Special week for FAAR in Skolkovo

Last month was not quite ordinary for FAAR, but do you know why? No ? So let me explain you !

Lately, FAAR was in Russia, more precisely in Skolkovo, Moscow. There, FAAR & Skolkovo foundation together signed a Collaboration Agreement intending to develop an Innovation Open Lab within the Tech Ecosystem. First step for the Lab would be to launch a technological project of Smart Mobility Services welcoming local partners and startups. This infrastructure should start operating around the beginning of October. 

During the Startup Village event which took place from May 31st to June 1st, the participants received exclusive information, the opportunity to be the first to discover the concept of the laboratory and to discuss about technological trends.

The goal of such a partnership ? Collaborative Innovation

Just to remind, FAAR is an Electronic equipment supplier, expert in embedded control and power electronic systems. The Skolkovo Foundation is a non-profit organization created at the initiative of the Russian President in September 2010. Together we consider that Russia is a ground for of technological & business development, a huge playground for experimentations and also an incredible gold mine for engineering resources, who’s competencies are famous all over the world.

FAAR expects of this partnership the opportunity to develop and apply products & services transforming the myth of robot vehicles from science-fiction into concrete solutions for safer, sustainable and autonomous mobility.

As FAAR’s motto is « DRIVE Innovation to the Market », so our main goal is not only making experimentations and technical feasibility Proof of Concept projects, but bring solutions and adapt them regarding Russian’s market & needs.

We are very grateful to Skolkovo for their friendly welcome and logistic help and are happy to continue this exciting adventure to the new usage of Smart Mobility.

#SaveTheDate: FAAR at Las Vegas’ CES!

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Well you’re wrong. There is one exception to this rule: if you ever find yourself attending the most advanced convention in #high-tech innovation – the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) – it is your duty to tell everyone about it.

At FAAR Industry we may have used a convoluted way to announce our trip to this Mecca of new technology, but that’s because we’re really excited. We will be showcasing our full autonomous driving kit – FaarGO – at the same convention that brought the concept of the VCR to the world in 1970. And you know what ? … This year, the CES is dedicating 85 000 m² of exhibit space to vehicle technologies and autonomous driving.

For the first time, we’re introducing the public to this new easy way of transforming any vehicle into an autonomous shuttle packed with mature innovative solutions. In partnership with ISFM, we have designed a smart, simple, and cost-breaking autonomous vehicle that can later become one of many #AD fleets: through #platooning technologies, our software system makes it easy to transform one shuttle into a large fleet driverless train, transporting up to 30 people.

This little piece of high tech is designed with a reduced AI, making it open, adaptive and scalable, without ever compromising safety and reliability. This robustly engineered smart AD system comes with ADAS evolutive architecture, specific software and its dedicated and certified automotive ECU: it is literally an all-in-one solution. Follow us at CES from January 9th through 12th,  we will be live-twitting updates.

You can also get more information on FaarGO – our amazing AD kit – right here.

What an exciting new year 2018 is promising to be!

Randolph Toom gives compelling interview at #AVS – Autonomous Vehicle Symposium

Summer has come to an end but the excitement from having been part of the 2017 Autonomous Vehicle Symposium hasn’t faded yet. FAAR is still reaping the benefits of meeting so many important #AutonomousMobility actors, and we’re delighted that we’ve been given another chance to share with you a little more about what we do.

Indeed, on behalf of FAAR, our Innovation Director – Randolph Toom, was interviewed by the organizers of the AVS and proudly represented our offering. He explained how we support this growing revolution in smart mobility by making it easier for companies around the world to bring the fruit of their idea to a POC and then to serial market solutions.

Randolph gives a detailed summary of our long-term vision and describes the off-the-shelf and bespoke electronic control & power solutions we provide, as well as our open innovation platform, Self-e-Car, aimed to implement the technological bricks of companies in order to experiment and showcase them in real conditions.

You can watch the interview by playing the video below, or by following this link. Enjoy.

