Abstract: A cold plate with an integrated sliding pedestal and a processing system including the same are provided. In one aspect, the processing system includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a first electronic component arranged over the PCB, and a thermal interface material (TIM) arranged over the first electronic component. The system includes at least one sliding pedestal arranged over the TIM. The sliding pedestal is configured to be spaced a variable distance from the PCB. The system also includes a cold plate arranged over the sliding pedestal and configured to provide a coolant to the sliding pedestal and to cool a second electronic component.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and devices related to a system for pre-heating an electrode foil, including a chimney and a heating device. The chimney formed between an inner surface of a heated wall and an inner surface of a passive wall, the chimney having a foil inlet at a first end and a foil outlet at a second end adjacent to a nip of a heated calender roll device. The heating device may be configured to heat the electrode foil and positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the heated wall, where the heating device includes a gas inlet, a heater and a nozzle adjacent to the foil outlet and in fluid communication with the heater, the nozzle including a bend configured to direct a flow of gas to the inner surface of the heated wall and towards the foil inlet.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a glare shield designed to enhance the performance of vehicle camera systems, particularly those used in autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. The glare shield features a textured surface composed of an array of micro-cones, or cone-shaped formations, which serve to scatter incident light in various directions, thereby reducing glare and improving camera vision. The micro-cones are optimized in size, angle, and orientation to minimize Total Hemispherical Reflectance (THR) and reflection penalty, enhancing the camera's ability to accurately interpret visual data. Additionally, the glare shield may include an electromechanical system for dynamic orientation adjustment in response to the position of external light sources, such as the sun. The manufacturing process of the glare shield utilizes a sintered tool steel insert, facilitating venting during molding and ensuring the precision of the cone-shaped texture.

Abstract: The systems and methods of the present disclosure can include an interlock system. The interlock system can include a plate defining a first aperture, a second aperture, and a third aperture, a spacer removably coupled to the plate and extending at least partially through the second aperture, the spacer including a first adjustable tab and a second adjustable tab, the spacer movable through the second aperture via the first adjustable tab and the second adjustable tab, a first electrical connector coupled to the plate and extending at least partially through the first aperture, the first electrical connector configured to rotate to form an electrical connection, and a second electrical connector coupled to the plate and extending at least partially through the third aperture, the second electrical connector configured to rotate to form the electrical connection.

Abstract: Various vehicle technologies for improving positioning accuracy despite various factors that affect signals from navigation satellites. Such positioning accuracy is increased via determining an offset and communicating the offset in various ways or via sharing of raw positioning data between a plurality of devices, where at least one knows its location sufficiently accurately, for use in differential algorithms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are three-dimensional (3D) tactile sensors and methods for manufacturing the same. A method includes providing a first substrate material for the 3D tactile sensor, defining a set of first conductive regions for the 3D tactile sensor on the first substrate material, coupling a separator layer between the first substrate material including the set of first conductive regions and a second substrate material having a set of second conductive regions to create a stack, and forming the stack according to a target 3D structure. The substrate materials can include flexible polymers, and the conductive regions can be defined by processes such as screen printing, etching, laser-direct structuring, pad-printing, or 3D deposition. The separator layer can comprise a dielectric or piezoresistive material. The 3D tactile sensors can conform to curved geometries and can be used for measuring surface force, touch, and pressure.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the present disclosure relate to the configuration and management of data communications associated with a vehicle. By way of illustrative example, aspects of the present application correspond to management of data communications to obtain data generated or collected by a vehicle (e.g., “vehicle data”), which can include, but is not limited to, logs of information previously collected or generated by sensor and processing components, current vehicle data, or third-party data collected by the vehicle, and the like. In another illustrative examples, aspects of the present application correspond to management of data communications to provide configuration data or executable code to a vehicle, such as diagnostic applications, repair applications, and the like.

