Automotive Vision Industry Report, 2024

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Automotive Vision Research: 90 million cameras are installed annually, and vision-only solutions lower the threshold for intelligent driving.

The cameras installed in new vehicles in China will hit 90 million units in 2024.

From January to September 2024, China installed 64.213 million cameras in new vehicles, surging by 32.6% from the prior-year period. including:
11.574 million front-view cameras, up 26%;
6.997 million side-view ADS cameras, up 81.9%;
1.246 million rear-view ADS cameras, up 152.9%;
30.278 million surround-view cameras, up 33.2%.

According to the camera installations and like-on-like growth in the first three quarters, ResearchInChina predicts that 90 million cameras will be installed in new passenger cars in China in the whole of 2024.

From the perspective of camera resolution, front-view and side-view cameras still tend to have high resolution; increasing 8MP cameras are installed, from January to September 2024:
There were 2.752 million 8MP front-view cameras installed, up by 26% compared with the same period of the previous year, with the penetration rate jumping from 10.6% to 23.8%;
There were 1.683 million 8MP side-view ADS cameras installed, a spike of 67.2%;
There were 297,000 8MP rear-view ADS cameras installed, soaring by 116.1%.

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Vision-only high-level intelligent driving solutions are available to models priced at RMB100,000-200,000

In terms of ADS sensors installed in new vehicles, the 7VnR solution enjoyed big growth in 2024:
389,000 vehicles were fitted with 7V from January to September;
7V3R1L skyrocketed by 4755.1% on the previous year;
7V1R1L surged by 101.0%;
7V5R1L soared by 173.4%.

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Note: The year-on-year decline of the "7V1R" solution in the table is mainly due to Tesla.

The 7VnR solution continued to iterate in 2024. PhiGent Robotics lowered the price of the 7VnR solution to less than RMB4,000. Zhuoyu introduced two-stage end-to-end technology (based on 7V+32TOPS hardware configuration) to the 7VnR solution for the Chengxing Platform.

PhiGent Robotics
In April 2024, PhiGent Robotics released an upgraded version of PhiGo, an intelligent driving solution, at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. Using 7VnR, the standard version of PhiGo Pro requires 30-80TOPS computing power (compared to 32-100TOPS for the previous generation), and the cost is reduced to lower than RMB4,000.

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Zhuoyu (DJI Automotive)
In September 2024, Zhuoyu introduced Chengxing Intelligent Driving 2.5, an upgraded version of the intelligent driving software of the Chengxing Platform. Compared with Chengxing Intelligent Driving 2.0, the 2.5 version enables mass production of the industry's first two-stage end-to-end technology for medium-compute platforms and improves intelligent driving experiences in multiple scenarios.

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The two-stage end-to-end technology of Chengxing Intelligent Driving 2.5 is based on 7V+32TOPS hardware configuration. It applies the perception three-network integration model and the prediction-decision-planning integration model, improving the ability to bypass obstacles/VRUs in urban areas, turn left and right at intersections and cope with complex scenarios. In addition, Chengxing Intelligent Driving 2.5 also introduces the "AD Map" as a "special sensor", and the capability of updating a single vehicle's multi-route memory, and further improves the intelligent driving experience in highway pilot and urban memory pilot.

It is known that the basic version of Zhuoyu's Chengxing Platform uses 7V+32TOPS (chip from Texas Instruments) to enable highway NOA and urban memory pilot. The hardware of this solution costs only RMB5,000. It has been mass-produced for models such as Baojun Yunduo, Chery iCar03 and Yep Plus.

In addition to Zhuoyu, Huawei also unveiled a vision-only intelligent driving solution applying end-to-end technology, based on ADS 3.0.

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ADS SE, Huawei's vision-only solution, is installed on models like Deepal L07 (MSRP: RMB151,900-173,900), and Deepal S07 (MSRP: RMB149,900-207,900). ADS SE has lower cost than ADS 3.0, and it spreads to models priced below RMB200,000.

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In addition to local manufacturers, overseas manufacturers have also joined the melee in the high-level intelligent driving market, and have launched vision-only solutions to dabble in vehicles priced below RMB200,000.

