DR. LEILEI SHINOHARA JOINS ROBOSENSE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF R&D
SHINOHARA WAS PREVIOUSLY LEAD FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST AUTOMOTIVE GRADE LIDAR PRODUCT --VALEO SCALA
Dr. Shinohara is One of the Most Accomplished LiDAR Experts with Over 10 Years of Experience Developing LiDAR Systems
Press Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/robosense/robosenseleileishinohararelease.html
January 23, 2019, Shenzhen, China - RoboSense, a leader in LiDAR perception technology, announced today that Dr. Leilei Shinohara has joined RoboSense as Vice President of R&D. With more than a decade of experience developing LiDAR systems, Dr. Shinohara is regarded as one of the most accomplished experts in this field. He previously served as the lead of Valeo’s SCALA® LiDAR project, the world’s first automotive grade LiDAR product. Dr. Shinohara brings RoboSense a wealth of valuable experience that will help with the growth and development of the automotive grade mass production of RoboSense’s LiDAR products.
Prior to joining RoboSense, Dr. Shinohara was the Technical Lead for Asia OEMs at Valeo, responsible for multiple programs, including automotive LiDAR, automotive safety products, and sensor fusion projects. He managed an international sensor product development team located in six countries, responsible for the development and implementation of systems, software, hardware, mechanics, testing and validation, and functional safety, building the first automotive grade LiDAR product.
“We are thrilled to have a top LiDAR expert like Dr. Leilei Shinohara joining our team,” said Mark Qiu, RoboSense COO and Co-founder. “Dr. Shinohara is one of the world’s most seasoned talents in the LiDAR industry, exceptionally well suited to lead the R&D department here at RoboSense. We are confident that Dr. Shinohara will bring his valuable experience to build automotive grade LiDAR products that can be mass produced to empower highly automated driving.”
Dr. Shinohara graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology with a Bachelor Degree in System and Control Engineering and a Master Degree in Mechanical and Control System Engineering. In 2008, he began PhD studies at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, receiving his PhD degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2014. During his six years of PhD studies, Shinohara focused on LiDAR systems and was involved in several sensor projects, including the design and simulation of optical sensor systems, optical quality measurement (MTF) systems, coherent Doppler wind LiDAR systems, and 3D LiDAR technology based on MEMS micromirrors for autonomous driving. As an outstanding LiDAR project manager and the chief engineer, Dr. Shinohara and his research team at KIT developed a LiDAR system which was later acquired by a German Tier 1 company.
“I was impressed by the innovation capabilities and technical acumen of RoboSense, which were the major reasons that attracted me to join the team,” said Dr. Shinohara. “I am honored to join such a dynamic and promising team in the field of LiDAR technology. At CES 2019, a group of autonomous driving industry gurus expressed their ambition to accelerate the commercialization of AV [autonomous vehicle] technology, which further indicated the urgent demand for automotive grade solid-state LiDAR products that can be mass produced. This year at CES, RoboSense exhibited its latest MEMS solid-state LiDAR, which has superior performance to its peer products. With RoboSense’s leading technology and my previous experience in this industry, I am confident that together, we can greatly accelerate the development of automotive grade LiDAR products that can be mass produced to make highly automated driving a reality.”
As an honoree of the CES 2019 Innovation Award, RoboSense demonstrated its new automotive grade MEMS solid-state LiDAR to the world: RS-LiDAR-M1, which has attracted the attention of major international OEMs and Tier 1 automotive companies. The RS-LiDAR-M1 offers a wide 120 degrees horizontal field of view with very high resolution. It adopts a lower-cost, mass production-friendly 905nm Laser waveband that achieves a long 200 meter detection range.
About RoboSense
RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) is a world leading LiDAR environment perception solution provider. Founded in 2014, RoboSense has headquarters in Shenzhen, China, with branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Suzhou, China, and in the United States and Germany. Robosense’s core R&D engineers are from the world’s top universities and top tech companies. RoboSense is committed to delivering comprehensive LiDAR environment perception solutions with high performance automotive grade LiDAR hardware and the RoboSense unique AI based innovative intelligent environment perception algorithms.
RoboSense has two product lines, the MEMS solid-state LiDAR systems and mechanical LiDAR systems. Customers include the world’s major autonomous driving technology companies, automotive OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers. RoboSense LiDAR solutions are widely used in various application scenarios, such as self-driving logistics vehicles, buses, trucks, highly autonomous driving cars, reference systems for other sensors, and more. RoboSense continues to work on cutting-edge LiDAR systems that ensure safe autonomous driving. For more information, see the website: http://www.robosense.ai.
