Stellantis has chosen Valeo's third-generation LiDAR to equip multiple models of its different automotive brands from 2024. The Valeo SCALA 3 LiDAR will enable these vehicles to be certified for level 3 automation, allowing drivers to safely take their hands off the steering wheel and their eyes off the road.
As Yves Bonnefont, Chief Software Officer and member of Stellantis' Top Executive Team, explains: "What sets cars apart from others today is the driving experience they offer. Thanks to our L3 autonomous driving solution leveraging Valeo's latest generation LiDAR, we will offer a more enjoyable driving experience and give back time to the driver during their journeys. "
Marc Vrecko, President of Valeo's Comfort & Driving Assistance Systems Business Group, commented: "A new chapter in driving assistance systems is being written with our partners at Stellantis. Level 3 vehicle automation can only be achieved with LiDAR technology. Without it, some objects cannot be detected. Yet at this level of autonomy, the system's perception capabilities must be extremely precise. Our third-generation Valeo SCALA LiDAR offers a resolution nearly 50 times that of the second-generation device. The technology comes with unique data collection features, allowing Stellantis to pave the way for new vehicle experiences."

Valeo's third-generation LiDAR sees everything invisible to the human eye, even when an object is far ahead. It can identify objects more than 150 meters ahead that neither the human eye, cameras, nor radars can, such as a small object with very low reflectivity, for example, a tire lying in the road. It recreates a 3D image of the vehicle's surroundings using a point cloud, with an as yet unprecedented resolution for an automotive system. It can map the ground topology and detect road markings.
Valeo LiDAR also features embedded high-performance software based on artificial intelligence algorithms, enabling it to steer the vehicle's trajectory, anticipating obstacle-free zones on the road ahead. It can self-diagnose and triggers its cleaning system when its field of vision is obstructed. Like all Valeo LiDAR, the technology is automotive grade, meaning that the data it generates remains fully reliable and accurate in all usage and weather conditions (from -40 up to +85°C). It stands as the key component in a sensor system enabling vehicles to achieve approval for SAE conditional driving automation (level 3), meeting the legal requirements of UN-R157.
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