Former CEO of Porsche Digital joins Arbe

Arbe Robotics announced that Thilo Koslowski has been named to its Board of Directors. Koslowski previously served as the founder and CEO of Porsche Digital GmbH, where he built a digital foundation and capabilities for one of the world’s most iconic brands. “Thilo Koslowski is well-recognized for developing strategies, partnerships, and innovative product concepts that set benchmarks in the automotive industry,” said Arbe Chief Executive Officer, Kobi Marenko.

At Porsche Digital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Porsche AG, Koslowski created the foundation for the automaker’s digital transformation. His responsibilities included building digital products, processes, and business models, and building the digital ecosystem. Earlier in his career, Koslowski founded and served as VP of automotive/smart mobility practice at Gartner Inc.

Arbe provides 4D Imaging Radar Chipset Solutions for safe driver-assist systems and future full autonomous driving. According to the company, its imaging radar is 100 times more detailed than any other radar on the market. On January 2021, Arbe introduced the addition of Free Space Mapping capability to its Imaging Radar perception software stack. The Free Space Mapping support autonomous decision making by distinguishing between drivable from non drivable portions of the immediate driving environment. It is essential for navigation, path planning, and obstacle avoidance.

Arbe Robotics Selected EV62 Processor from Synopsys for its Imaging Radar

The next Radar SoC for vehicles will be based on a suite of solutions from Synopsys’ DesignWare IP. Last month the Israeli startup company Arbe Robotics announced it has raised $10 million in a round led by French VC 360 Capital Partners, The company said it will use the proceeds to enhance its imaging technology and to expand its operations in the US and China. With this round, the total funding into the firm stands at $23 million.

Lately the company revealed more data on its future radar device. Arbe Robotics’ imaging radar is designed for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. The imaging radar can sense the environment at a wide 100-degree field of view in high-resolution at all weather conditions, including fog, heavy rain, pitch darkness, and air pollution. It is able to create a detailed image of the road at a range of more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) and capture the size, location, and velocity data of objects surrounding the vehicle in accuracy of 10-30 cm.

Synopsys said that Arbe Robotics selected its DesignWare ARC EM Safety IslandEV6x Embedded Vision Processor with Safety Enhancement PackageEthernet Quality-of-Service Controller IP, and STAR Memory and STAR Hierarchical System. “Radar chips for autonomous vehicles require both a high level of processing capabilities and integrated safety features, to detect and prevent system failures,” said Kobi Marenko CEO at Arbe Robotics.

Arbe Robotics selected the ARC EM6SI Safety Island because of its integrated self-checking safety monitor, error correcting code (ECC), and programmable watchdog timer. The EV62 Embedded Vision Processor with SEP provides a dual core 512-bit wide SIMD vector DSP, and required functional safety capabilities without sacrificing performance. Both processors feature lockstep capabilities for detection of system failures and runtime faults.