Photos:
Dr. Leilei Shinohara, Vice President of R&D, RoboSense: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/robosenseshinoharavp.html
CES 2019 Innovation Award Winner - RoboSense RS-IPLS Diagram:
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/robosenseces2019innovationawardwinner.html
RoboSense Team: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/robosenseteam.html
RoboSense Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/robosenselogo.html
Video:
RoboSenseYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYCK8j678N6d_ayWE_8F3rQ
RoboSense RS-LiDAR-M1: https://youtu.be/Ijpbjlw_8OY
RoboSense Applications: https://youtu.be/4Ooc-rJODHU
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FASTER Utah praises Heroes and offers free Education to prevent Tragedies
Salt Lake City-- FASTER Utah praises two heroes for their contributions to save lives at their respective schools during recent school shootings. Blaine Gaskill of Maryland and Mark Dallas of Illinois both engaged attackers who opened fire in their schools within the past year.
Both heroes ran to the scene and bravely traded shots with aggressors. Officer Gaskill hit the murderer in his hand and stopped additional killings. The attacker passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot. Sadly the first victim also passed away from her injuries.
Officer Dallas had a running gun battle with an assailant who opened fire in the school he protected. Only the perpetrator was wounded in the event as Dallas chased him from the school. Brant Taylor with FASTER Utah, commented, “We need more people like these heroes who are trained to carry guns in schools to protect themselves and students. They need to be able to stop violence quickly and secure the scene so that it is safe to render first aid to the wounded.”
In 2016 six-year-old Jacob Hall of South Carolina lost his life in an elementary school shooting. Even though the murderer had been restrained, unfortunately, no one on site had the skills or equipment to place a tourniquet on his leg to save his life before emergency responders could arrive. FASTER Utah also brings this critical element to the equation to prepare educators for potential school shootings.
FASTER Utah offers life-saving skills to Teachers, Administrators, and other school staff so they can be prepared for aggressive threats. FASTER Utah empowers teachers and faculty with the tools and skills to quickly stop violence and render first aid, greatly reducing the chances of casualties. Advertising that trained individuals are on site to defend students is an effort to discourage predators.
Brant Taylor with FASTER Utah remarked, “We invite all school staff with concealed firearms permits to apply for a training scholarship at http://www.fasterutah.org . We have training scheduled during Spring Break on March 23, 25 and 26, 2019. School staff members interested in attending should take a concealed firearms class immediately if they have not done so already.” Some concealed carry classes are offered at no cost to educators. Taylor suggested contacting instructors early and ask if they provide free concealed carry classes to school staff to prepare them for FASTER Utah.
Taylor concluded, “We believe that FASTER is the most responsible and cost-effective way to harden Utah schools. Many teachers and other school staff are already legally carrying firearms in schools. Giving our educators this advanced handgun and trauma first aid training will strengthen our schools from within. Similar to the Federal Flight Deck Officer and Air Marshal programs, potential predators will think twice as we advertise that trained school personnel are on site that have skills on par with law enforcement. FASTER Utah will make our schools less attractive targets to those tempted to murder school children to become infamous while committing suicide.”
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About FASTER Utah-- Brant Taylor and his team has been serving Utah with firearm and trauma first aid training for more than a decade. To learn more about the program, visit the website at http://www.fasterutah.org
Brant Taylor of FASTER Utah is available for interviews.
For more information about FASTER Utah, please contact Brant Taylor at 801-608-4095 or e-mail Brant at info@fasterutah.org
A special media event is scheduled at the P.M.A.A. Gun Range on January 24 from 1-4 pm. Please see the attached information to register a time to learn more about the program in person.
Hands-On Press Event for FASTER Utah
Members of the media are invited to a special introductory event to learn more about FASTER Utah and how it can help empower educators at no cost to those that participate in the program. It is a cost-effective approach to help prevent potential threats to Utah schools.
Date: January 24, 2019
Time: 30-minute personalized appointments from 1 to 4 pm
Location: P.M.A.A. Gun Range Gun Range, located at I 80 E. Exit 134, 1 Highway 65 S Salt Lake City, Ut 84109
Website: http://www.fasterutah.org
Schedule your Appointment: Please reserve your spot by calling Brant Taylor at 801-608-4095 or emailing him at info@fasterutah.org
Members of the media will have an opportunity to learn more about FASTER Utah and how it can effectively help prevent Utah schools from being soft and easy targets for criminals. We will discuss the cost-effectiveness of this program when compared to other options in protecting students in our schools.
