STMicroelectronics—design and manufacture of automotive ICs—and Mobileye N.V., provider of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to the automotive industry, announced that the two companies are committed to developing, producing, and commercializing chips for the visual-aid driving-assistance segment of the automotive market.
STMicroelectronics intends to manufacture Mobileye¡¯s EyeQ-1 System-on-Chip and both companies will jointly develop the second-generation EyeQ-2. EyeQ-1 has been adopted by first-tier suppliers and car manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Japan and will make its debut in after-market driver-assistance products in early 2006 and in 2007-model-year cars.
Marco Monti, vice president, STMicroelectronics¡¯ Automotive Product Group, said, ¡°Automated driver-assist systems can potentially increase safety dramatically. Combining ST¡¯s automotive design and manufacturing expertise with Mobileye¡¯s strength in video-based driver-assist systems provides a perfect solution for innovative, automotive-market proven, and cost-competitive solutions for the automotive market.¡±
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