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CES 2019 NEXYAD first report

2019 HAS BEEN A VALUABLE CES FOR NEXYAD : TRENDS ARE INTERESTING FOR OUR SAFETYNEX MODULE

Thanks to Molly Swart and Georges Ucko from Business France, and Marc Charlet from Mov’eo, for their animation on French Tech Pavillon.
Nexyad was present with Groupement ADAS.

Nexyad is back to Paris pockets full of new contacts interested in our SafetyNex API (the only onboard API that compute, in real time, at each moment, the risk that driver is currently taking).
First CES where some big firms were exposing on their booth some products based, among other things, on SafetyNex.

And good new contacts for applications of SafetyNex in the following fields :
. car/trucks insurance
. car/trucks telematics
. aftermarket dashcams
. vocal Driving assistants
. autonomous Driving systems

We had a fine booth in the French Tech marquee at Central Plaza, with all the other startups of the MOVEO ADAS Group.

French Tech booth at CES


XAVIER DALLOZ Conference at CES 2019

NEXYAD IS VERY PROUD FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION TO THE XAVIER DALLOZ CONFERENCE AT CES LAS VEGAS YESTERDAY

Hotel the Linq, wednesday january 10th.
It’s been a very interesting exchange about major trends on the CES this year, and NEXYAD presented an example of eXplanable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to the automotive sector with their software component SafetyNex that computes at each moment in real time and with anticipation the risk that the driver is currently taking, with applications to :
. alerting human drivers and reduce accident rate by 20%
. making autonomous Driving systems much safer Thanks for this perfect organization.

Xavier Dalloz Conference


NEXYAD at CES 2019 in Las Vegas

Nexyad at CES 2019

Nexyad will presente his feature product SafetyNex, on-board Driving Risk Assessment in Real Time at CES 2019 from january 8th to 11th in Las Vegas, Nv.
SafetyNex is combinable with others Nexyad computer vision software modules as : RoadNex (road detection), ObstaNex (obstacle detection) and VisiNex (bad visibility detection).

We Save Lives

Nexyad CES 2019 access


NEXYAD at Road Safety at Work Conference 2018

On December 17th, the 2nd edition of the National Symposium for Road Safety at Work was held at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in Paris. This event was an opportunity to discuss the good practices implemented in this area for French companies and administrations. All day long, leaders, managers and experts gathered in front of 400 professionals, all types and sizes of corporates, to expose and cross theories, prevention strategies and feedback.

Emmanuel Barbe
Emmanuel Barbe, Monsieur Road Safety

To read more (french language)

NEXYAD Presentation at SIA CESA 5.0

The 5th and 6th december, International Conference SIA CESA 5.0 took place in Versailles (just near the Château).
The goal of the organisers is to build a bridge between traditional automotive electronics and the new developments in vehicle electrification and digitalization as well as those from the world of consumer electronics and the Internet of Things.
The event has presented a great opportunity to understand how the automotive business will evolve over the next five years, with a focus on products and services that are likely to transition from other markets into use-cases for automotive.

Gérard Yahiaoui, Nexyad CEO presented a new paper: Real Time Driving Risk Assessment for Onboard Accident Prevention :
Application to Vocal Driving Risk Assistant, ADAS, and Autonomous Driving.

Nexyad Conference at SIA CESA
Gérard Yahiaoui on the left

To read more

NEXYAD at International Congress :
SIA CESA 5.0

Nexyad will be present at the International Conference on Automotive Electronics, Components and Systems that will take place on 5 & 6 December 2018 in Versailles.

SIA CESA 5.0

Nexyad CEO, Gérard Yahiaoui, will make a presentation on « Future of car insurance: AI assessing driving risk based on real time data from ADAS sensors and digital maps ».
Nexyad is part of cluster Groupement ADAS sponsorised by MOV’EO.