We are at AUTONOMY event

The advent of #SmartMobility is well on its way, and the increase of events organized around this revolution is proof. One of the most interesting festival of the sort is getting very close, it is a summit at which FAAR Industry will be represented by Randolph TOOM, our Director of Innovation. Indeed, the aptly named Autonomy convention taking place in Paris on the 19th, 20th and 21st of October is inviting Randolph to speak at the Electric Road Round Table along with Nicolas De Crémiers (Head of Marketing at Navya) and Thomas Chrétien (Electric Vehicles Director at Nissan West Europe).

This conference will see the three experts talk about the future of electric vehicles, Randolph will debate on the autonomous counterpart & the embedded electronic solutions. The whole panel will deal with the upcoming V2G technology that will see them both connected to the grid.

Come take part in this discussion about EVs, AEVs and V2G, it will be held on Oct 19th, at 10am at the Grande Halle of la Vilette, Paris. 

Hope to see you there!

Let’s meet at #AVS in Stuttgart & talk about robotizing & automation of vehicles

FAAR Industry is delighted to take part in one of the most important events in the field of autonomous mobility: the Autonomous Vehicle Symposium of Stuttgart. The convention will bring us together with the world’s leading engineers in the field of autonomous vehicle research, testing, validation and development.

And there’s no better way to kick-start an event of this magnitude than meeting up for a tech show! We would like to exchange with you about Collaborative Autonomous Vehicle Development Process.

We believe you will be part of that select crowd so a tech show wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t all take the opportunity to mix and mingle afterwards. Please join us for a debate and cocktail on this exciting first day of the convention (June 20th at 6pm) #AV5010. Ample information and free tickets can be found at this location.

But wait! There’s more! FAAR Industry and – its subsidiary & partner – Pronergy will be attending two other world renowned events in the field of mobility: the Bourget Paris Air Show as well as the ITS European Congress of Strasbourg. You can quench your thirst for details on our appearance at these three unique events if you follow this little link. 

Let’s meet together next week.

SAVE THE DATES #HighTechSummer2017: FAAR Industry & Partners’ Tour of the Most Interesting Conventions

The FAAR Industry Team took upon themselves to be present at three – yes three – simultaneous conventions across Europe this summer. We’re currently gearing up for the Autonomous Vehicle Symposium of Stuttgart, the Bourget Paris Air Show, and the Intelligent Transport Systems European Congress of Strasbourg. We’re everywhere! Fancy a tour? Choose to visit us at any of these three conventions.

THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TEST & DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM – STUTTGART – 20th-22nd of JUNE, 2017

The 2017 edition hosted in the Autonomous Vehicle Technology World Expo will gather renowned professionals from multiple companies and organizations around keynote presentations and static demos #AutonomousTechnology, #AVTesting, #AVComponents, #EngineExpo.

Keywords of this year are #AutonomySoftware, #Safety, #V2x, #Legislation.

Interesting themes will be – amongst many: “Real-World and Open-Road Testing”, “Robust Cyber-security for Autonomous and Connected Vehicles” and “Test & Validation Methodology for Autonomous Vehicles”.

We will be present at the symposium for the complete three days of its duration, at booth #AV5010.

THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM EUROPEAN CONGRESS – STRASBOURG – 19th-22nd of JUNE, 2017

With its European and international span, the ITS has become the reference for industrials and start-ups of the autonomous and intelligent mobility t industry. The event hosts the usual conferences, but also ground-breaking live demonstrations of autonomous vehicles, one of which being Vedecom and FAAR Industry dynamic demonstration. We will be in attendance for the full duration of this 12th edition of this Congress together with Vedecom.

THE BOURGET PARIS AIR SHOW – LE BOURGET – 19th-25th of JUNE, 2017

The Bourget Air Show is not to be introduced anymore. As one of the most important events in the Space and Aeronautics industry in its 52 years of existence, it is only natural that FAAR Industry and its subsidiary Pronergy decided to make the short trip to promote the fruit of their collaboration and expertise. We will be present at this Mecca of aeronautics technology, rendez-vous at the booth BC148.

Stay tuned to learn more about our demonstrations.

The choice is certainly not evident for you. We are looking forward to meet you at any of these events. Contact us for more details by e-mail.

