Agreement between Volkswagen and Mobileye
Swarm data paves the way for autonomous driving
Volkswagen and Mobileye are planning a new navigation standard for autonomous driving from 2018. Future Volkswagen models will use Mobileye's camera-based map and localization technology 'Road Experience Management'.
Mobileye and Volkswagen are taking the next step towards automated driving. In future, the two companies will jointly collect navigation data and use it for a new generation of intelligent map displays.
Road Experience Management (REM) is one of the latest Mobileye systems. It uses crowdsourcing to generate real-time data for precise localization and the collection of high-definition lane data. The map technology thus forms an elementary level of information for automated driving. How does REM work? The Volkswagens equipped with front cameras use optical sensor systems from Mobileye to record lane markings and road information, which flows in compressed form into a cloud. This fleet data is used to continuously improve HD navigation maps with high-precision localization capability. In turn, they are a basic prerequisite for automated driving and the further development of many assistance systems.
The agreement enables the worldwide merging of data from different car manufacturers into one HD world map, thus creating a standard. Dr. Frank Welsch, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Development, explains: "Every day, millions of Volkswagens drive through our streets worldwide. Many of them are already equipped with environmental sensors. We can now use this swarm to anonymously record various environmental data, such as traffic flow, road conditions and available parking spaces, and make it available in higher-level systems in a highly up-to-date form. On this basis, further services are planned that will make driving or mobility in general easier and more convenient. So it's not just our Volkswagen customers who will benefit from this collaboration."
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