Nexyad Automotive & Transportation Newsletter #24 now available

NEXYAD Automotive & Transportation Newsletter #24, November 22th, 2018

DEEP TECH in AUTOMOTIVE

– NEXYAD EXECUTIVE PITCH VIDEO
– CAR DETECTION WITH OBSTANEX ON A REGULAR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
– FREE SPACE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WHEEL ON SHORT DISTANCE (URBAN DRIVING APPLICATION)
– MOBILY-CITÉS BUS & CAR CONNEXION CONFERENCE
– COMPARE YOUR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM TO BEST HUMAN DRIVERS IN TERMS OF DRIVING RISK TAKEN AT EVERY MOMENT
– FLEETS CAN TAKE BIG ADVANTAGE OF REAL TIME DRIVING RISK ASSESSMENT
– ANTICIPATION vs NINJA REFLEXES for ADAS and AUTONOMOUS DRIVING : IMPACT ON ACCIDENT
– NEXYAD with Groupement INI at AUTONOMY & THE URBAN MOBILITY SUMMIT
– NEXYAD STARTUP “COUP DE COEUR” of THE MONDIAL PARIS MOTOR SHOW with SafetyNex
– NEXYAD and partners of the GROUPEMENT ADAS at MONDIAL.TECH in PARIS
– NEXYAD CEO Speech at ORANGE Group
– 2018 WORLD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ECOSYSTEM CONFERENCE at SHANGHAI
– Nexyad at INSA ROUEN for pedagogic chair on intelligent connected vehicle
– Presentation of the SafetyNex technology by NEXYAD at the INTEMPORA TECHDAY in Paris
– New Scientific Paper Accepted
– Nexyad presenting SafetyNex :application to car insurance at Finance & Innovation Congress in Paris
– Launch of Phase 4 of competitiveness clusters at Mov’eo
– New Image Capture Campaign for RoadNex & ObstaNex

Read the Nexyad Automotive & Transportation Newsletter #24

CAR DETECTION WITH OBSTANEX ON A REGULAR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

CAR DETECTION WITH OBSTANEX ON A REGULAR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE : LOW DEPLOYMENT COST, LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION, LESS HEAT, etc.

Here is a snapshot of car detection using RoadNex.
The big differenciation of ObstaNex is that is runs on a regular computer architecture (on a smartphone for instance) : no need for a heavy computing system. It is then much cheaper for mass volume deployment (new cars and aftermarket), because heavy computing architectures bring computing speed, but also high deployment cost, Energy consumption, heat, etc … not that good for onboard systems.

Obstanex

FREE SPACE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WHEEL ON SHORT DISTANCE (URBAN DRIVING APPLICATION)

FREE SPACE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WHEEL ON SHORT DISTANCE (URBAN DRIVING APPLICATION) : ON A REGULAR COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE IN REAL TIME

RoadNex Short (free space detection in front of the car) runs on regular computer architectures (even on a smartphone). This module is made for fast sensor fusion with lidar and radar.
It works even on dusty roads, stones (image below), cobblestones, etc …
RoadNex brings interpretation (drivable surface), telemeter (radar; lidar, …) brings measurement precision (in mm).
No need for a big computer (it means deployment cost reduction).
This disrupts some electronics architectures big firms that try to convince car manufacturers to put their computers Inside cars, but they do not bring only computing efficiency (they do), they also bring additional cost, weight, heat, integration room need, etc …
RoadNex runs on a regular ARM chip (for instance) and may be the next generation solution.

The next generation autonomous POD (Shuttle) MILLA made by ISFM uses RoadNex and will be shown at CES Las Vegas in Jan 2019.
Come to see it.

RoadNex

MOBILY-CITÉS BUS & CAR CONNEXION CONFERENCE

MOBILY-CITÉS INTEGRATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY – PARIS 9 NOVEMBRE 2018

Smart Mobility in 2018

Mobility is the cornerstone of contemporary societies and the changes underway will profoundly transform our uses and our movements.
Valued by our society, travel, in addition to being a social integration link, represents a freedom or a pleasure that can just as much be a servitude and source of exhaustion.
The LOTI Act of 1982 has led to focus on the centers of agglomeration, the stakes of today now focus on the peripheries low density and delivered to the car for 95% of trips.

Bus & Car Connexion Conference
Jean-Laurent Franchineau – VEDECOM, Nicolas de Crémiers – NAVYA, Coralie Renard – TRANSDEV, Nicolas Devauchelle – VALEO, Stéphane Amant – CARBONE 4

COMPARE YOUR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM TO BEST HUMAN DRIVERS IN TERMS OF DRIVING RISK TAKEN AT EVERY MOMENT

You want to measure the efficiency of your autonomous Driving system in terms of road safety ? Not easy with the regular validation methods : observing the number of km without accident is NOT the key. Indeed, accident is very rare for human driver anyway : on OCDE countries, 1 accident every 70 000 or 100 000 km (depending on the country), and on average 3 death every billion km !
We bring a way to build a metric between YOUR system and better human drivers … using our real time Driving risk assessment module SafetyNex.
A new solution for you to imagine validation process.

Human Vs Robot

FLEETS CAN TAKE BIG ADVANTAGE OF REAL TIME DRIVING RISK ASSESSMENT

FLEETS CAN TAKE BIG ADVANTAGE OF REAL TIME DRIVING RISK ASSESSMENT : MORE PROFIT, LESS PERSONAL INJURIES, AWARDS FOR SAFER DRIVERS, etc.