FAAR Industry Acquires Pronergy

FAAR Industry is proud to announce the acquisition of PRONERGY, a French company specialized in energy conversion and storage products, power electronics, automation products and system integration.

Based in Les Ulis (in the southwestern of Paris), PRONERGY has 35 years of expertise in the design and manufacture of battery pack, BMS, converter, frequency changer, UPS, test equipment and automation products. The core business of the company is the study and production of specific and industrial products.

PRONERGY has a solid experience in the development of products in military, aerospace, Railway and drone, and can meet all requests with harsh environments, technicality and performance, with a strong commitment to quality. The Company is certified ISO9001, EN9100 and codified OTAN F7250.

The acquisition of PRONERGY enables us to strengthen our competitive position in the market and complement our current offer. This acquisition is not only intended to help both companies to advance in their respective environments and other sectors of activity but also to enhance their capacity of development and innovation by creating a mutual synergy.

FAAR INDUSTRY at COP22: time to act has come

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Early November and for almost 2 weeks, FAAR Industry took part in COP 22 – the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco. This event gathered signatories of the United Nations convention on climate change and all the interested stakeholders aiming to enhance the climate state.

Since our foundation, at FAAR Industry, we work on technological solutions to protect the environment. We developed several concrete projects such as an electric vehicle Supervisor, the Cross-Drive patent or autonomous driving technologies to enhance energy saving.

Our participation in this major event started days before the official inauguration in Casablanca, Morocco, where our Director of Innovation, Mr Randolph TOOM, attended the first conference on sustainable mobility – “Assises de la mobilité durable” – organized by Moroccan Railways Company (ONCF). Mr. TOOM spoke there (see the video here) and gave our vision on how the new technologies that we implement, can develop sustainable mobility in Morocco and other African countries.

The official launch of COP was on Monday, November 7. Together with our partner VEDECOM, we presented a new democar «VFLEX» at the booth of Universtiy Mohammed V of Rabat, in the green zone (zone of innovation). This demonstrator is an 100% electric car which integrates some autonomous driving technologies together with wireless induction charging system.

During the Conference, we received various special visitors like Moroccan and European politicians, media and scientists, who shown a great interest in our platform. Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco was one of our main guests. The Minister of Industry, Trade, & New Technologies, Mr Moulay Hafid ELALAMY, The Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Mr. Rachid Belmokhtar Benabdellah and The Ambassador of the European Union, Mr. JOY Rupert also visited our booth.

Our demonstrator drawn attention of local and international media. 2M, one of the official channels in Morocco, interviewed our CEO, Mr. Khalid AYOUCHE (find the video below), who introduced our innovative platform to the large public.

Le CEO de #FAAR, M. Khalid AYOUCHE, a présenté le démonstrateur et l’idée du projet #VFLEX au journal de la #COP22 diffusé à @2MInteractive. pic.twitter.com/ORjPz5YIL4

— FAAR Industry (@FAAR_Industry) 22 novembre 2016

Finally, and after many interesting meetings with potential partners, FAAR Industry is convinced more than ever that the time to act has come. Saving the environment needs a fast energetic transition, and we can make it real by gathering our strengths.

PARIS MOTOR SHOW 2016

This year together with our partner – KPIT, we have the opportunity to take part in the Paris Motor Show from September, 29 to October,16. You will find us at booth 125, Hall 3.

About KPIT: 10000 international engineering group specialized in the field of IT and embedded software, particularly in the Automotive and Transport areas.

About FAAR Industry: the engineering innovation company, specializing in embedded electronics of control commands, robotizing and automation of vehicles and their connectivity.

Together, we are pleased to welcome you on our booth, where we will present our products and our solutions & services in the areas of infotainment, autonomous and connected mobility.

Whether you have a concrete project to propose, a problem to solve, you are looking for a job or you are just curious to know us better, our teams will be at your disposal to best respond to your requests.

We can arrange an appointment now with teams KPIT / FAAR Industry. Don’t hesitate to contact us.

Tanger “Salon Sous-Traitance Automobile”

FAAR Industry invites you at 3rd edition of “Salon de la Sous-Traitance Automobile“ at Tanger, Morocco. Come and visit us at booth 79. We will be happy to give you all information you need.