STMicroelectronics and Mobileye are developing chips for the visual-aid driving-assistance segment of the automotive market.
Driving-assistance technology is aimed at improving driver performance with automated features such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane-Departure Warning (LDW), Lane-Change Assist and Blind-Spot Detection (LCA/BSD), as well as Vision-Radar sensors for Pre-Crash, Pedestrian Protection, and in-cabin Occupant Detection.
STMicroelectronics intends to manufacture Mobileye's EyeQ-1 System-on-Chip and both companies will jointly develop the second-generation EyeQ-2. EyeQ-1 has been adopted by several first-tier suppliers and car manufacturers in Europe, the U.S., and Japan and will make its debut in after-market driver- assistance products in early 2006 and in 2007-model-year cars.
While EyeQ-1 features lane-departure warning, forward-collision warning and vision/radar fusion for active safety, EyeQ-2, will add pedestrian detection capabilities to its feature list and will debut in late 2008 models.
"Automated driver-assist systems can potentially increase safety dramatically," said Marco Monti, Vice President of STMicroelectronics' Automotive Product Group. "Combining ST's automotive design and manufacturing expertise with Mobileye's strength in video-based driver-assist systems provides a perfect solution for innovative, automotive-market proven, and cost-competitive solutions for the automotive market."
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