Pirelli has entered an agreement with RIDEsense, a spin-out from the University of Naples Federico II and the MegaRide Group specializing in advanced mobility technologies, to co-develop software solutions for integration into the Pirelli Cyber Tyre ecosystem.

The agreement sees the tire maker acquire a 24.99% equity stake in the company, with an option to increase its holding to 100%, and grants Pirelli a licence to use RIDEsense’s virtual sensor technology. The company said the collaboration is a further step in the Cyber Tyre ecosystem’s role within advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving systems.

Combining Pirelli Cyber Tyre’s physical sensors with RIDEsense’s virtual sensors (algorithms that process data from sensors already installed in vehicles) will broaden the system’s contribution to vehicle safety electronics, the tire maker said, and strengthen existing functions such as aquaplaning detection and enable new capabilities in tire and vehicle diagnostics.

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Valeo has secured a contract for advanced safety technologies with a North American electric vehicle manufacturer. The company will deploy its corner radar suite, including both hardware and embedded software, for the auto maker’s L2+ and L3 system.

The latest generation of radar has been engineered to enable essential life-saving features, including automatic emergency braking (AEB), lane keeping assist (LKA) as well as safe exit protection (SEP). Valeo’s radar system can also support eyes-off functions that could be added over-the-air by the OEM at a later date.

“This landmark win with a major North American auto maker validates the unrivaled performance of our next-generation radar in the most demanding environments,” said Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo Brain Division.

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Aptiv has launched the Advanced Occupancy Classification (AOC) system, an occupant detection solution powered entirely by an in-cabin camera that simplifies vehicle architecture by eliminating traditional in-seat hardware while enabling next-generation cabin intelligence.

Drawing on more than two decades of Aptiv experience in occupant detection, AOC is an advanced software solution that leverages artificial intelligence and computer vision to accurately classify occupants based on parameters such as height, weight and body position. This enables optimized airbag deployment decisions while significantly reducing system complexity and cost for auto makers, the technology company said.

“Aptiv’s AOC represents a strategic leap forward in cabin innovation,” said Matthew Cole, senior vice president and president of sensors and compute at Aptiv.

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Under Euro NCAP’s 2026 protocols, the weighting of driver and occupant monitoring systems on a vehicle’s safety rating has significantly increased, and advanced driver distraction warning (ADDW) will become mandatory for all new vehicles from July 2026 under the EU’s General Safety Regulation. The challenge for OEMs and their suppliers is that these systems must work reliably across a vast range of real-world conditions and testing them physically is slow, expensive and limited in scope.

To address this, rFpro has launched the AV Elevate In Cabin add-on package, which enables automotive OEMs, Tier 1s and sensor developers to tune, train and test driver and occupant monitoring systems in simulation to improve the speed and consistency of in-cabin testing.

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As AI continues to expand beyond the digital world into real-world applications, AAVI recently sat down with AEye to discuss the growing role of perception in the era of physical AI, in an exclusive interview first published in the April 2026 issue

Please describe your company.
At AEye, our focus is simple – we give machines sight. Just as systems like ChatGPT unlocked the value of digital intelligence, physical AI depends on the ability to perceive and understand the real world. We’re building the technology that enables that – delivering ‘vision’ optimized for machines.

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Ouster has announced that its latest Rev8 OS family of digital lidar sensors is qualified to run on the Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform to accelerate the development and deployment of Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

Rev8 sensor compatibility with Nvidia Drive Hyperion

Ouster pairs hardware readiness with full-stack software compatibility, featuring optimized plug-ins for its entire sensor portfolio within the Nvidia DriveWorks SDK. By bridging these layers, its high-density point clouds can be ingested directly into Nvidia’s hardware-accelerated software stack, providing automotive developers with a streamlined path from initial development to full-scale deployment.

Longer-range, native-color sensors for high-speed autonomy

Featuring what Ouster describes as the world’s first native-color lidar, Rev8 reportedly provides the high-quality data necessary to train next-generation world models and enable safer autonomous navigation at scale.

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Bosch has begun supplying hardware components to Kodiak AI as part of their collaboration on autonomous driving technology.

Kodiak is testing and validating camera samples from Bosch and has integrated early prototype sensors into its SensorPods, which house autonomous driving hardware. The company is also evaluating Bosch vehicle actuation components as part of ongoing development and testing.

Since announcing their collaboration in January 2026, Bosch and Kodiak AI have progressed from strategic alignment to joint engineering work.

“The quick transition to tangible engineering progress underscores the velocity behind this collaboration,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO, Kodiak AI.

Continue reading Kodiak AI and Bosch test hardware components for autonomous trucking platform at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.

HighTec EDV-Systeme has disclosed information regarding the development of Novelic’s automotive cabin advanced monitoring (ACAM) solution. The in-cabin radar monitoring system was developed using the HighTec Development Platform.

Novelic’s ACAM system is a cutting-edge automotive radar technology designed to monitor the vehicle cabin and detect the presence and movement of occupants, including children. It enables reliable in-cabin sensing capabilities that help automotive manufacturers meet emerging safety standards such as Euro NCAP’s child presence detection (CPD) protocols, which aim to prevent tragic incidents involving children left unattended in vehicles.

The ACAM solution from Novelic has received industry recognition for its innovative approach to in-cabin sensing, including the In-Cabin Innovation Award.

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GAC Aion has launched pre-sales for the Aion N60, a smart urban SUV powered by WeRide Driving (WRD 3.0), formally known as WePilot – the company’s one-stage end-to-end advanced driver assistance system solution.

The Aion N60 has intelligent driving features across the entire line-up, bringing advanced assisted driving to a broad consumer market. With WeRide WRD 3.0, the Aion N60 delivers full-scenario, full-function ADAS capabilities, covering urban roads, highways, parking and active and passive safety.

The Aion N60 is the first mass‑produced passenger vehicle jointly developed by WeRide and GAC Aion, and also marks WeRide’s first mass-production deployment of one-stage end-to-end technology on the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform.

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e-con Systems has launched the STURDeCAM57, a 5MP global shutter RGB-IR GMSL2 camera designed to deliver reliable, context-rich vision from day to night for applications such as driver monitoring systems (DMS) and occupant monitoring systems (OMS).

The camera is based on an automotive-grade image sensor and streams RGB and infrared frames as independent channels, providing AI vision systems with both full-color imagery and high-contrast infrared data from a single camera. It allows continuous monitoring across daylight, low-light and no-light conditions without requiring multiple sensors. It is optimized for seamless integration with platforms, including Nvidia Jetson.

The STURDeCAM57 features an on-board image signal processor (ISP).

Continue reading Single camera from e-con Systems enables day-to-night vision at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International.