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  • Nvidia Sued by Automotive Technology Company Valeo After Video Call Screen-Sharing Showed ‘Stolen’ Data

    Nvidia Sued by Automotive Technology Company Valeo After Video Call Screen-Sharing Showed ‘Stolen’ Data

    San Francisco, November 24: Automotive technology company Valeo has sued graphics chip giant Nvidia after a video call screen-sharing between the two companies showed ‘stolen’ data from Valeo, accusing Nvidia of having saved hundreds of millions of dollars from those “stolen trade secrets”.

    According to a lawsuit filed against Nvidia, the company’s senior staff member Mohammad Moniruzzaman made this error while giving an online presentation to a team from his former employer Valeo. During the course of the presentation, Moniruzzaman accidentally displayed a file from Valeo, proving he stole its tech secrets, reports The Verge. Proton Drive on Apple Mac: File Storage Solution Proton Drive’s Encrypted Cloud Storage Now Available With the Launch of Its macOS App.

    Valeo alleged that Moniruzzaman “downloaded without authorisation the entirety of Valeo’s advanced parking and driving assistance systems source code” in early 2021, along with “scores of Valeo Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, and Excel spreadsheets.

    For three decades, Valeo has helped usher in a new era of automotive technology through innovation in advanced driving assistance systems. “The actions of one brazen former employee and the company he left Valeo to join — Nvidia — have undermined, and threaten to further undermine the many years of Valeo’s hard work and innovation,” read the lawsuit.

    “By using Valeo’s stolen trade secrets (the former employee has been criminally convicted and a penalty order has issued for his theft), Nvidia has saved millions, perhaps hundreds of millions, of dollars in development costs, and generated profits that it did not properly earn and to which it was not entitled,” the lawsuit alleged. “So brazen was Moniruzzaman’s theft that the file path on his screen still read ValeoDocs,” it added.

    In this lawsuit, Valeo seeks, among other remedies, injunctive relief and recovery of damages for Nvidia’s trade secret misappropriation, including Moniruzzaman’s brazen misconduct and the illegitimate advantage he has given Nvidia in its development of advanced parking and driving assistance software. Earnings From Gaming in India: Over 45% of Serious Gamers Earning Between 6 to 12 Lakh Per Annum in 2023, Says Report.

    Nvidia did not immediately respond to the lawsuit. In a letter sent to Valeo’s attorneys, a law firm representing Nvidia claimed the company “has no interest in Valeo’s code or its alleged trade secrets and has taken prompt concrete steps to protect your client’s asserted rights”.1

  • BMW Group Will Adopt Google’s Android Automotive OS for Future Vehicles

    New Delhi: Leading automaker BMW Group has announced it will adopt the Google Android Automotive operating platform (OS) for future vehicles. The different software platforms enable the infotainment system to be individually configured. BMW i4 Electric Sedan Launched in India at Rs 69.90 Lakh.

    From March 2023, the BMW Group will be expanding its BMW Operating System 8 and integrating Android Automotive OS (AAOS) into certain model series for the first time as a second technological approach alongside the current Linux-based variant, the company said in a statement.

    “We are integrating the best aspects of all worlds that could be our own in-house developments, Open Source or commercial software products, depending on what the specific solution looks like,” said Stephan Durach, SVP, Connected Company and Development Technical Operations at BMW Group.

    “We make sure our customers always enjoy a unique, customised digital experience in their vehicle,” according to the lead developer for the digital driving experience,” Durach added.

    The expanded operating system can also be used in different vehicle series. Customers benefit from tailored, individual and expanded digital features and options, the company announced. The expanded BMW Operating System 8 will continue to be updated “over the air” at regular intervals with the BMW Remote Software Upgrade, it added.

    Android Automotive can be embedded into car infotainment and instrument clusters. It is different from Android Auto, which is Google’s phone-to-dash connection system like Apple’s CarPlay.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 01, 2022 12:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Samsung Introduces Three New Automotive Chips for High-End Cars

    Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled three new automotive chips as demand for advanced chips is growing among global carmakers to produce cars with better connectivity and more sophisticated infotainment features. The South Korean tech giant said its latest chip products are designed to enable faster 5G connectivity needed for downloading high-definition video content, immersive in-car infotainment systems and a stable power supply.

    “Smarter and more connected automotive technologies for enriched in-vehicle experiences, including entertainment, safety and comfort, are becoming critical features on the road,” Park Jae-hong, executive vice president of the company’s System LSI Custom SOC Business, said in a statement.

    Among the three, the Exynos Auto V7 in-vehicle infotainment system is installed in Volkswagen’s latest In-Car Application-Server (ICAS) 3.1, developed by LG Electronics’ vehicle component solutions division, the company said.

    The chip comes with a neural processing unit “for convenient services, such as virtual assistance that can process visual and audio data for face, speech and gesture recognition features.”

    Samsung has ramped up efforts to develop advanced chips for cars, a market that has grown significantly in recent years fueled by higher levels of car electrification and a further uptake in electric vehicles, reports Yonhap news agency.

    More cars are now being equipped with advanced features like artificial intelligence and 5G-based telecommunications. London-based research firm IHS Markit forecast the global market for automotive semiconductors to grow 7 percent annually to reach $67.6 billion in 2026.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 01, 2021 08:57 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).