PRESS RELEASES
VSI Labs and Insight Autonomy Partner to Make Roads Safer
Minneapolis, MN – June 27, 2024 – VSI Labs, a leader in ADAS research and testing, and Insight Autonomy, a developer of groundbreaking smartphone-based perception software, have announced an innovative partnership focused on roadway analytics. This collaboration leverages VSI Labs’ expertise in ADAS and AV testing with Insight Autonomy’s revolutionary Insight Auto smartphone platform, empowering infrastructure owners and operators (IOOs) to gain valuable insights on the compatibility of their roads with emerging ADAS and automated driving technologies – all through a user-friendly smartphone app.
VSI, the Leading Researcher of Active Safety and Automated Vehicle Technologies, Issues Independent Report Verifying Aeye Lidar Performance
Dublin, CA - March 10, 2021 - AEye, Inc., (“AEye”) the global leader in active, high-performance LiDAR solutions, today announced that it has established new LiDAR performance standards across all major metrics in performance specification tests monitored, validated and published by VSI Labs, one of the nation’s leading independent automated vehicle technology evaluators and advisors. AEye also announced it is making its interactive Raptor demo system available to qualified parties to experience the breakthrough performance of AEye’s 4Sight M sensor.
Automotive Electronics Supplier Expands Its AI Technology Testing into US
Minneapolis, MN – February 02, 2021 - Compal Electronics, one of Taiwan's largest original design manufacturers, through its business unit Automotive Electronics Products (AEP) announced that it became a sponsor of VSI’s research vehicle. The sponsorship allows AEP to further develop its proprietary AI technology utilizing a visible camera and thermal imaging. Not only can AEP’s AI detect an object’s class but also its action for prediction of traffic accidents that may happen before collision. AEP seeks to demonstrate its AI technology to the industry by testing to various NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) safety standards.
VSI Labs and American Center for Mobility Partner on Destination ACM
Minneapolis, MN – January 27, 2021 – Following a successful launch of its Automated Drive Series last year, ADAS and automated driving research firm VSI Labs is partnering with the American Center for Mobility (ACM) to debut a new initiative, Destination ACM. Destination ACM will consist of a quarterly long-distance drive utilizing VSI’s research vehicles throughout 2021. Each drive will launch from VSI’s Minneapolis headquarters, following various driving routes to ACM, where a day of testing and demonstration will be conducted at the 500+ acre facility.
VSI Labs Hits the Road - Launches Automated Drive Series
St. Louis Park, MN – June 25, 2020 – Starting next month VSI Labs will hit the road, embarking on a national tour as a means of demonstrating Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and automated vehicle (AV) technologies. The Automated Drive Series will provide technology suppliers with a chance to demonstrate their solutions in an automated demonstration vehicle. The series will consist of four quarterly, coast-to-coast, and border-to-border driving missions, to examine the functionality of these technologies.
VSI Labs Launches New Tool for Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem Research
Minneapolis, MN - September 16, 2019 - VSI Labs, industry-leading research company on active safety and automated driving, has launched an innovative new tool to support Autonomous Vehicle (AV) research. Aptly titled the Ecosystem Examiner, the interactive web-based application helps users understand the composition of the AV industry. The Ecosystem Examiner can be used for conducting competitive research, identifying points of entry into the AV landscape, and staying up to date on industry news.
VSI Labs Back on the Road for Automated Drive East
Minneapolis, MN - September 10, 2019 - Just one month after their groundbreaking Automated Drive West, autonomous vehicle (AV) research firm VSI Labs is hitting the road again for a Drive East. VSI will utilize their autonomous testing vehicle for the thousand-mile journey, this time driving cross-country from their headquarters in Minneapolis to Washington DC.
VSI Labs Revisits Classic American Road Trip with Automated Drive West
Minneapolis, MN - June 4, 2019 - Autonomous vehicle research firm VSI Labs is setting out on the classic American cross-country road trip. What sets this road trip apart, however, is the car. VSI will utilize their autonomous testing vehicle for the unprecedented 2,000-mile journey.