Microvision to acquire Ibeo Automotive Systems
MicroVision to Acquire Ibeo Automotive Systems to Accelerate Solutions for Automotive OEM and Expand Multi-Market Sales.
MicroVision, a leader in MEMS-based solid-state automotive lidar and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) solutions announced today the signing of an agreement to acquire certain assets from Hamburg, Germany-based, Ibeo Automotive Systems for up to 15 million euros. In addition, this acquisition expands MicroVision’s multi-market strategy focusing on industrial, smart infrastructure, robotics, and commercial vehicle segments with Ibeo’s flash-based sensor. The combined company is expected to have revenue streams from existing and new product lines ranging from software, Ibeo’s flash-based lidar and MicroVision’s scanning lidar sensor, as well as other combinations of hardware with perception software solutions. Ibeo Automotive Systems Gmbh is a well-established lidar hardware and software provider with the team that developed and launched the SCALA sensor into serial production with a Tier 1 that is today used by premium OEMs like Audi, Mercedes and Stellantis and software solutions used by BMW and VW, to name a few. The experienced Ibeo team has also innovated in OEM qualified software including auto-annotation, validation, and perception solutions. They have also done advanced development in software required for autonomous driving (AD). Ibeo has a very impressive team, and the combined company has a common DNA in innovation and execution, with more than 700 patents globally. “This is an exciting time as we welcome the Ibeo team to the MicroVision family. We believe this is the winning combination to accelerate our strategic plan at the exact right time. Our best-in-class hardware solution paired with existing perception features added to our ASIC, accelerated by the Ibeo software and automotive qualification experience, presents a significantly advanced solution for OEM,” said Sumit Sharma, CEO of MicroVision. “I’m also very excited about the immediate expansion of our multi-market strategy with Ibeo’s sensor and hardware.” (Source accesswire)
