Autotalks, a pioneer in V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication solutions, is launching a new integration-ready micromobility product line, aimed at protecting Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) by integrating them into the V2X safety network. This product range is set to significantly reduce bike and scooter accidents by fostering mutual awareness between drivers and cyclists, addressing the critical issue that 75% of bike and scooter accidents are caused by drivers not noticing cyclists.

TEKTON3-BIKE is a fully integrated 3rd generation System on Chip (SoC) meticulously crafted for e-bikes and e-scooters, tailored to address the unique challenges they face on the road. As a micromobility-specific adaptation of the company’s flagship TEKTON3-AUTO chipset, this comprehensive V2X solution is designed to bolster cyclist safety by mitigating the most prevalent accident scenarios, particularly at intersections and bustling urban environments.

The product offers a wide range of key features, catering to bike manufacturers seeking to outfit their bikes with the most advanced collision prevention technology while minimizing development effort and cost. These features include built-in V2X firmware, specifically dedicated to micromobility safety use cases, such as “Intersection Collision Warning” (ICW) and “Rear Collision Warning” (RCW), with customization and expansion capabilities, comprehensive security, and global compatibility.

Building on the foundation of the TEKTON3-BIKE chipset, Autotalks is introducing ZooZ3, a 3rd generation V2X bicycle safety device designed for effortless installation on handlebars. ZooZ3 functions as a reference platform for micromobility, targeting large-scale pilots, and promptly alerting cyclists when they are in danger. With easy installation, the device brings V2X capabilities to any bicycle or scooter. Furthermore, customers can make use of Autotalks’ ZooZ App for smartphones. Cyclists will be able to receive real-time alerts from the bike V2X system on their screens, enabling them to respond swiftly to potential road hazards. The app’s user-friendly interface can serve as a model for safety user interfaces for bike computers integrating V2X. The V2X functionality itself is not intended for smartphones, but rather for specialized cycling devices equipped with the necessary hardware and software.

“We are delighted to introduce our solutions for micromobility based on our 3rd generation chipset,” said Hagai Zyss, CEO of Autotalks. “The vision of zero accidents can only be achieved by safeguarding cyclists and other vulnerable road users. This is why we have dedicated ourselves to integrating them into the V2X network and developed this integration-ready product line, which meets all the needs of cyclists at an attractive price point, ensuring that every cyclist can benefit from this superior protection on the road.”

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Keysight delivers combined security and functional testing expertise

Keysight’s ongoing collaboration with innovative automotive vendors paves the way for future security standards compliance

SANTA ROSA, Calif., September 13, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announces that its device security research lab, Riscure Security Solutions, has successfully worked with Autotalks to test the security of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication solution under the Common Criteria certification program. This achievement marks the first V2X chipset with an embedded hardware security module to receive Common Criteria certification.

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V2X is designed for real-time safety by ensuring the integrity of the wireless connectivity, the authenticity of the messages and the accuracy and freshness of the information.

Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication is a vehicular sensor that collects data from nearby road users by exchanging wireless information to prevent accidents that no other sensor can detect, specifically risks from hidden road users located around the corner or behind another vehicle. V2X is designed for real-time safety by ensuring the integrity of the wireless connectivity, the authenticity of the messages and the accuracy and freshness of the information.

The V2X system is illustrated with the relevant elements in the vehicle architecture. Although there are slight variations, the core concept of a V2X system remains the same for all road users, including trucks, cars, motorcycles and eBikes.

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Keysight vehicle-to-everything test solution enabled rigorous physical layer testing ensuring reliable, interference-free communications

SANTA ROSA, Calif., August 06, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) enabled the first 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 16 (Rel-16) sidelink radio interoperability test between the Ettifos SIRIUS 5G-V2X sidelink platform and the Autotalks SECTON3 5G-V2X chipset through the Keysight PathWave Signal Generation for NR-V2X and X-app for 5G NR V2X Modulation Analysis Measurement Application.

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Vehicle communication with V2X holds the promise to improve driver safety and comfort. There are two main approaches: Vehicle-to-everything communication (V2X), which uses a dedicated channel to directly exchange information between nearby road users, without involving the cellular network, and network communication, also known as V2N2X, which uses the cellular network to exchange information via multiple clouds. Hybrid communication combines both V2X and network communication.

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Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication makes it possible for vehicles to communicate with one another and with the environment. This technology is revolutionizing road safety by enabling drivers to know about dangers ahead without visibility.

On this front, a draft USDOT (U.S. Dept. of Transportation) V2X deployment plan is focused on signalized intersection deployment. These intersections operate with the assistance of a traffic signal, and they cyclically assign the right-of-way to a movement or combination of movements. As suggested by the ITS America deployment plan, signalized intersections provide a foundation for V2X deployment, including poles, power, electronics cabinets, and, in many cases, backhaul communications.

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The new device has already been awarded for series production of a passenger car by a major automotive OEM

Autotalks, a world leader in V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication solutions, is unveiling its breakthrough 3^rd generation chipsets, TEKTON3 and SECTON3, designed to support all upcoming V2X requirements. The new devices are the first in the world which support 5G-V2X for Day 2 scenarios.

The products have already been awarded for series production of a passenger car by a major automotive OEM. First samples are expected to be available in early 2023, and the first cars equipped with the new chipsets are set to be available in 2025.

