According to a report by the Korean Economic Daily, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has signed a deal worth KRW 435.7 million. The report states that Samsung will supply cameras to the “largest American car manufacturer” for a new electric car that will be launched in November 2019. It is obvious that this electric car is the Cybertruck from Tesla.
The report states: “This electric car provides drivers with rear view through cameras mounted on the vehicle instead of traditional rearview mirrors.”
As we all know, Tesla is very thorough in using hardware. Currently, Tesla’s Model 3, Model Y, and other models use front auxiliary driving perception cameras to replace rain sensors and driving recorders. Previously, there were no traditional rearview mirrors in the Cybertruck’s leaked images. Therefore, we speculate that the Cybertruck will use cameras as streaming virtual rearview mirrors.
However, as a streaming virtual rearview mirror, its requirements for clarity and stability will be much greater than those of a panoramic camera. If Samsung’s cameras are used as streaming rearview mirrors, it will be a huge challenge for the quality of Samsung’s cameras.
As shown in the picture, a camera is installed in the fender of the Cybertruck, which continuously transmits the rear image of the vehicle to the car. This is similar to Audi e-tron’s virtual rearview mirror. Audi e-tron’s streaming virtual rearview mirror places two “rearview mirrors” screens above the door handle on both sides. And in the previously leaked interior picture of the Cybertruck, we can see that its style still follows Tesla’s consistent minimalism. Perhaps Tesla will continue to integrate the “rearview mirror” information display on the central control screen in other models.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ sales data was sluggish in the second quarter, mainly due to the recovery of the epidemic in India and Vietnam. Demand has decreased, and production has been interrupted. Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi, OPPO, and others are also reducing inventory. This transaction is likely to ease the pressure on Samsung Electro-Mechanics in the MLCC business and increase relevant projects for smart cars.🔗Source: electrek
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