Regulatory Filings • Jun 13, 2021
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INDEPENDENT EQUITY RESEARCH

June 13

| Year | Revenues (000 \$) |
Operating profit (000 \$) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020A | 0 | (12.8) | |||||
| 2021E | 1.1 | (14.2) | |||||
| 2022E | 6.6 | (16.3) |
Lead Analyst Dr. Tiran Rothman [email protected] Tel.: +972-9-9502888
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: FRSX) is a technology developing smart multispectral vision software solutions and cellular-based applications. Through the company's wholly owned subsidiaries, Foresight 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 vision solutions include modules of automatic calibration, sensor fusion and dense 3D point cloud that can be applied to different markets such as automotive, defense, autonomous vehicles and heavy industrial equipment. Eye-Net Mobile's cellular-based solution suite provides real-time pre-collision alerts to enhance road safety and situational awareness for all road users in the urban mobility environment by incorporating cutting-edge AI technology and advanced analytics.. FRSX is also a 19.36% shareholder in Rail Vision Ltd., a leading provider of cutting-edge cognitive vision sensor technology and safety systems for the railway industry.
The autonomous driving market is going through a state of transition, crossing the initial hype cycle into one that is more pragmatic and ROI-centric. OEMs and major investors are re-calibrating their strategies based on identifying technologies that can help address their short-term needs while also fitting in with their long-term vision roadmap for autonomous driving.

In the short term, most major OEMs are looking at business models and use cases that are hyper geo-localized and can bring cost benefits to current operating models that can be displaced. Robo-taxis, shuttles, and urban logistics are expected to be the most lucrative of these geo-localized business models, with Frost & Sullivan valuing these markets at over \$200Bn globally by 2030. While the long-term business models are uncertain, the technology selection for these short-term use cases is now considered with scale and reusability in mind.
In order to identify the ROI on any of the future business models in autonomous driving, it is critical to understand the technology cost associated with this, and this is where the biggest challenge with the industry resides. Lack of clear identification of the number of hardware modules required to provide vehicle autonomy along with the growing concern of software costs is mounting the overall estimations of operating autonomous vehicle business models.
Below we present current and future technologies and where Foresight is positioned:
| Level 5 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 4 | Sensor-L5 | ASC | ||||||||
| Assisted | Full | Ultrasound | 8-10 | |||||||
| Functionality | Level 3 | RADAR (LRR) | 2 | |||||||
| Driving | Level 2 | Automation >2030 |
RADAR (SRR) | 4 | ||||||
| 2023 | Sensor-L4 | ASC | Camera (LR) | 2/3 | ||||||
| Level 1 | 2018 | Sensor-L3 | ASC | Ultrasound | 8 | Camera | 4 | |||
| Ultrasound | 8 | RADAR (LRR) | 2 | (Sur) | ||||||
| 2015 | RADAR (LRR) | 2 | RADAR (SRR) | 4 | Camera (Stereo) |
2 | ||||
| 2012 Sensor-L2 |
ASC | RADAR (SRR) | 4 | Camera | 2/3 | ubolo | 1/2 | |||
| Sensor-L1 | ASC* | Ultrasound | 8 | Camera (LR) | 2 | (stereo/ trifocal) | LiDAR | 4 | ||
| Camera (Sur) | 4 | Camera (Sur) | 4 | Dead | 1 | |||||
| Ultrasound | 4 | RADAR (LRR) |
1 | Camera(Stereo) | 1 | Camera | 1 | reckoning | ||
| RADAR (LRR) | 1 | RADAR | ubolo | 1 | (Stereo) | Total | ~28-32 | |||
| Cameral | 1 | (SRRR) Camera |
2-4 | LIDAR | 1 | ubolo | 1 | |||
| short-range LiDAR |
2-4 | LIDAR | 2/4 | |||||||
| SRR | 2 | Total | ~17 | Dead reckoning | 1 | Dead reckoning | ||||
| Total | ~24-26 | Total | ~25-28 | |||||||
| Total | ~6-8 |

P a g e | 3 It is now a critical point for OEMs and other service providers to identify systems that are robust yet cost effective and capable of operating in varying environments. Beyond these hardware requirements, OEMs will
also require a level of flexibility at the software and supply chain level due to the lack of maturity of this value chain. The need of the hour is to have software modules that are cross functional with other sensors in the vehicle while having the flexibility to be procured either as processed information blocks from sensors or as raw data points depending on the overall data fusion strategy of the OEM. In essence, to create software that the OEMs can adapt to their needs and not a "black box" solution.
Addressing the confluence of these two challenges faced by the automotive industry of needing robust and cost effective sensors, along with flexible and cross functional software would be a key value proposition for any autonomous driving technology supplier, and this is where Foresight positions itself as a strategic fit to a diverse set of potential clients. Their combined stereo visible-light and infrared (IR) sensor-based system meets a wide range of vision-related requirements by OEMs that include object detection under diverse driving conditions from fair to harsh weather and provides a 3D point cloud of data that is critical for aspects like localization and object classification. Furthermore, by offering three diverse engagement models, from software licensing, to a system on a chip, as well as a fully integrated model, Foresight provides the desired flexibility to the value chain enabling them to work with a diverse array of clients from OEMs, to chip providers.
Thus we view the investment in Foresight Autonomous as a unique opportunity to invest in a gamechanging start up firm in a relatively old school eco-system with three different investment opportunities: autonomous cars, trains, and cellular-based accident prevention solutions.
| Event | Significance | Timeline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foresight Automotive | 1. | Commercial order from Elbit to implement Foresight's technology into Elbit's solutions and products |
High | √ H2 2020 |
| 2. | Initiate a POC with an OEM/ Tier One for tailoring the QuadSight system to the customer's' requirements |
High | Q2 2021√ | |
| 3. | Initiate a co-development project with an OEM/ Tier One |
High | Q3 2021 | |
| Rail Vision | 4. | Rail Vision 1st commercial agreement |
High | H2 2020 √ |
| 5. | Samples order for light rail vehicle market |
High | √ H2 2020 |
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| 6. | Additional commercial agreement |
High | Q3 2021 | |
| Eye-Net Mobile | 7. | Three pilot projects with leading Japanese multinational technology companies |
High | √ H2 2020 |
| 8. 9. |
Two commercial agreements Two additional commercial |
High | √ Q1 2021 |
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| agreements with a substantial number of users |
High | Q3 2021 |
| ini ce monthis enucu March 31, |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Research and development expenses, net | \$(2,659 | \$(2,341 | ||||
| Marketing and sales | (496 | (433 | ||||
| General and administrative expenses | (1.206 | ) | (୧୧୦ | |||
| Operating loss | (4,361 | ) | (3,434 | |||
| Equity in net loss of an affiliated company | (746 | ) | ||||
| Financing income (expense), net | (1 | ) | 131 | |||
| Net loss | \$(4,362 | ) | S(4,049 | ) |
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Dr. Tiran Rothman T: +972 (0) 9 950 2888 E: [email protected]
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