QUEBEC CITY, April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeddarTech®,
an industry leader in providing the most versatile and scalable auto
and mobility LiDAR platform, is pleased to announce the addition of Ningbo Sunny Automotive Optech Co. Ltd,
as a member of the Leddar™ Ecosystem, joining a team of other
technology industry leaders. This strategic collaboration recognizes
Sunny Automotive Optech as a market leader in technology that provides
optical solutions that contribute toward LiDAR solutions for autonomous
and intelligent applications.
Sunny
Automotive Optech, as a strategic partner, will be collaborating with
LeddarTech in creating LiDAR solutions for automotive and mobility
applications. Sunny Automotive Optech will provide automotive grade
optical design and industrialization expertise for the optical
subsystems as well as manufacturing services for the optical elements
and subassemblies. The optical subsystems will include transmitter and
receiver optics consisting of selected automotive-grade optical elements
with a path to automotive qualification, testing and cost optimization.
This
partnership will accelerate the design cycle of our customers and
provide a safe, viable path to volume deployment for ADAS & AD
applications. LeddarTech and Sunny Automotive Optech will initiate this
collaboration on front and cocoon LiDAR optics designs, based on the LeddarEngine™.
The LeddarEngine is comprised of the LeddarCore™ LCA3 system-on-chip
and LeddarSP™ signal processing library. The LeddarEngine sets a new
standard for the design of integrated and customizable solid-state LiDAR
solutions optimized for autonomous shuttles, robotaxis, delivery
vehicle and passenger vehicles. Sunny will contribute towards the
automotive platform offering that includes the LeddarEngine by
introducing automotive grade optical design and manufacturing services
to Tier-1 customers developing LiDAR solutions.
“Sunny
Automotive Optech’s track record of achieving cost optimization through
innovation, balance in product and process design and supply chain
management produces an optimized solution between performance and cost.
This added competency will enhance the industry’s competitiveness of the
LeddarEngine patented technology,” stated Michael Poulin, LeddarTech’s
Vice-President of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Development.
“Sunny Automotive Optech is a leader in optical solutions for autonomous
and intelligent driving, and together with LeddarTech’s additional
partners, we will be positioned to offer customers complete and flexible
solutions for various AD & ADAS applications versus single products
and services. We are delighted to partner with Sunny Automotive
Optech.” Mr. Poulin concluded.
“Sunny Automotive
Optech and other select members, working synergistically as part of the
Leddar TM Ecosystem, will provide increased value to our customers,”
stated Winwe Qiu, General Manager of Sunny Automotive Optech “We
consider LeddarTech to be an industry leader providing the most
versatile, scalable auto and mobility LiDAR platform. Combining
LeddarTech’s technology with Sunny Automotive Optech’s optical
competence from design to finished products leading to an optimized
solution between performance and cost, will enable us to bring global
customers tailored and comprehensive LiDAR solutions. We are looking
forward to creating substantial value for both partners through this
collaboration with LeddarTech,” Mr. Qiu concluded.
About Sunny Optical Technology® (Group) Company Limited
Sunny
Optical is a global leading integrated optical components and products
manufacturer with thirty- five years of history and Market Share No. 1
for automotive lens since 2012. The Group is principally engaged in the
design, R&D, manufacture and sales of optical and optical-related
products. Such products include optical components (such as glass
spherical and aspherical lenses, plane products, handset lens sets,
vehicle lens sets, security surveillance lens sets and other various
lens sets), optoelectronic products (such as handset camera modules, 3D
optoelectronic products, vehicle modules and other optoelectronic
modules) and optical instruments (such as microscopes and intelligent
equipment for testing). The Group focuses on the application fields of
optoelectronic-related products, such as handsets, digital cameras,
vehicle imaging and sensing systems, security surveillance systems,
virtual reality /augmented reality and automated factories, which are
combined with optical, electronic, software and mechanical technologies.
Additional information about Sunny Optical is accessible at www.sunnyoptical.com Contact: 0086-574-62525665; czxcpgy@sunnyoptical.com
About LeddarTech
LeddarTech
is an industry leader providing the most versatile and scalable auto
and mobility LiDAR platform based on the unique LeddarEngine™ which
consists of a suite of automotive-grade, functional safety certified
SoCs working in tandem with proprietary LeddarSP™ signal processing
software. The company is responsible for several innovations in
cutting-edge mobility remote-sensing applications, with over 70 patented
technologies (granted or pending) enhancing ADAS and autonomous driving
capabilities. LeddarTech also serves the mobility market with
solid-state high-performance LiDAR module solutions for autonomous
shuttles, trucks, buses, delivery vehicles, and robotaxis. These modules
are developed to support the mobility market but also to demonstrate
the capabilities of LeddarTech’s auto and mobility platform as a basis
for other LiDAR suppliers to build upon.
Additional information about LeddarTech is accessible at https://leddartech.com/, and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Daniel Aitken, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, LeddarTech Tel.: +1-418-653-9000 ext. 232 Daniel.Aitken@Leddartech.com
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