Day 1 V2X offers life-saving situational awareness alerts. Day 2 V2X applications can make use of sensor data shared by other vehicles and enable critical actions such as automatic braking. Current devices can only issue warnings. Braking the car requires Functional Safety certification, introduced for the first time in Autotalks’ 3^rd generation chipsets. This is the world’s only Functional Safety certified V2X chipsets, designed according to ISO26262 ASIL B.

The new chipsets, developed over the past several years, are designed to support all upcoming V2X requirements in both DSRC and C-V2X communication technologies, including the latest 5G-V2X (C-V2X Rel. 16/17/18) and IEEE802.11bd (next generation DSRC).

The chipsets support concurrently full backward compatibility to any Day 1 vehicle, where each vehicle reports its own data, using either DSRC or LTE-V2X (C-V2X Rel. 14), with any Day 2 technology, where the vehicle also reports all the information detected by its sensors, for “sensor sharing” or “cooperative perception”.

The chipsets will embed ultra-low-latency V2X Hardware Security Modules (eHSM) and hardware acceleration of line rate security verification. TEKTON3 also includes an optimized CPU scaled for Day 1 and Day 2 V2X stack execution.

The 3^rd generation chipsets’ low power consumption will enhance the capability of Autotalks’ ZooZ micro-mobility V2X safety platform for preventing bike and scooter accidents and protecting vulnerable road users such as pedestrians.

“Our 3^rd generation chipset is an engineering breakthrough which enabled us to achieve business breakthroughs,” noted Amos Freund, Autotalks VP R&D. “Our engineers managed to design the first V2X chipset which supports Day 1 and Day 2 scenarios concurrently, which will help protect users of cars, bikes, scooters, alongside pedestrians and will enable automatic braking. At the same time, it is capable of operating in high ambient temperatures with low power consumption and is offered at an affordable price. These achievements paved the way for the business breakthroughs. Based on their enthusiasm, we expect additional major OEMs to adopt the new architecture and integrate our 3^rd generation chipsets in their vehicles. Autotalks will continue to provide the world’s best V2X hardware and software in order to protect drivers, two-wheelers, and pedestrians.”

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A video can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/EX8a2_-52rA

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Autotalks’ device, running Commsignia V2X stack, was successfully used to demonstrate the protection of vulnerable road users as part of the Project SECUR, a European industrial consortium which develops V2X test protocols for Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Program)

Autotalks, a V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) communication solutions pioneer and leader, announces the immediate availability of ZooZ 2, the second generation of its V2X device for micro-mobility, both electric and non-electric. This technologically advanced yet affordable device was created to prevent bike and scooter accidents.

Four bike and component companies will soon launch ZooZ 2 pilots, and two vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) are about to start validation tests of the new solution. The device was successfully used to demonstrate the protection of vulnerable road users as part of the Project SECUR (Safety Enhancement through Connected Users on the Road), a European industrial consortium which develops a proposal for V2X testing and assessment protocols for the Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Program). The new solution operates in both DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communication) V2X and C-V2X communications technologies.

The ZooZ 2 solution is a compact V2X device, which is installed on the handlebar. It alerts the cyclist when a vehicle equipped with V2X is endangering him or her. It also informs V2X-equipped vehicles and smart infrastructure about the existence of the cyclist, for alerting a driver on endangering a cyclist.

The plug & play device is equipped with a software stack provided by V2X software provider Commsignia. Commsignia’s high-quality V2X software is interoperable with any standard V2X equipment globally.

The new device upgrades the first-generation ZooZ platform based on market feedback. The upgrades include a clearer Human Machine Interface (HMI), improved alerts to riders and better installation flexibility. The solution will also enable all road-users, including cars, bikers, scooters, motorcycles, and pedestrians, to communicate with each other through V2X and form a safety network. The device allows micro-mobility OEMs as well as light vehicle and commercial vehicle OEMs to immediately start testing, validating, and designing solutions for one of the most dangerous micro-mobility scenarios – accidents at intersections.

According to statistics from the UK, almost two thirds of cyclists killed or seriously injured were involved in collisions at, or near, a road junction, with T-junctions being the most commonly involved. The research also found that roundabouts are particularly dangerous junctions for cyclists.

Last week, Autotalks presented the ZooZ 2 device at the Velo-City Conference, the world cycling summit, which took place between June 14^th and June 17^th, 2022, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

“Autotalks regards all road accidents as preventable, and those accidents involving bikes and scooters deserve special attention,” said Onn Haran, founder and CTO of Autotalks, and the inventor of the world’s first V2X chipset. “Add this to the fact the V2X is the best relevant safety technology, our pioneering V2X capabilities and Commsignia’s leading V2X stack, and you get ZooZ 2, which has the potential to eliminate road accidents involving two-wheelers at intersections. We’re committed to making our new micro-mobility safety device available immediately in order to save the lives of two-wheeler riders around the globe.”

“V2X has the power to make the invisible visible, and we are excited to leverage this capability of our technology to make roads safer for bikers. Our longtime partnership with Autotalks has already resulted in great projects, and once again we are happy to contribute to the ZooZ device with our V2X software expertise. Micromobility is on the rise, and this cooperation is a great example to showcase how V2X technology can protect all participants of the traffic,” said Szabolcs Patay, CRO of Commsignia.

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