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Cracking The Code Of Automotive Radar: An Inside Look With Arbe's Chief Radar Officer

Over the Air · 5 Dec 2024 · 30m

What this episode covers

Gonen Barkan, Chief Radar Officer at Arbe, explains how his company’s high-resolution 4D imaging radar chipsets provide superior safety for autonomous driving compared to legacy systems. He details the technical shift from simple tracking to 5-dimensional point clouds, highlighting Arbe's partnerships with tier-one suppliers like Magna and Chinese manufacturers to integrate their silicon into vehicle radar units. Barkan also recounts his history developing early imaging radar at GM and Cruise, discussing the cultural and technical challenges of transitioning traditional automotive DNA to a software-defined, deep-tech mindset.

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Arbe, Magna, Wii Fu, Urain, GM, Cruise, Tesla, TI
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Mobilife, IHS, NITSA

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