Excelitas Technologies acquires CMOS camera developer PCO
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xcelitas Technologies is to acquire PCO, a manufacturer of scientific CMOS cameras based in Kelheim,
Germany. Excelitas will acquire 100 per cent of
PCO shares from founder Dr Emil Ott, after signing a definitive agreement on 28 June. Michael Ersoni, Excelitas executive vice
president, commercial SBU, said: ‘PCO is a pioneer and foundational developer of the scientific CMOS camera technology. ‘Combining their superior imaging
products and capabilities into Excelitas’ expanding portfolio of sensing, illumination and optical products will enable us to... provide deeper end-to-end customer solutions.’
Dr Emil Ott, founder of PCO, added: ‘We
are very excited to join the Excelitas family, whose infrastructure and global presence will expand the reach and capabilities of our own high-performance cameras to grow in this expanding global market.’ The transaction should be finalised in a
few weeks. Its terms were not be disclosed. PCO is Excelitas’ fourth acquisition since it was purchased by AEA Investors in 2017.
PCO pixelfly cameras are used for automatic bottle inspection
Luminar lidar tech to light up Volvo electric car’s safety options – as standard
Volvo’s highly anticipated fully-electric flagship car is to feature Luminar’s lidar system as standard. The successor to Volvo’s
XC90, to be unveiled in 2022, will be fitted with Luminar’s Iris lidar hardware, perception from Luminar’s Sentinel solution, and an autonomous driving computer powered by Nvidia Drive Orin, and Zenseact and Volvo software. Luminar founder and CEO
Austin Russell said: ‘This is a watershed moment for the industry, and Luminar’s most significant win towards establishing the next era of safety technology. ‘Going from a select
highway pilot option to Luminar powering all next-generation Volvo flagship cars as standard
Luminar’s Iris lidar module
will kick-off this new safety paradigm.’ With the safety package,
Volvo Cars aims to reduce collisions, and the reduction rate is anticipated to accelerate over time via over-the-air software updates. The technologies are also designed to address traffic situations that result in large portions of the severe injuries and fatalities that occur today. Håkan Samuelsson, chief executive of Volvo Cars, said: ‘By having this
hardware as standard, we can continuously improve safety features over-the-air and introduce advanced autonomous drive systems, reinforcing our leadership in safety.’ Beyond the sensor
suite and AI computing performance, Volvo’s flagship model will also come with back-up systems for key functions, such as steering and braking, that make it hardware-ready for safe, unsupervised autonomous driving once that is available.
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