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8 PART | I ITS technology enablers

2021. When taking into account, for instance, BMW’s automated driving strat-
      egy (which plans to implement four LiDAR sensors into every automated car),
      the actual number of sold LiDAR sensor systems is by factors higher than 2.
      million units per year. These estimations outline the promising market potential
      of automotive LiDAR technology.
      In addition to a vast market potential, the positive effects of funding this re-
      search proposal are manifold for Europe’s industries. This research undertaking

TABLE 1.5 ADAS: automotive semiconductor revenue distribution on

device types in 2025.

Technology Percentage Most important components

Processors 37 Microprocessing units, electronic control units,

digital signal processors, and systems on a chip

for signal processing

Optical

semiconductors

28 Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

imaging sensors, LEDs, laser diodes and

photodetectors

Radio-frequency

semiconductors

13 Radio-frequency transceivers and radar

processing

Memory 12 System memory

Mixed-signal 8 Power-management integrated circuits, bus

transceivers

Other 3 Discretes, other types of sensors

Source: McKinsey.

FIGURE 1.2 LiDAR market estimations for 2021. (Source: Frost & Sullivan)