| 28 May 2025 – Paris, France – Valeo has been selected by a Premium Global Automaker for a new radar system to equip its personally-owned vehicles with a hands-off, eyes-off automated driving system. The first production nomination for this radar system will enable an expanded operational design domain of automated driving and improved human-machine response for road hazards at high speeds, among other incremental features.This award underscores Valeo’s capabilities in innovative system design and system validation, as well as in world-class manufacturing. Valeo will lead the development, validation and production of this breakthrough system, meeting the highest automotive product robustness requirements, and supporting the performance needs of conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3).Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo Brain Division, stated: “With this new project, Valeo marks a groundbreaking moment in the history of autonomous driving and leverages its unique expertise in system validation, developed for and proven on technologies such as LiDAR for Level 3 vehicles. This system is enabling vehicles to achieve a Highway pilot unsupervised automated driving at 130kph without a lead vehicle – thanks to the powerful combination of high resolution LiDAR, high resolution camera, and our unique radar system. This win reinforces Valeo’s position as a trusted innovator and a reliable partner for OEMs worldwide. |
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