HERE takes step to accelerate development of live map for cars
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Berlin, Germany - HERE, a leader in mapping, navigation and location
experiences, has published an interface specification that defines how sensor
data gathered by vehicles on the road can be ingested by a cloud. The aim of
this step is to support the automotive industry in accelerating the deployment
of technologies that improve road safety and ease traffic congestion, such as
connected Electronic Horizon and automated driving.
According to a recent forecast from automotive technology research firm SBD, by
2020 there will be some 33 million vehicles sold annually with built-in
connectivity, generating more than 163 million terabytes of data each year via
their dozens of on-board cameras and sensor technologies. When shared across the
road network, this data can be utilized by vehicles to give them an awareness of
road conditions beyond the reach of their sensors, and thus enable the driver or
the vehicle itself to better plan driving maneuvers. In order to be efficiently
useable, the data shared should be intelligible to other vehicles, and thus it
ideally should pass through the cloud in a standard format.
In view of that need, HERE, which is developing location cloud technology for
automated vehicles, has published a sensor data ingestion interface
specification for the automotive industry to utilize. HERE intends for this
interface specification, made available through a creative commons license, to
become a standardized way for vehicles to send to the cloud the rich variety of
data gathered by their on-board sensors. With a standard interface
specification, the data generated would be analogous regardless of vehicle
manufacturer and could be pooled, processed and analyzed quickly to create a
detailed live view of road and traffic conditions.
HERE is already discussing the interface specification with certain leading
automakers, and intends to invite other industry peers to discuss the
specification this summer. More information about the interface specification
can be accessed on the Automotive section of the HERE website.
"Your car generates a wealth of data about road and traffic conditions which
will be very helpful to other cars driving behind you," said Dietmar Rabel, who
heads product management for the automated driving program at HERE. "By uniting
around a single data specification, we can improve our collective abilities to
gain a better overall understanding from the data collected. It will mean fewer
accidents and less time spent in traffic. It also moves the industry closer to
the goal of cars that can drive themselves."
The data generated from sensors on board modern vehicles can be used to warn
others of possible dangers, including icy roads or a spill, sudden braking or
traffic build up, an accident, or an animal or object on the road. Data can also
be used to verify and enhance map data and attributes, provide warnings of poor
road infrastructure like potholes as well as construction. With cloud technology
this data can also be utilized for new dynamic and personalized services.
The HERE location platform applies data fusion and crowdsourcing for the
extremely challenging task of deriving useful information from a huge volume of
vehicle sensor data. The platform ensures the robustness of data it sources to
enable a car to effectively 'see around the corner' and avoid an accident.
Achieving the highest possible confidence level requires continuous near real-
time processing of large streams of very diverse data which are then fused with
map, traffic, incident, weather and other data. For information to become
actionable and made known to other vehicles on the road, it would typically have
to evolve through multiple layers of information extraction hierarchy. HERE has
already implemented a next generation engine for real-time traffic and in doing
so has gained significant expertise to apply similar technology for road events
relevant to highly automated driving.
As is the case with its other products and services, HERE has built data
anonymization into its sensor data ingestion interface specification, meaning
that the location data generated by vehicles are anonymous unless drivers opt-in
to sharing personal identifier information in order to benefit from additional
personalized services.
To know more about the vision of HERE for autonomous cars and read the full
interview with Dietmar Rabel, visit HERE 360.
Media contacts
Email: press(at)here.com
http://company.here.com/en/newsroom/contacts/
About HERE
HERE, a Nokia company, is a leader in navigation, mapping and location
experiences. We build high-definition (HD) maps and combine them with cloud
technology to enable rich, real-time location experiences in a broad range of
connected devices - from smartphones and tablets to wearables and vehicles. To
learn more about us, including our work in the areas of connected and autonomous
driving, visit http://360.here.com.
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