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MONTREAL, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- The 3-year project features a global consortium working towards Level 4

autonomy for mass-market vehicles

Algolux, a globally recognized computer vision software company, has been

selected to participate in the AI-SEE project led by Mercedes Benz AG to ensure

safe driving in poor visibility conditions. Recently named to the 2021 CB

Insights AI 100 List of the world's most innovative AI startups and winner of

the Most Outstanding Autonomous Vehicle Technology Innovation at the 2021

Tech.AD Europe Awards, Algolux will cooperate with 20 world-class partners on

the OEM and supplier level over a period of three years to enable Level 4

autonomy for mass-market vehicles. The intent is to build a novel robust sensor

system supported by artificial intelligence enhanced vehicle vision for low

visibility conditions.

Without proven safety for all road users, the vision of autonomous driving will

not be realized. Automated vehicles can be ready for market introduction only

if they can operate in a reliable manner at all times; this requires an

all-conditions capable Autonomous Driving system that can ensure safe travel in

every relevant weather and lighting condition such as snow, heavy rain, or fog.

Employing a multisensory data fusion approach, the sensor data acquired will be

fused and simulated by means of sophisticated AI algorithms tailored to adverse

weather perception needs. This novel sensing system and an HD dynamic map will

enable localization performance in bad weather conditions in 24h/365-day mode.

To help the AI-SEE project meet its objectives, Algolux will provide technology

and domain expertise in the areas of deep learning AI algorithms, fusion of

data from distinct sensor types, long-range stereo sensing, and radar signal

processing. A critical objective of advanced driving systems is the recognition

of all road users in challenging weather conditions. Existing sensing systems

fail in such cases as fusion cannot be performed due to a lack of redundant

information For example, sensor measurements that are distorted in one

measurement (e.g. LiDAR backscatter in snow) may not be distorted in others

(intensity camera). To overcome this issue, and at the same time offer

redundancy in good conditions, Algolux relies on a smart fusion approach which

represents the control center or "brain" of the system, thereby enabling a more

robust perception platform that can be used in any lighting or weather

conditions.

Dr. Werner Ritter, Consortium Lead, Mercedes Benz AG: "Algolux is one of the

few companies in the world that is well versed in the end-to-end deep neural

networks that are needed to decouple the underlying hardware from our

application. This, along with the company's in-depth knowledge of applying

their networks for robust perception in bad weather, directly supports our

application domain in AI-SEE".

"Algolux is proud to be selected to the AI-SEE consortium as part of a group of

world-leading ADAS and AV expert partners," said Matthias Schulze, VP Europe &

Asia at Algolux. "We look forward to working together on solving the

safety-critical issue of perception in low light and inclement weather

conditions to enable tomorrow's Level 4 mass-market vehicles."

The project's innovations will not only greatly strengthen Europe's

competitiveness by enabling the market introduction of L4 automation by 2030,

it will also save time and development costs.

Thus, AI-SEE has the possibility to become a game-changer in the global race

for automated vehicles to first enter the market and pave the way for safe

automated driving.

The project will be co-funded by the National Research Council of Canada

Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), the Austrian Research

Promotion Agency (FFG), Business Finland, and the German Federal Ministry of

Education and Research BMBF under the PENTA EURIPIDES(2) label endorsed by

EUREKA.

About Algolux

Algolux is a globally recognized computer vision company delivering the

industry's most robust and scalable perception for all conditions, addressing

both existing cameras and new designs through cloud-based tools and embedded AI

software.

Named to the 2021 CB Insights AI 100 List of the world's most innovative

artificial intelligence startups, the company was founded on groundbreaking

research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and

computational imaging. Our computer vision and image optimization solutions

address the mission-critical issue of safety for automotive ADAS, autonomous

vehicles, fleets, autonomous mobile robots, and smart city traffic video

analytics.

Algolux is headquartered in Montreal, with offices in Palo Alto and Munich.

Learn more at www.algolux.com

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About AI-SEE

AI-SEE is a PENTA EURIPIDES(2) funded project. EURIPIDES(2) is a EUREKA Cluster

promoting the generation of innovative, industry-driven, pre-competitive R&D

projects in the area of Smart Electronic Systems. Twenty-one organisations have

committed to building a novel, robust sensing system supported by Artificial

Intelligence (AI) that enables automated travel in variable traffic and weather

conditions.

Project duration: 36 months, starting on 1st June 2021 Total costs: (EUR)21.58

million

Funding from national public authorities (PENTA EURIPIDES(2)) label funding:

(EUR)9.66 million Coordinator: Mercedes Benz AG

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