PreAct Technologies and ESPROS Photonics Collaborate on Next-Generation Sensing Solutions

April 15, 2022 By Leave a Comment

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PreAct Technologies, an Oregon-based developer of near-field flash LiDAR technology  and ESPROS Photonics, a Swiss company leader in the design and production of time-of flight chips and 3D cameras, recently announced a collaboration agreement to develop  new flash LiDAR technologies for specific use cases in automotive, trucking, industrial  automation and robotics. The collaboration combines the dynamic abilities of PreAct’s  software-definable flash LiDAR and the versatile and ultra-ambient-light-robust time-of flight technology from ESPROS to create next-generation near-field sensing solutions. 

“Our partnership with ESPROS is a major milestone for our company in our goal to provide high performance, software-definable sensors to meet the needs of customers across  various industries,” said Paul Drysch, CEO and co-founder of PreAct Technologies.  “Looking to the future, vehicles across all industries will be software-defined, and our flash  LiDAR solutions are built to support that infrastructure from the beginning.” 

The automotive and trucking industries continue to rapidly integrate ADAS and self-driving  capabilities into vehicles, and as NHTSA (the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety  Administration) has just revised the requirements for human control in fully automated  vehicles, the need for ultra-precise, high performance sensors is paramount to ensuring safe autonomous driving. The sensor solutions created by PreAct and ESPROS will  address top ADAS and self-driving features such as traffic sign recognition, curb detection, night vision and pedestrian detection with the highest frame rates and resolution of any  sensor on the market. 

In addition to providing solutions for automotive and trucking, PreAct and ESPROS will  show superior performance, functionality, and cost to the expanding robotics industry.  According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, the global industrial  robotics market size is expected to reach $116.8 billion by 2030. PreAct and ESPROS  solutions will enable a wide range of robotics and automation applications including QR  code scanning, obstacle avoidance and gesture recognition.  

“We have extensive plans to demonstrate the incredible capabilities of our 3D chipsets  with PreAct’s hardware and software. The ESPROS Pre-Act partnership ensures  customers can benefit from the shortest possible time to market for advanced tools such  as simulation. Our combined resources and expertise will allow us to enable  groundbreaking products across every industry" said Beat DeCoi, President and CEO of  ESPROS Photonics. “By combining our best in class TOF chips with PreAct’s innovation  and drive, we will see great results with clients benefiting from this partnership.”  

About PreAct Technologies 
PreAct Technologies creates the world’s fastest flash LiDAR that powers near-field sensing and object tracking solutions for automotive, trucking, robotic and industrial markets. Its patent-pending suite of sensor technologies is also the only software-definable LiDAR on  the market designed specifically to support the extended life of software-defined vehicles.  The company is located in Portland, Oregon. For sales inquiries, please contact  sales@preact-tech.com. 


About ESPROS Photonics 
ESPROS Photonics AG was founded in 2006 and is a highly specialized IC (Integrated  Circuit) design and production company. The company is built around a unique  CMOS/CCD process developed and owned by ESPROS. Swiss precision, quality, and  innovation are its core driving forces. Products are TOF and LiDAR imagers as well as  custom ASICS. The company also develops and produces 3D camera modules, all based  on its own 3D imagers. It is headquartered in Sargans, Switzerland. For further  information, please contact info@espros.com.





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