Modular LeddarEngine software accelerates ADAS and AD sensor development
LeddarTech has revised its LCA3 SoC and modular software to reduce development time for ADAS (advanced driving assistance system) and autonomous driving sensing technology.
The LeddarEngine software sets a new standard for developing highly integrated and flexible solid state lidar solutions optimised for high-volume production, says LeddarTech. It comprises the LeddarCore LCA3 SoC and LeddarSP signal processing.
It introduces several new integration tiers for the LeddarEngine software and compatibility with new hardware platforms. LeddarTech introduces a separation of the control, signal processing and point-cloud processing, which can be used independently or in combination, for customers to maintain greater control over the final sensing systems.
Lidar developers that have signal processing toolchains implemented for their current products will benefit from using only the control kernel for easier and faster integration of the LeddarCore into products. The software is suitable for Tier 1-2s, system integrators and new lidar makers leveraging LeddarTech’s proprietary signal processing and expertise.
This version of the LeddarEngine is compatible with Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, in and the Renesas R-Car SoC. The modular architecture improves the separation of hardware and software making it easier to port to other platforms and operating systems.
Founded in 2007, LeddarTech is a comprehensive end-to-end environmental sensing company that enables customers to solve critical sensing, fusion and perception challenges across the entire value chain. LeddarTech provides cost-effective perception solutions scalable from Level 2+ ADAS to Level 5 full autonomy with LeddarVision, a raw-data sensor fusion and perception platform that generates a comprehensive 3D environmental model from a variety of sensor types and configurations.
LeddarTech also supports lidar manufacturers and Tier 1-2 automotive suppliers with technology building blocks such as LeddarSteer digital beam steering and the lidar XLRator, a development solution for automotive-grade solid-state lidars based on the LeddarEngine and core components from global semiconductor partners.
The company is responsible for several innovations in automotive and mobility remote-sensing applications, with over 100 patented technologies (granted or pending) enhancing ADAS and autonomous driving capabilities.