In October 2024, Continental Xinzhijia (a joint venture between Continental and Horizon Robotics) announced the vision solution "Astra" for the Chinese market. This solution uses the 11V1R solution (compared to the mass-produced mid-level intelligent driving solutions on market, it adds side-view cameras). Based on the Horizon J6 E computing platform (80 TOPS), it can enable L2+ and driving-parking integration in all scenarios, and support lightweight urban NOA (mainly including intersections with traffic lights, left and right turns, etc.), highway NOA, HPA and APA.

Continental Xinzhijia's L2+ solution is oriented to the mid-end market of high-level intelligent driving. With the cost of about RMB6,000, it targets models priced at RMB100,000-200,000.

1 Overview of Automotive Vision Industry
1.1 Introduction to ADAS
1.2 Classification of ADAS Functions
1.3 Main Application Scenarios of Automotive Cameras in ADAS
1.4 Classification of Automotive Cameras
1.5 Working Principle and Structure of Automotive Cameras
1.6 Automotive Camera Industry Chain
1.7 Corporate Layout in Automotive Camera Industry Chain
1.8 Number of Cameras Necessary for Autonomous Driving at All Levels and Sensor Structure Solutions of Main Models for Sale in the Market
1.9 Sensor configuration of ADAS Solutions of Some OEMs

2 Automotive Vision Market
2.1 Overview
2.1.1 Camera Installations and YoY Growth
2.1.2 Camera Installations in New Models of Joint Venture Brands - Overall
2.1.3 Camera Installations in New Models of Independent Brands, Jan-Sept 2023 - Overall
2.2 Front View System
2.2.1 Front View Camera Installations (by Price/Brand/Model)
2.2.2 Installations and Penetration Rate of HD Front View Cameras
2.2.3 Proportion of HD Front View Cameras and 8MP Front View Camera Installation
2.2.4 Camera Installations in New Models of Joint Venture Brands - Front View
2.2.5 Camera Installations in New Models of Independent Brands - Front View
2.3 Side View ADS
2.3.1 Installations of Side View ADS Cameras (Price/Brand/Model)
2.3.2 Installations and Penetration Rate of HD Side View ADS Cameras
2.3.3 Proportion of HD Side View ADS Cameras and 2/8MP Side View Camera Installation
2.3.4 Camera Installations in New Models - Side View ADS
2.4 Rear View ADS
2.4.1 Installations of Rear View ADS Cameras (Price/Brand/Model)
2.4.2 Installations and Penetration Rate of HD Rear View ADS Cameras
2.4.3 Proportion of HD Rear View ADS Cameras and 2/8MP Side View Camera Installation
2.4.4 Camera Installations in New Models - Rear View ADS
2.5 Surround View System
2.5.1 Surround View ADS Camera Installations (Price/Brand/Model)
2.5.2 Camera Installations in New Models of Joint Venture Brands - Surround View ADS
2.5.3 Camera Installations in New Models of Independent Brands - Surround View ADS
2.6 Rear View System
2.6.1 Rear View Camera Installations (Price/Brand/Model)
2.6.2 Camera Installations in New Models of Joint Venture Brands - Rear View
2.6.3 Camera Installations in New Models of Independent Brands - Rear View
2.7 Streaming Media System
2.7.1 Installations of Streaming Media Cameras (Price/Brand/Model)
2.7.2 Camera Installations in New Models - Streaming Media Cameras
2.8 In-cabin System
2.8.1 Installations of In-cabin Cameras (Price/Brand/Model)
2.8.2 Camera Installations in New Models of Joint Venture Brands - In-Cabin Cameras
2.8.3 Camera Installations in New Models of Independent Brands - In-Cabin Cameras
2.9 Driving Recorders
2.9.1 Installations of Driving Recorder Cameras (Price/Brand/Model)
2.9.2 Camera Installations in New Models of Joint Venture Brands - Driving Recorders
2.9.3 Camera Installations in New Models of Independent Brands - Driving Recorders

3 Chinese Vision Companies
3.1 MINIEYE
3.1.1 Profile
3.1.2 Technical Capabilities and Solutions
3.1.3 Platformization and Software & Hardware Integration Capabilities
3.1.4 Commercialized Intelligent Driving Solutions
3.1.5 Intelligent Driving and Intelligent Cockpit Product Matrix
3.1.6 iPilot Series: High Configuration Version
3.1.7 iPilot Series: Low Configuration Version
3.1.8 iPilot Series: iPilot 2/3/3 plus
3.1.9 iPilot Series: iPilot 1/1 eco/1 plus
3.1.10 iPilot 1 Driving-Parking Integration Hardware Structure
3.1.11 iPilot 1Driving-Parking Integration System Structure
3.1.12 iPilot 1 Driving-Parking Integration Time-Division Multiplexing
3.1.13 iSafety (1)
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3.1.22 iSafety (9)
3.1.23 iSafety Matrix
3.1.24 iCabin
3.1.25 iCabin 1 & iCabin 1 plus
3.1.26 Trends, Customers and Development Direction in 2023-2024
3.1.27 Summary of Vision Products

