January this year (Video 2: Xingyidao Technology 4D imaging radar realizes surround path planning), Xingyidao began to participate in the 4D imaging radar 360-degree fusion POC project of Tire1, a leading Asian OEM, in July this year. Using 1v6R (4D) with 4D radar as the main sensor to achieve low computing power requirements and low hardware cost, the radar surround fusion solution (replacing the solution with lidar as the main sensor) successfully realized L3+ functions. At present, the project has passed the first phase of field road testing. (Video 1: Multimodal fusion, Xingyidao 4D imaging radar is still the further optimization of path planning after AI training)

Video 1: Multimodal fusion, 4D imaging radar or path planning further optimized after AI training (September 2024)