Great pick-up David. For those with waning optical perception,...

Great pick-up David.

For those with waning optical perception, the link is:

https://www.valeo.com/en/with-its-new-generation-lidar-valeo-makes-autonomous-mobility-a-reality/

As I mentioned above, I believe Valeo's hybrid camera patent application WO2020127151A1 METHOD FOR IMPROVED OBJECT DETECTION (Standard camera plus Lidar/DVS) is probably being used with Akida processing the resultant Lidar data.

"Valeo’s scanning LiDAR detects, recognizes and classifies all objects located around the car" - who does recognition/classification best?

"uses algorithms to anticipate their trajectories" we also looked at this Valoe patent a couple of days ago - the Zaphod Beeblebrox one which estimates the probability of a pedestrian's movements:

Post #: 57441190

US2021201052A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING INTENT OF VULNERABLEROAD USERS
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/074191923/publication/US2021201052A1?q=US2021201052A1


"Valeo designs and manufactures the entire system, including the hardware, the software and the associated artificial intelligence, the “brain” that combines collected data and enables the vehicle to instantly make the right decision. " - Does "designs" include "incorporatiog Akida IP"?

"Valeo’s LiDARs are produced in Germany at Valeo’s Wemding plant in Bavaria, where components are assembled with a micron level of precision" - micron level of precision would be useful inaligning the standard camera pixels with the Lidar pixels.

Nothing here (other than the claim that it is all Valeo IP) detracts from the possibility/probability that the Valeo Lidar sensor incorporates Akida IP.