Bitsensing has entered into an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with NXP Semiconductors to offer high-performance, scalable radar systems combining NXP’s advanced radar chipsets with Bitsensing’s innovations in radar software. The MOU with NXP marks a significant milestone in Bitsensing’s journey toward delivering radar solutions not only for safer and smarter vehicles but also for applications in traffic monitoring, healthcare, and robotics.

“This collaboration with NXP allows us to offer a truly scalable radar solution, which will be a game-changer across all the industries we collectively serve,” said Jae-Eun Lee, CEO of Bitsensing. “By combining our radar technology with NXP’s leading radar chipsets, we’re pushing forward the boundaries of connectivity and the full potential of our radar systems to deliver on the future of autonomy and beyond.”

The next-generation radar solutions will support customers with pre-development and accelerate the overall development time.

“NXP is excited to partner with Bitsensing to bring radar systems that can serve automotive and industrial applications,” said Karthik Ramesh, Marketing Director at NXP. “NXP’s market-leading radar chipsets, combined with Bitsensing’s radar system competence, will enable faster development of scalable radar solutions and accelerate deployment of radar systems by OEMs.”

Lead customers have already started evaluations with pre-developed samples based on NXP’s SAF85xx automotive radar one-chip family for 4D imaging radar, front radar, and corner radar that address advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles, traffic insight monitoring sensors for smart city traffic monitoring radar for the connected urban environment, and wellness radar for sleep monitoring applications.

Founded in 2018 in South Korea by Lee, Bitsensing has raised a total of $52 million in funding to bring “radar everywhere,” with a Series B round announced in June raising $25 million from investors including the Korea Development Bank, HL Mando Corp., Industrial Bank of Korea, Aju Capital, Life Asset Management, and SCL Investment.

In the automotive sector, the company’s imaging radar is being developed to transform how the autonomous vehicle understands its surroundings by providing high-resolution 4D imaging. With a range coverage of more than 300 m (984 ft), its unique array patterning technique and radar signal processing algorithms are engineered to deliver ultimate reliability. In addition, its advanced corner radar provides a surround detection solution for autonomous vehicle systems with a claimed 50% advancement in detection range compared to conventional radar.

Earlier this month, the company announced it had received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its suite of advanced radar solutions. The standard for managing information security provides a framework for organizations to protect sensitive data through a risk-based approach. It introduces updated controls aligned with challenges such as cloud security and data leakage, emphasizing continuous improvement of information security management systems.

The certification comes at the end of a year filled with milestones and key industry partnerships for the company.

Its TraXight software, an intelligent transportation system solution named a CES 2025 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Smart Cities category, is part of a collaboration with Famas System to install and activate advanced traffic sensors at Porta Nuova, the historic gateway to the Italian city of Verona.

The project, completed over the summer, now provides data and insights into traffic patterns to Verona’s traffic management team and city planners. Bitsensing and its partners installed ten TIMOS (Traffic Insight Monitoring Sensor) systems that integrate AI computing devices into traffic control.

Information collected includes traffic volume, queue length, turning movements, vehicle classification, and traffic flow patterns. The data are visualized and presented by Bitsensing’s TraXight software through an interactive dashboard.

Bitsensing’s TIMOS solution is also currently used at South Korea’s Nonsan-Cheonan Expressway, an 81 km (50 mi), dual two-lane toll expressway.