Abstract: Systems and methods for training machine learning algorithms utilized for autonomous driving. An example method includes creating driving environments based at least on vision based image data received from a vehicle; simulating driving a virtual vehicle by importing driving environment scenario; in response to completing the simulation, analyzing simulated results; determining optimized driving parameters associated with the driving environment scenario; and generating a set of machine learning algorithms training data based on the determined optimized driving parameters. The driving environment scenario is based at least on the created driving environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for quantizing floating-point values during operation of robotic systems. For example, a system can be configured to receive input data having multiple values represented in a floating-point format and determine a maximum absolute value from these values. The system can adjust the representation of each value by removing at least one bit from the exponent portion and redistributing it to the mantissa portion. In examples, the system can also extract a sign bit and align each value by shifting each bit. Based on the adjusted values, the system can perform dynamic quantization of the input data based at least in part on a scaling value determined using the maximum absolute value. The input data can then be provided as an input to at least a portion of a neural network during execution of one or more operations by the neural network.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for a navigation paradigm. One method includes receiving a set of quantized values resulting from a matrix multiplication of quantized query and key vectors, the set of quantized values corresponding to sensor data associated with the ego; identifying a maximum value using an integer comparison operation; for at least one quantized value in the set of quantized values, computing a difference between the quantized value and the maximum value; executing a bit shift operation, on the difference between the quantized value and the maximum value, corresponding to a power-of-two quantization scale to generate bit-shifted values; executing a base-2 exponentiation operation to the bit shifted values to generate base-2 exponentiated values; aggregating the base-2 exponentiated values to generate an aggregated value; and executing a model using the aggregated value to output a navigational instruction to be executed by the ego.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for computing masked scores in transformer models without materializing a full mask. A matrix is partitioned into submatrices based on available processing elements. At least one element is initialized with row and column index values and evaluates a masking condition using a comparison operation, which is fused into the softmax computation. This approach supports causal and batched masks with minimal overhead and is well-suited for applications such as autonomous navigation, where computed weights guide downstream decision-making.

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for processing sensor data and generating operational instructions for automated devices. The automated device includes hardware (e.g., INT8 MAC units, FP32 SIMD processors) and software operations executing a machine-learning architecture having transformer architectures implementing mixed-precision quantization for ingesting and analyzing various types of sensor data. The machine-learning architecture implements a transformer that includes dynamic quantization layers that dynamically quantize tensors, per-token, for downstream operations of the transformer and machine-learning architecture.

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for processing sensor data and generating operational instructions for automated devices. The automated device includes hardware (e.g., INT8 MAC units, FP32 SIMD processors) and software operations executing a machine-learning architecture having transformer architectures implementing mixed-precision quantization for ingesting and analyzing various types of sensor data. The machine-learning architecture implements a transformer that includes dynamic quantization layers that dynamically quantize tensors, per-token, for downstream operations of the transformer and machine-learning architecture.

Abstract: An electric vehicle comprising a ducted fan system configured to increase downforce and reduce drag. The ducted fan system can include a diffuser extending from an input on an underbody of the vehicle and to an outlet on a rear side of the vehicle. The ducted fan system can be connected to a high voltage battery and a control system of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle can further include a second diffuser to enhance downforce.

Abstract: A voltage regulating module design is provided. In one aspect, a voltage regulating module (VRM) includes a first layer configured to output a regulated voltage that is based on a stepped down voltage, and a second layer stacked with the first layer, and a plurality of contacts, such as a ball grid array (BGA), on the first layer. The second layer includes a plurality of active components configured to provide the stepped down voltage to the first layer. The first and second layers have overlapping recesses, and the recess of the first layer has a larger footprint than the recess of the second layer. A plurality of the VRMS can be arranged to form an opening including a counterbore. A faster, such as a bolt, can be positioned in the opening. The first layer can have a larger clearance from the fastener positioned in the opening than the second layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for efficient selection of single instruction multiple data operations for neural processing units. An example processor system comprises a matrix processor configured to perform convolutions associated with a neural network and single instruction multiple data (SIMD) processors in communication with the matrix processors, with the SIMD processors being configured to execute a group of operations based on a current position associated with processing the neural network, and with the group of operations being selected from multiple SIMD programs, and with the group of operations being selected from the SIMD programs according to the current position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a vision-based machine learning model for aggregation of static objects and systems for autonomous driving. An example method includes maintaining a spatial representation of an environment. Features are aggregation across a plurality of observation instances. The spatial representation is updated when the vehicle satisfies a threshold based on a motion characteristic and a contextual characteristic of the environment. Images depicting static objects are output.

Abstract: An illuminated interface system may include an illumination circuit, a switch circuit, and a controller. The illumination circuit is configured to illuminate a light source. The switch circuit is configurable into a plurality of states, where at least one of the plurality of states represents a user input. The controller is electrically connected to the illumination circuit and the switch circuit through a single signal wire. The controller includes a drive circuit and a sensing circuit. The drive circuit is configured to provide a drive signal to the illumination circuit via the single signal wire. The sensing circuit is configured to detect a state of the switch circuit.