3.2 Suzhou INVO
3.2.1 Profile
3.2.2 Solutions and Application Scenarios
3.2.3 i-Drive
3.2.4 i-Sense
3.2.5 CMS
3.2.6 Partners, Recent Dynamics and Future Development

3.3 JIMU Intelligent
3.3.1 Profile
3.3.2 Core Technology
3.3.3 Some technologies at the Algorithm Level
3.3.4 Dual Circulation Autonomous Driving Data Platform
3.3.5 Development Process from Commercial Vehicles to Passenger Cars
3.3.6 Intelligent Driving Layout for Commercial Vehicles and Passenger Cars
3.3.7 Passenger Car Solutions
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3.3.19 OEM Products
3.3.20 Recent Application Dynamics of OEM Products
3.3.21 Industry Application Products
3.3.22 Summary of Vision Products

3.4 MAXIEYE
3.4.1 Profile
3.4.2 Strategic Layout
3.4.3 Full-stack Technology Deployment from Perception to Planning and Control
3.4.4 Platformization Solutions
3.4.5 Solutions and Three Products
3.4.6 Solution (1)
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3.4.13 Development History of Products
3.4.14 Vision Products (1)
3.4.15 Vision Products (2)
3.4.16 Recent Dynamics and Major Customers

3.5 Autocruis
3.5.1 Profile
3.5.2 Six Major Technologies
3.5.3 Products
3.5.4 Forward ADAS
3.5.5 Intelligent Blind Spot Management System
3.5.6 "Yuxing” Bus Blind Spot Management System
3.5.7 Three-way Visual Blind Spot Detection System
3.5.8 Intelligent Panoramic Image System and Driver Monitoring System
3.5.9 Cooperation with Xilinx in Developing AVM and IMS
3.5.10 Cooperation with Ambarella in Developing IMS
3.5.11 CMS
3.5.12 AI Vision Chips
3.5.13 Recent Dynamics and Partners

3.6 Freetech
3.6.1 Profile
3.6.2 Development Route
3.6.3 ODIN Digital Intelligence Base
3.6.4 Domain Controller Solutions
3.6.5 Domain Controller Solutions (1)
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3.6.9 Domain Controller Solutions (5)
3.6.10 Perception?Solution Configuration
3.6.11 Cameras (1)
3.6.12 Cameras (2)
3.6.13 Cameras (3)
3.6.14 Comparison between FVC2 and FVC3
3.6.15 Cameras (4)
3.6.16 Camera?Modules
3.6.17 CMS and DMS
3.6.18 ADAS Solutions
3.6.19 Recent Dynamics and Mass Production Designation
3.6.20 Summary of Vision Products

3.7 Tsingtech Microvision
3.8 CalmCar
3.9 Jingwei Hirain
3.10 Yihang.AI
3.11 OFILM
3.12 Streamax Technology
3.13 Hikvision
3.14 ZongMu Technology
3.15 Smarter Eye
3.16 Metoak Technology
3.17 Huawei
3.18 Zhuoyu
3.19 Huaruijie Technology
3.20 PhiGent Robotics

4 Foreign Vision Companies
4.1 Denso
4.1.1 Profile
4.1.2 Revenue
4.1.3 Classification of Vision Products & Customers
4.1.4 Passenger Car Vision Products - Front View Cameras
4.1.5 Passenger Car Vision Products - Surround View Systems
4.1.6 Passenger Car Vision Products - Electronic Rearview Mirrors
4.1.7 Passenger Car Vision Products - DMS
4.1.8 Commercial Vehicle Vision Products - DMS
4.1.9 Summary of Passenger Car Vision Products
4.1.10 Timeline of Vision Products
4.1.11 Development Dynamics of Vision Products
4.1.12 Timeline of Some ADAS Products
4.1.13 ADAS Revenue Expectations
4.1.14 Autonomous Driving Solutions
4.1.15 ADAS Solution
4.1.16 Revenue of Smart Mobile Electronics Division
4.1.17 Autonomous Driving Development Planning