Members of the media are invited to discover some techniques that can save lives in a potential crisis. Techniques will include trauma first aid and firearm safety training. Feel free to bring questions and have fun while learning about FASTER Utah.
Hands-On Press Event for FASTER Utah
Members of the media are invited to a special introductory event to learn more about FASTER Utah and how it can help empower educators at no cost to those that participate in the program. It is a cost-effective approach to help prevent potential threats to Utah schools.
Date: January 24, 2019
Time: 30-minute personalized appointments from 1 to 4 pm
Location: P.M.A.A. Gun Range Gun Range, located at I 80 E. Exit 134, 1 Highway 65 S Salt Lake City, Ut 84109
Website: http://www.fasterutah.org
Schedule your Appointment: Please reserve your spot by calling Brant Taylor at 801-608-4095 or emailing him at info@fasterutah.org
Members of the media will have an opportunity to learn more about FASTER Utah and how it can effectively help prevent Utah schools from being soft and easy targets for criminals. We will discuss the cost-effectiveness of this program when compared to other options in protecting students in our schools.
Members of the media are invited to discover some techniques that can save lives in a potential crisis. Techniques will include trauma first aid and firearm safety training. Feel free to bring questions and have fun while learning about FASTER Utah.
Provo and San Jose top Milken Institute’s annual ranking of Best-Performing Cities
Top-10 includes San Francisco, Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, and Seattle; Five cities in California and three in Utah rank in the top tier
LOS ANGELES, January 24, 2019 – Utah’s Provo-Orem metropolitan area took the No. 1 spot in the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities index for a second consecutive year, reflecting the robust growth of high-tech industries outside the coastal enclaves that launched the digital revolution.
Provo-Orem was among several Middle American cities in the top-10. Their success did not preclude growth in Silicon Valley. San Jose rose nine places to finish second with the help of tech giants such as Apple and Google. Austin, Texas, placed third after adding nearly 5,000 jobs in its professional, scientific, and tech-services sectors during 2017.
Top-10 Best-Performing U.S. Cities (previous year)
“High-profile corporate site searches like Amazon’s HQ2 competition highlight the importance of a strong knowledge-based economy,” said Minoli Ratnatunga, co-author and Milken Institute director of regional economics research. “Tech companies, augmented by research universities, are among the most powerful assets a metro can have in our tech-driven economy.”
Five California cities and three Utah cities placed in the top-25. San Francisco held steady in fourth place, and Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley was No. 14. Southern California’s Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area, buoyed by Amazon’s continued investment in a major logistics center, rose five places to No. 15. Researchers also documented a big jump for Santa Rosa, which rose 25 places to No. 18.
In Utah, Provo was joined by No. 10 Salt Lake City and No. 21 Ogden-Clearfield. St. George, Utah, was No. 2 in the small-metro rankings.
Merced, California, showed the most improvement, leaping 56 places to No. 38 as a result of expansion at the University of California, Merced. Hiring at Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 helped Reno, Nevada, rise 26 places to No. 11.
Among small cities, Bend-Redmond, Oregon, retained the top spot for the third year running thanks to stellar job and wage growth. Gainesville, Georgia, remained in third place.
Published annually since 1999, Best-Performing Cities: Where America’s Jobs are Created and Sustained (www.best-cities.org) measures the economic vitality of 200 large metros and 201 small cities. Metrics include growth in jobs, wages and salaries, and technology output. The rankings help policymakers, investors, and companies understand where local economies are thriving.
Provo-Orem is home to Brigham Young University, a top technology-transfer school, and fast-growing technological and entrepreneurial communities. Major employers include Qualtrics International, a customer-survey software firm, and San Jose-based Adobe Systems. In the five years ending in 2016, the metro’s tech-sector GDP grew 31 percent faster than the national tech sector.
“Utah’s industrious and innovative people continue to drive growth in the technology and business communities,” said Governor Gary Herbert. “We are focused on laying the groundwork and infrastructure necessary to support this success far into the future.”
Two Texas cities, No. 3 Austin and No. 5 Dallas, were in the top-5. Other inland metros in the top-10 were Raleigh, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; and Fort Collins, Colorado.
“Tighter competition for talent and rising housing costs have pushed some firms to expand outside the big coastal centers, driving growth inland,” said Kevin Klowden, executive director of the Milken Institute Center for Regional Economics and California Center. “Now Middle American cities are beginning to see some of the same problems – labor shortages, higher home prices, and longer commutes.”
The full report with a table of all the metros evaluated is available online at www.milkeninstitute.org.
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