Foresight: Toyota, SoftBank and Eye-Net Collaborate on Published Hazard Avoidance Brake Control System Study

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Foresight (NASDAQ:FRSX) announced its collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, SoftBank Corp., and Eye-Net Mobile on a research paper studying hazard avoidance brake control systems using V2N technology. The study, presented at the 2025 JSAE Annual Spring Congress, explores using smartphones as external sensors to enhance Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

The research focused on evaluating communication latency, tracking accuracy, and positioning precision in urban environments. Eye-Net's vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology enabled smartphones to serve as external sensors, communicating hazard information to vehicles via public networks, particularly addressing non-line-of-sight scenarios and blind spots.

Positive

• Collaboration with major industry leaders Toyota and SoftBank enhances credibility and market potential
• Technology addresses key ADAS limitations in non-line-of-sight hazard detection
• Leverages existing smartphone infrastructure for wide-scale implementation

Negative

• Technology requires further advancement in positioning accuracy
• Viable business models still needed for widespread commercial adoption
• No immediate revenue impact mentioned from the research collaboration

Insights

Automotive Technology Analyst

Toyota-SoftBank-Foresight research collaboration shows significant promise for V2N technology to overcome ADAS sensor limitations and enhance safety.

This collaboration between Foresight's Eye-Net subsidiary, Toyota, SoftBank, and TechnoCo represents a notable advancement in vehicle-to-network (V2N) technology addressing a critical limitation in current ADAS systems. The research specifically tackles non-line-of-sight hazard detection – a persistent blind spot in today's sensor-based autonomous driving systems.

The study's approach is particularly innovative by leveraging smartphones as widespread external sensors through Eye-Net's V2X technology. This creates a mesh network of detection capabilities that extends well beyond traditional vehicle-mounted sensors, potentially offering significant safety improvements, especially for detecting vulnerable road users in complex urban environments.

What makes this development significant is the caliber of collaboration partners. Having Toyota – Japan's largest automaker – present this research at the prestigious JSAE Annual Spring Congress signals serious industry interest. SoftBank's involvement adds telecommunications expertise essential for the network component. This multi-disciplinary approach suggests the technology is being evaluated from manufacturing, connectivity, and integration perspectives simultaneously.

However, the release acknowledges important hurdles: positioning accuracy improvements and viable business models for widespread adoption. These represent significant challenges as V2N technology requires both technical precision and economic viability to reach commercial implementation. While promising, this remains a feasibility study rather than a production commitment.

For Foresight, this collaboration establishes valuable relationships with industry leaders that could accelerate future commercialization opportunities for its 3D perception and V2X technologies across automotive and other mobility sectors.

The research paper was presented by Toyota at the 2025 JSAE Annual Spring Congress and highlights the potential of vehicle-to-network technology in enhancing ADAS systems by addressing the limitations of in-vehicle sensors

Ness Ziona, Israel, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq and TASE: FRSX) (“Foresight” or the “Company”), an innovator in 3D perception systems, announced that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Eye-Net Mobile Ltd. (“Eye-Net”), collaborated on a research paper presented by Toyota Motor Corporation ("Toyota") at the Japanese Society of Automotive Engineers (“JSAE”) Annual Spring Congress in May 2025. The paper, co-authored by technical teams from Toyota, SoftBank Corp., Eye-Net and TechnoCo. Ltd., is titled Feasibility Study of a Hazard Avoidance Brake Control System Using V2N Technology.

The study explores the potential of vehicle-to-network (“V2N”) technology to enhance Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (“ADAS”) by addressing one of their key limitations, the inability of in-vehicle sensors to detect hazards in non-line-of-sight scenarios. The study examined the use of smartphones as widely available external sensors to enhance hazard detection via V2N communication. The evaluation focused on key factors such as communication latency, tracking accuracy, and the positioning precision of these devices in diverse urban environments.

