Hyundai Mobis is accelerating for a full-scale collaboration with high-tech companies to become a global technology leader by reinforcing its competence in core technologies for future automotive vehicles. In this line the company announced equity investment of to USD 5 million in China's Deep Glint, to build a strategic partnership. Deep Glint is a Chinese startup specializing in computer vision technology utilizing artificial intelligence. The company is known for its technology in recognizing and analyzing facial, body, and behavior patterns of individuals. The company claims its AI-based object recognition and analysis system to be quick and accurate enough to correctly recognize a face of a target person among 1 billion people from a distance of 50m, within 1 second.

Waymo from 2011 has been developing its own set of sensors from the ground up, including three different types of lidars. The company is now making these sensors available to companies outside of self-driving?--?beginning with robotics, security, agricultural technology, and more?--?so they can achieve their own technological breakthroughs. The company has announced that one of our 3D lidar sensors, called Laser Bear Honeycomb, is available to select partners. According to the company, Laser Bear Honeycomb is a best-in-class perimeter sensor. That means one Honeycomb can do the job of three other 3D sensors stacked on top of one another.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital has announced investment in AutoAI. The company is the developer and operator of intelligent connected vehicle service (CVS) for the new generation of autonomous vehicles. It is established as a separately run subsidiary of Navinfo and is involved in technological development, product development and service operations of intelligent navigation, CVS content, intelligent OS and solutions, CVS big data and operations. Based on the core mission of "Making Auto Intelligence Easier", the company has set up bases for front-end R&D and operations with a total of nearly 1,000 employees in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Dalian and Shenyang. AUTOAI works jointly with automobile manufacturers, industry customers and ecosystem partners in the development of the next generation of autonomous driving, bring further cutting-edge technologies, leading products, ultimate experience and compassionate service to more partners, and aim to become an innovator and leader in the intelligent CVS industry.