While the for fully terms of implementation Autonomous vehicles is constantly changing, this doesn't slow down the growth of the automotive startup ecosystem. That some companies are still working over achieving the goal of level 5 autonomy, while others are addressing issues related to electric vehicles, cybersecurity, processor equipment, and other painful moments in the automotive industry.
We invite you to get acquainted with the newest automotive startups of 2020 who are already impacting the automotive industry. Parts 2, view parts 1...
Silicon Mobility: Silicon Mobility is a French startup that creates semiconductor devices designed for the automotive industry – in particular, to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. The field programmable control unit (PBU) called OLEA is designed for electric and hybrid electric vehicles of the new generation. Combined with it is own software stack, Silicon Mobility's PBU's can manage the engine, battery charging, and energy conversion systems. The company says that it is products can help automakers expand the range of electric vehicles, as well as reduce the emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere produced by hybrid vehicles.
StreetScooter: Considering the title, you might assume that StreetScooter was going to compete with companies like Bird or Lime. In fact, the German startup makes electric vehicles, ranging from vans to small trucks for various commercial and urban tasks. Their Work L truck is furnished with a 43 kW lithium-ion Battery and a 68 kW engine with up to 92 horsepower. The truck bodywork can also be adapted and customized depending on the type of cargo. the Company says that more than 12,000 vehicles are currently used daily across Germany.
TriEye: Israeli startup TriEye is a company that solves the problem of low visibility for autonomous transport vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Their Raven camera is matrix-based and uses short-wave infrared (SWIR) light. This camera can record HD images in all weather conditions and in all lighting situations, and the camera has a reasonable cost. TriEye company approves that the camera is algorithmically independent and can be implemented in existing ADAS systems and driverless transport architectures.
TuSimple: San Diego's TuSimple has had a very important year. In 2019, the USA postal service and UPS signed an agreement to conduct pilot programs using the company's technologies. TuSimple uses a combination of cameras and computer vision to transform long-range trucks into level 4 autonomous vehicles. If the company's development dynamics continue in 2020, it is trucks will be able to take their worthy place in various industries.
Wunder Mobility: The German company Wunder Mobility specializes in software for transport. Wunder Mobility produces application-based platforms that help businesses and cities create and scale their mobile services. In fact, instead of creating a mobile platform from scrape, the automaker can use the app from Wunder Mobility to develop its own solution. We could say that the company's product is an app builder or template made for fleet vehicles, e-scooters, bicycles, and other vehicles. the Company claims that its platform has been deployed in more than 100 cities on five continents.