4.2 Bosch
4.2.1 Profile
4.2.2 Revenue
4.2.3 Perception-layer Product Layout
4.2.4 Classification of Vision Products & Customers
4.2.5 Passenger Car Vision Products - Front View Cameras
4.2.6 Passenger Car Vision Products - Surround View Cameras
4.2.7 Passenger Car Vision Products - Surround View System & Rear View Camera
4.2.8 3D Surround View Solutions
4.2.9 Passenger Car Vision Products - DMS & OMS
4.2.10 Summary of Passenger Car Vision Products
4.2.11 Timeline of Vision Products
4.2.12 Development History of Vision Products
4.2.13 ADAS Solution
4.2.14 High-level Intelligent Driving Solutions

4.3 Aptiv
4.3.1 Profile
4.3.2 Revenue
4.3.3 Development History and Automotive Product Layout
4.3.4 Classification of Vision Products & Customers
4.3.5 Passenger Car Vision Products - Front View Cameras
4.3.6 Passenger Car Vision Products - Front View Camera Fusion Products
4.3.7 Passenger Car Vision Products - OMS
4.3.8 Summary of Passenger Car Vision Products
4.3.9 Development History of Vision Products
4.3.10 ADAS Solution
4.3.11 Autonomous Driving Solution 1 (Fifth Generation)
4.3.12 Autonomous Driving Solution 2 (Sixth Generation)
4.3.13 Autonomous Driving Solutions

4.4 Panasonic
4.4.1 Profile
4.4.2 Classification of Vision Products
4.4.3 Passenger Car Vision Products - Rear View Cameras
4.4.4 Passenger Car Vision Products - Surround View Systems
4.4.5 Passenger Car Vision Products - Front and Rear Dual-camera Driving Recorders
4.4.6 Passenger Car Vision Products - Electronic Rearview Mirrors
4.4.7 Passenger Car Vision Products - DMS & OMS
4.4.8 Commercial Vehicle Vision Products - Electronic Front View Mirrors
4.4.9 Summary of Passenger Car Vision Products
4.4.10 Timeline of Vision Products
4.4.11 Intelligent Cockpit Solutions
4.4.12 Summary of Vision Business Development

4.5 Continental
4.5.1 Profile
4.5.2 Revenue
4.5.3 Classification of Vision Products
4.5.4 Passenger Car Vision Products - Camera Summary & Front View Camera Fusion
4.5.5 Passenger Car Vision Products - Front View Cameras
4.5.6 Passenger Car Vision Products - Surround View System & Rear View Camera
4.5.7 Passenger Car Vision Products - DMS & OMS
4.5.8 Development History of DMS
4.5.9 Cockpit DMS + Radar Fusion Solutions
4.5.10 Passenger Car Vision Products - Electronic Rearview Mirrors & Virtual A-pillar
4.5.11 Summary of Vision Products
4.5.12 Timeline of Vision Products
4.5.13 Autonomous Driving Solutions
4.5.14 Autonomous Driving Solutions: Models Supported and Strategies
4.5.15 Autonomous Driving Solutions: Dynamics
4.5.16 Recent Dynamics (2022~2023)
4.5.17 Recent Dynamics (2023~2024)

4.6 ZF
4.7 MCNEX
4.8 Magna
4.9 Valeo
4.10 Faurecia
4.11 Gentex
4.12 First Sensor
4.13 Hyundai Mobis
4.14 LG
4.15 Ricoh
4.16 Hitachi Astemo
4.17 Samsung

5 Summary and Trends of Vision Companies

5.1 Summary of Layout of Domestic Vision Companies
5.1.1 Overview of Vision Companies
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (1)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (2)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (3)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (4)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (5)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (6)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (7)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (8)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (9)
5.1.2 Layout of Vision Companies (10)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (1)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (2)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (3)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (4)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (5)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (6)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (7)
5.1.3 Solutions and Sensor Configuration of Vision Companies (8)

5.2 Summary of Layout of Foreign Vision Companies
5.2.1 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Basic Information
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (1)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (2)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (3)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (4)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (5)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (6)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (7)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (8)
5.2.2 Summary of Foreign Passenger Car Vision Companies - Product Summary (9)

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