Automotive Engineering - February 2022 - 6

CES 2022
TECHNOLOGY
REPORT
SENSORS
Valeo debuts new lidars, EV tech at CES 2022
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It may look like a fullsize
commercial van, but
Valeo's eDeliver4U droid
for last-mile routes is
actually a small robot.
The breadth of Valeo's news announcements
during CES 2022 effectively showcased just
how much the show has turned into an automotive
tech event. From autonomous driving
technologies to powertrain electrification to
adapting to a world with too much COVID in it,
Valeo had something to offer vehicle makers
through its sensors and software.
Third-gen lidar
Valeo's big introduction at CES was the world
premiere of its third-generation lidar scanner.
Valeo deputy CEO Christophe Périllat said during
his company's digital press conference that
lidar tech is required to move automated driver
assistance systems (ADAS) beyond SAE Level
2. Valeo has experience here; Périllat claimed
that one in three new cars produced worldwide
today is fitted with the company's driving assistance
technologies.
" The overall ADAS market is set to grow
three times by 2030, " he said. " What is the challenge
of ADAS? It's to make mobility safer and
lidar is a key part of it. There will be no [SAE]
Level 3 autonomy without a lidar sensor. "
One of the first production vehicles capable
of Level 3 autonomy is the Mercedes-Benz
S-Class; it uses Valeo's current (second-gen)
SCALA lidar technology. Valeo's third-gen lidar
adds a predictive algorithm to track objects -
vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians - when they
move out of sight, anticipating their trajectories,
even at speeds up to 130 km/h (81 mph). The
scanner is also able to use the cloud to alert
nearby cars of potential road hazards. Périllat
said the third-gen lidar could be on the road in
new " autonomous " cars starting in 2024.
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Near-field lidar (NFL)
Valeo also unveiled a new solid-state flash lidar for
near-field application. This NFL provides 360-degree
near-field vision for autonomous delivery
droids or robotaxis. The idea for these driverless
vehicles is to create a " safety cocoon " around the
vehicle, Périllat said, using unparalleled vertical
and horizontal views and image resolution. Valeo
said that using this kind of NFL provides redundancy
with other sensors, making automated
driving safer by eliminating blind spots.
Powering new EVs
On the powertrain side, the most exciting new
electric passenger car with Valeo components is
the Mercedes-Benz EQS, which uses a ValeoSiemens
eAutomotive electric powertrain with
two motors. The rear eAxle provides 300 kW of
power, while the front axle contributes 170 kW.
At CES, Valeo also displayed an all-electric
48V motorcycle and a 48V electric cycle-assistance
setup called the Valeo Smart eBike
System. The new e-bike weighs less than 38 lb.
(17 kg) and its overall performance is roughly
equivalent to that of a 125-cc IC-engine machine,
the company said.
Valeo also showed off an autonomous, intelligent
last-mile delivery robot called the eDeliver4U.
This droid uses Valeo's electric portrait
systems sensors, software, sensor cleaning systems
and lighting systems to move on its own
and communicate with its environment. The
eDeliver4U also uses a 48-V system and can
travel at around 7.5 mph (12 km/h) with about
60 miles' range (96.5 km) between charges.
Valeo said a 48-V system is particularly well
suited to small urban vehicles (its 2018 48-V
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