Vayyar's industry-first in-cabin safety solution delivers multifunctionality on a single-chip platform, meeting numerous Euro NCAP standards hl24D imaging radar platform enhances safety, reduces complexity, lowers risk and offers significant cost savings, bringing leading-edge safety within reach of all vehicle models

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TEL AVIV, Israel, February 2, 2021, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

- Vayyar's multifunctional single-sensor platform addresses most challenging

Euro NCAP current and upcoming safety requirements, offering vehicles up to 10

in-cabin points while dramatically reducing complexity and costs

- Lifesaving single-sensor solution offers application combination ("combo") of

Child Presence Detection plus enhanced Seat Belt Reminders preventing hot car

incidents that have killed thousands of children worldwide, as well as deaths

and injuries from failure to wear seat belts

- High-resolution 4D data enables OEMs and Tier 1s to independently develop

multiple advanced safety and comfort applications over the platform, creating

world's safest in-cabin ecosystem

- One high-performance 4D imaging Radar-on-Chip covers entire cabin, reducing

hardware, wiring and overall costs, while replacing seven in-car sensors

- Accompanying video is available on YouTube here

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Vayyar, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, is advancing its mission of

protecting every life on the road with the auto industry's first in-cabin

safety "combo" solution. Powered by a single sensor, it's designed to prevent

both the "hot car" incidents that have claimed the lives of thousands of

children as well as the countless deaths and injuries caused by vehicle

occupants neglecting to wear seat belts. By providing OEMs and Tier 1s

multifunctionality on a single-chip platform, Vayyar is ensuring affordable,

leading-edge safety for all vehicles.

As part of the global effort to improve in-car safety, Euro NCAP is introducing

stricter scoring criteria across all protocols, starting in 2023. Child

Presence Detection (CPD) will be worth up to four points, while the existing

requirement for front and rear Seat Belt Reminders (SBR) will become a

precondition for achieving three additional Occupant Status (OS) points.

Vayyar's solution enables vehicles to earn these crucial seven safety points,

while enhancing user experience by minimizing false alarms.

Enhanced safety, however, usually demands more sensors, which come at a high

price to automakers. Around 22 billion sensors are fitted in vehicles annually,

with IHS Markit predicting a 40% increase in sensor-related costs from 2018 to

2030. On this trajectory, and in light of rapidly rising safety standards, a

mainstream car will require around 200 sensors by 2030. Hardware, software,

wiring, ECUs and integration efforts surrounding each sensor greatly increase

complexity and costs, making high-end safety unattainable for economy vehicles.

Vayyar is enabling OEMs and Tier 1s to overcome this challenge with the

industry's first in-cabin safety solution that delivers multifunctionality on a

single-chip platform. It has developed a cost-efficient sensor that's as

affordable as low-end alternatives, production-ready and designed to enable

maximum in-car safety points for all vehicles.

Powered by a single Radar-on-Chip (RoC), Vayyar's application-ready "combo"

features CPD and enhanced SBR, addressing multiple Euro NCAP 2023 requirements

with just one sensor. It replaces numerous existing in-car sensors, covering a

full vehicle cabin and detecting and classifying all occupants. The combo

solution operates effectively in all lighting conditions without requiring line

of sight and can even detect a baby in a car seat sleeping under a blanket or a

child in a footwell. Unlike cameras, the sensor also maintains user privacy at

all times.

The application combo is made possible by the platform's large antenna array

and ultra-wide field of view. The sensor's 48 transceivers offer unprecedented

high resolution for rich occupant detection and classification - in sharp

contrast to what alternatives offer. Thanks to its field of view, the sensor,

which is also simple to fit within a vehicle's headlining, can be installed in

various locations, accommodating both five- and seven-seaters, as well as

sunroof-equipped models. Vayyar's sensor delivers an entirely new level of

safety, with the ability to differentiate between people and objects, and

children and adults, as well as determine whether a passenger is in/out of

position.

Beyond its CPD + SBR combo, the end-to-end software-hardware platform also

enables OEMs and Tier 1s to seamlessly develop multiple advanced applications

independently over its point cloud layer. These include Occupant Status (OS),

optimised airbag deployment and dynamic disabling, seat belt pre-tensioning,

eCall, vital signs, gesture recognition, out-of-position detection, intruder

detection and more.

Just one Vayyar sensor ensures a shorter time to market, reduces the number of

future SOP programs, yields substantial savings and lowers risks associated

with scheduling, budget and performance. The fully validated, automotive-grade

(AEC-Q100 qualified and ASIL-B compliant) sensor also grants automakers the

flexibility to meet evolving standards. These can be introduced early in the

development cycle, or, in an industry first, at a later date via over-the-air

(OTA) updates, ensuring future-proof deployments.

"Now more than ever, safety is top-of-mind right across the industry. That's

why automakers are reassessing many traditional approaches, like using dozens

of single-function sensors to support key safety applications.

Multifunctionality on a single-chip platform is a new paradigm that's ready to

redefine how people think of the in-cabin ecosystem," said Ian Podkamien, Head

of Automotive at Vayyar. "We're proud to offer first-rate safety for less cost

to all vehicles, including entry-level models."

As automakers strive to protect motorists and their passengers,

multifunctionality on a single-chip platform is the most effective way to

ensure higher levels of safety. Vayyar's affordable solution adds value and

cuts complexity and costs, making it the driving force of next-generation

automotive safety.

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