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Message posted by paulmeek12 on 18 July 2006 at 3:47pm - IP Logged
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July 18, 2006 Magna Electronics, an operating unit of Magna International Inc., and Mobileye Vision Technologies have announced that they have partnered to develop advanced automotive driver assistance features. The companies have signed an agreement to develop and supply a combined automatic high beam/low beam headlamp controller and lane departure warning system integrated into a single-camera system.

Mobileye's EyeQ™ vision image processor-on-a-chip will be combined with Magna Electronics' advanced camera and automatic headlamp control software in order to provide enhanced value and minimize package size. This collaboration will capitalize upon both companies' strengths in lane departure warning (LDW) and automatic headlamp control (AHC).

"We are excited to team up with Mobileye," said Francois Truc, Vice President and General Manager of Magna Electronics North America. "Together we expect to be first-to-market with this important product combination. We look forward to further collaboration with Mobileye to add other driver assistance features to our system."

"Studies show that drivers use high beams less often than is appropriate, making nighttime driving hazardous," says Professor Amnon Shashua, Mobileye Chairman and Chief Scientist. "What's particularly startling is the fact that 55% of fatal accidents in the United States are due to unintended lane departures."

The combined technologies will enhance day and night time driving.

When driving at night, the system will automatically switch headlamps from high beams to low beams based on traffic conditions to improve nighttime visibility.

The system will automatically provide audio or tactile alerts to warn against unintentional lane departures.

The automatic headlamp system and lane departure warning system will use the same camera and image processing system to analyze images and monitor road lane markings.

The new integrated AHC/LDW will complement the product portfolios of both companies. Mobileye has LDW and Collision Mitigation programs scheduled to launch in 2007. Magna Electronics' has an AHC program scheduled to launch in 2007. Magna Electronics is also utilizing Mobileye's EyeQ™ in another major customer product launch scheduled for 2007.

 

About Magna Electronics

Magna Electronics was formed in 2005 to better serve customers by combining the electronics expertise of Magna's automotive units. Magna Electronics provides driver assistance systems, safety systems, wireless connectivity, power systems and body electronics. More information about Magna Electronics is available at U color=#0000ff www.magna.com/U.

Forward Looking disclaimer: The previous discussion contains statements that, to the extent that they are not recitations of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections, as well as statements regarding Magna's future plans, objectives or economic performance, or the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Magna uses words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "expect", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "plan", "forecast", "project", "estimate" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by Magna in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors Magna believes are appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with Magna's expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of: declining production volumes and changes in consumer demand for vehicles; the inability of Magna's customers to meet their financial obligations to Magna; a reduction in the production volumes of certain vehicles; Magna's ability to compete with suppliers with operations in low cost countries; Magna's inability to offset increases in the cost of commodities, such as steel and resins; the financial distress of some of Magna's suppliers and customers; Magna's inability to offset price concessions demanded by its customers; Magna's inability to fully recover pre-production expenses; warranty and recall costs; the termination by Magna's customers of any material contracts; product liability claims in excess of Magna's insurance coverage; expenses related to the restructuring and rationalization of some of Magna's operations; impairment charges; legal claims against Magna; risks of conducting business in foreign countries; unionization activities at Magna's facilities; work stoppages and labour relations disputes; changes in laws and governmental regulations; costs associated with compliance with environmental laws and regulations; potential conflicts of interest involving Magna's controlling shareholder, the Stronach Trust; and the expiration of the Forbearance Agreement on May 31, 2006; and other factors set out in Magna's Annual Information Form filed with securities commissions in Canada and Magna's annual report on Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and subsequent filings. In evaluating forward-looking statements, readers should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Magna does not intend, nor does it undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent information, events, results or circumstances or otherwise.

About Mobileye

Mobileye N.V. is a technological leader in the area of advanced image sensing and processing technology for automotive applications, using computer vision technology for processing image sequences from a single camera input source. The processing includes functionalities such as vehicle detection, lane finding and pedestrian detection. The functionalities are embedded within the proprietary EyeQ™ vision-system-on-chip technology. The second generation EyeQ2™ is already in an advanced stage of development. Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in the Netherlands with an R&D staff of 120 employees located in Jerusalem, Israel. Further information on Mobileye can be found at U color=#0000ff www.mobileye.com/U


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