SafetyNex is now under deployment by fleet managers :
. alerting drivers BEFORE danger can reduce accident rate by 20% : this is money for the fleet, and also less personal injuries and death
. risk profiles at the end of every trip can be used to deploy serious games : awards and coupons for safer drivers
. risk information sharing : if one driver took a big risk at a given area, then it is possible to automatically warn all the other drivers during a few minutes about a potential danger at this area : « stay vigilant »

Two kinds of fleet managers :
. Professional fleet management companies
. Internal fleet managers of big firms
. for the commercial fleet for instance
. for every employee through Corporate Social Responsability budget

Those ongoing deployments will make big money and will save lives at the same time.

Connected Car


NEXYAD EXECUTIVE PITCH VIDEO

NEXYAD Deep Tech Startup : AI and XAI onboard real time software modules for road safety applicable to ADAS, Autonomous Driving, Car Insurance, Fleet Management, and new Smart Mobility Services.

NEXYAD Executive Pitch video by CEO Gérard Yahiaoui.



ANTICIPATION VS NINJA REFLEXES FOR ADAS AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

ANTICIPATION VS NINJA REFLEXES FOR ADAS AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING : IMPACT ON ACCIDENT

Automotive industry is currently integrating into vehicles high level automations systems : automatic emergency braking, line keeping, etc … Those systems are complex : complex to do, complex to integrate together (as A system of systems), complex to validate.
Impact on accident of those complex features is unfortunately not that big. Indeed, accident is rare (1 accident per 70 000 to 100 000 km in OCDE countries) and the tree of risk situations (see image) branches that need « ninja reflexes » do not represent that much cases …
That is why NEXYAD proposes SafetyNex as an anticipation system that copes with the problem of « never being in emergency situation ». Of course, SafetyNex is not perfect (as every module) and it is important to keep emergency modules in the loop for a valuable collaboration.
If you have a look on the scheme below, you can notice that accident rate reduction brought by SafetyNex (anticipation effect) is much higher than ninja reflexes modules.
NEXYAD is currently integrating modules including SafetyNex into autonomous véhicles … to be continued.

Explanation on Accident

NEXYAD WITH Groupement INI at AUTONOMY & THE URBAN MOBILITY SUMMIT

AUTONOMY & THE URBAN MOBILITY SUMMIT at PARIS – 18-20 OCTOBER PARIS GRANDE HALLE DE LA VILLETTE

The 2018 show was the Opportunity to see new mobility engines and solutions.
12000 attendees, more than 60 conferences, round tables and rich workshops of the biggest actors and thinkers of new mobilities, startups pitch sessions, but also an exhibition space of 14,000 m2 in which 250 innovative companies will offer demonstrations live! New in 2018: a matchmaking platform for scheduling professional meetings at the show.

Autonomy
Above left LOTTA Shuttle, Electrical TilScoot of TilGreen, Electrical Bikes eTricks P01, EP Tender Batteries as Service

INI is a groupment of high tech small and medium size companies with over 20 years experience in the field of Internet technologies objects and big data. Activity: Design, production and database integration for the production of high value-added services. INI is powered by MOV’EO Cluster. CIL4Sys is expert in conception of embedded system in agile mode, CIL4Sys relies on UML / SysML modeling and simulation of the behavior of the studied systems. Intempora is the editor of RTMAPS (real time multisensor advanced prototyping software), a simple and effective tool for rapid prototyping of embedded applications. Softeam Group is a digital services company specialized in new software technologies (JEE and SOA architectures, business rules, BPM) in the digital and service sectors. Nexyad is the fourth member of Groupement INI.

Gr INI
Cristina (CIL4Sys), Nina (Moveo) & Olivier (Nexyad)

NEXYAD and partners of the GROUPEMENT ADAS AT MONDIAL.TECH IN PARIS

Groupement ADAS on their booth at MONDIAL.TECH.
Many good contacts for NEXYAD : potential OEMs, and other kinds of integrators for our 4 Artificial Intelligence software modules :
. SafetyNex : real time Driving risk assessment
. VisiNex : detection of lacks of visibility (fog, rain, sand, snow, …)
. RoadNex : detection of road borders and detection of free space
. ObstaNex : detection of obstacles (cars, …)

Gr ADAS Mondial.Tech

NEXYAD CEO Speech at ORANGE Group

NEXYAD CEO speech at « Université des savoirs » of ORANGE Goup : Artificial Intelligence for Automotive

Gérard Yahiaoui talk on front of more than 120 head représentatives of ORANGE Group, october 4th in Clamart.
Program :
          . What is Artificial Intelligence ?
          . Techniques developed by AI Researchers
          . Different between AI and Complex Automation
          . Business Models of AI in big companies
          . Example of SafetyNex (Real Time Driving Risk Assessment)
                      . Autonomous Vehicle
                      . Vocal Driving Assessment
                      . Customers Acquisition
          . Conclusion

Nexyad CEO at Orange Group