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My guest today is Noam Arkind, the CTO at Israel-based Arbe Robotics (@Arbe_Robotics). Noam holds a PhD in Applied Math from the Robotics Lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science, so it\u2019s no surprise that we did a fantastic one hour deep dive into all the fascinating technology behind their 4D high-resolution imaging radar solution.

What struck me most about Arbe \u2014 and it took me until maybe half-way into our discussion to realize it \u2014 isn\u2019t just their full development kit that includes both the hardware and software; it wasn\u2019t just the cost competitiveness over alternative solutions like lidar for instance; but rather, it was the recognition that Arbe is quite literally shaping up to be a better lidar than lidar, from virtually every metric.

Where computer vision cameras are limited by today\u2019s AI and ML capabilities; where traditional radar is limited, at a minimum, by resolution; where lidar is limited by cost, inclement weather, and potentially resolution too, Arbe solves all those issues by effectively producing a 2K radar solution they claim is \u201c100 times more detailed than any other radar on the market, suited for every level of autonomy or class.\u201d

And that last point is what\u2019s most exciting, I think, about Arbe: their solution isn\u2019t designed for future L4 and L5 vehicles some five to 15 years hence; on the contrary, if only because the physical hardware is the same form factor as existing ADAS-equipped vehicles\u2019 radar kit, Arbe can easily be used to augment or fully replace existing automakers\u2019 ADAS solutions and get safer vehicles on the roads today.

Arbe has raised $55M to date, and is based in Tel Aviv with offices in Plano, Texas and Beijing.