The study highlights the strong potential of V2N technology to enhance ADAS capabilities, improve vehicle safety, and unlock new market opportunities, while also emphasizing the need for advancements in positioning accuracy and the establishment of viable business models to enable widespread commercial adoption.

Eye-Net’s vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) technology played a vital role in this study by enabling smartphones to serve as external sensors that communicate hazard information to vehicles via public networks. This approach enhances vehicle safety systems by extending detection capabilities beyond in-vehicle sensors, particularly for vulnerable road users in blind spots. The research emphasizes Eye-Net’s contribution to advancing V2N technology and its potential to improve overall road safety.

About Eye-Net

Eye-Net develops next-generation V2X collision prevention solutions and smart automotive systems to enhance road safety and situational awareness for all road users in the urban mobility environment. By leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology, advanced analytics, and existing cellular networks, Eye-Net’s innovative solution suite delivers real-time pre-collision alerts to all road users using smartphones and other smart devices within vehicles.

For more information about Eye-Net, please visit www.eyenet-mobile.com, or follow the Company’s LinkedIn page, Eye-Net Mobile; X (formerly Twitter), @EyeNetMobile1; and Instagram channel, Eyenetmobile1, the contents of which are not incorporated into this press release.

About Foresight

Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq and TASE: FRSX) is a technology company developing advanced three-dimensional (3D) perception and cellular-based applications. Through the Company’s controlled subsidiaries, Foresight Automotive Ltd., Foresight Changzhou Automotive Ltd. and Eye-Net Mobile Ltd., Foresight develops both “in-line-of-sight” vision systems and “beyond-line-of-sight” accident-prevention solutions.

Foresight’s 3D perception systems include modules of automatic calibration and dense 3D point cloud that can be applied to different markets such as automotive, defense, autonomous driving, agriculture, heavy industrial equipment and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

For more information about Foresight and its wholly owned subsidiary, Foresight Automotive, visit www.foresightauto.com, follow @ForesightAuto1 on Twitter, or join Foresight Automotive on LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, Foresight is using forward-looking statements in this press release when it discusses the study’s emphasis on the strong potential of V2N technology to enhance ADAS capabilities, improve vehicle safety, unlock new market opportunities, the need for advancements in positioning accuracy and the establishment of viable business models to enable widespread commercial adoption and the belief that the research emphasizes Eye-Net’s contribution to advancing V2N technology and its potential to improve overall road safety. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on Foresight’s current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results, performance or achievements of Foresight could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this press release.

The forward-looking statements contained or implied in this press release are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Foresight's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 24, 2025, and in any subsequent filings with the SEC. Except as otherwise required by law, Foresight undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. References and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release. Foresight is not responsible for the contents of third-party websites. 

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FAQ

What is the significance of Foresight's (FRSX) collaboration with Toyota and SoftBank?

The collaboration validates Foresight's V2N technology potential, exploring how smartphones can enhance ADAS systems by detecting hazards in non-line-of-sight scenarios through vehicle-to-network communication.

How does Eye-Net's V2X technology improve vehicle safety systems?

Eye-Net's technology enables smartphones to act as external sensors that communicate hazard information to vehicles via public networks, extending detection capabilities beyond in-vehicle sensors, particularly for vulnerable road users in blind spots.

What are the main challenges identified in the FRSX vehicle-to-network study?

The study identified two main challenges: the need for improved positioning accuracy and the requirement to establish viable business models for widespread commercial adoption.

When was the Foresight-Toyota research paper presented and what were the key findings?

The paper was presented at the 2025 JSAE Annual Spring Congress in May 2025, highlighting the strong potential of V2N technology to enhance ADAS capabilities while emphasizing needs in positioning accuracy improvement.

What is the current development stage of Foresight's V2N technology?

The technology is in the research and feasibility study phase, with successful demonstrations of smartphone integration for hazard detection, but requires further development in positioning accuracy and business model establishment.