MUNICH, July 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BMW Group, Intel,
and Mobileye are joining forces to make self-driving vehicles and
future mobility concepts become a reality. The three leaders from
the automotive, technology and computer vision and machine learning
industries are collaborating to bring solutions for highly and
fully automated driving into series production by 2021.
The future of automated driving promises to change lives and
societies for the better. But the path to get to a fully autonomous
world is complex and will require end-to-end solutions that
integrate intelligence across the network, from door locks to the
data center. Transportation providers of the future must harness
rapidly evolving technologies, collaborate with totally new
partners, and prepare for disruptive opportunities.
Together with Intel and Mobileye, the BMW Group will develop the
necessary solutions and innovative systems for highly and fully
automated driving to bring these technologies into series
production by 2021. The BMW iNEXT model will be the foundation for
BMW Group's autonomous driving strategy and set the basis for
fleets of fully autonomous vehicles, not only on highways but also
in urban environments for the purpose of automated ridesharing
solutions.
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye are convinced that automated
driving technologies will make travel safer and easier. The goal of
the collaboration is to develop future-proofed solutions that
enable the drivers to not only take their hands off the steering
wheel, but reach the so called "eyes off" (level 3) and ultimately
the "mind off" (level 4) level transforming the driver's in-car
time into leisure or work time. This level of autonomy would enable
the vehicle, on a technical level, to achieve the final stage of
traveling "driver off" (level 5) without a human driver inside.
This establishes the opportunity for self-driving fleets by 2021
and lays the foundation for entirely new business models in a
connected, mobile world.
On July 1, 2016, the three
partners were present at the BMW Group Headquarters in Munich to express their commitment to strive
for an industry standard and define an open platform for autonomous
driving. The common platform will address level 3 to level 5
automated driving and will be made available to multiple car
vendors and other industries who could benefit from autonomous
machines and deep machine learning.
The companies have agreed to a set of deliverables and
milestones to deliver fully autonomous cars based on a common
reference architecture. Near term, the companies will demonstrate
an autonomous test drive with a highly automated driving (HAD)
prototype. In 2017 the platform will extend to fleets with extended
autonomous test drives.
"Today marks an important milestone for the automotive industry
as we enter a world of new mobility. Together with BMW Group
and Intel, Mobileye is laying the groundwork for the technology of
future mobility that enables fully autonomous driving to become a
reality within the next few years," said Mobileye
Co-Founder, Chairman and CTO Professor Amnon Shashua.
"Mobileye is proud to contribute our expertise in sensing,
localization, and driver policy to enable fully autonomous driving
in this cooperation. The processing of sensing, like our
capabilities to understand the driving scene through a single
camera already, will be deployed on Mobileye's latest
system-on-chip, the EyeQ®5, and the collaborative development of
fusion algorithms will be deployed on Intel computing platforms. In
addition, Mobileye Road Experience Management (REM) technology will
provide real-time precise localization and model the driving scene
to essentially support fully autonomous driving."
Intel brings a comprehensive portfolio of technology to power
and connect billions of smart and connected devices, including
cars. To handle the complex workloads required for autonomous cars
in urban environments Intel provides the compute power that scales
from Intel® Atom™ to Intel® Xeon™ processors delivering up to a
total of 100 teraflops of power efficient performance without
having to rewrite code.
"Highly autonomous cars and everything they connect to will
require powerful and reliable electronic brains to make them smart
enough to navigate traffic and avoid accidents," said Intel CEO
Brian Krzanich. "This
partnership between BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye will help us to
quickly deliver on our vision to reinvent the driving experience.
We bring a broad set of in-vehicle and cloud computing,
connectivity, safety and security, and machine-learning assets to
this collaboration enabling a truly end to end solution."
With its Strategy Number ONE > NEXT, the BMW Group has
developed its framework to remain the driving force behind premium
individual mobility. This approach will become driving reality with
the BMW iNEXT model in 2021, heralding a new era of mobility.
"At the BMW Group we always strive for technological leadership.
This partnership underscores our Strategy Number ONE > NEXT to
shape the individual mobility of the future," stated Harald
Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.
"Following our investment in high definition live map technology at
HERE, the combined expertise of Intel, Mobileye and the BMW Group
will deliver the next core building block to bring fully automated
driving technology to the street. We have already showcased such
groundbreaking solutions in our VISION NEXT 100 vehicle concepts.
With this technological leap forward, we are offering our customers
a whole new level of sheer driving pleasure whilst pioneering new
concepts for premium mobility."
Link to webcast:
http://www.live.bmwgroup.com/2016pk/index.html
Link to photos: pressconference.bmwpictures.de
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About BMW Group
With its three brands BMW, MINI and
Rolls-Royce, the BMW Group is the world's leading premium
manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides
premium financial and mobility services. As a global company, the
BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly facilities in 14
countries and has a global sales network in more than 140
countries.
In 2015, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.247 million cars and
nearly 137,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax for the
financial year 2015 was approximately € 9.22 billion on revenues
amounting to € 92.18 billion. As of 31
December 2015, the BMW Group had a workforce of 122,244
employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore
established ecological and social sustainability throughout the
value chain, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear
commitment to conserving resources as an integral part of its
strategy.
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boundaries of technology to make the most amazing experiences
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About Mobileye
Mobileye N.V. (NYSE: MBLY) is the global leader in the
development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis,
localization and mapping for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and
autonomous driving. Our technology keeps passengers safer on
the roads, reduces the risks of traffic accidents, saves lives and
has the potential to revolutionize the driving experience by
enabling autonomous driving. Our proprietary software
algorithms and EyeQ® chips perform detailed interpretations of the
visual field in order to anticipate possible collisions with other
vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, animals, debris and other
obstacles. Mobileye's products are also able to detect
roadway markings such as lanes, road boundaries, barriers and
similar items; identify and read traffic signs, directional signs
and traffic lights; create a Roadbook™ of localized drivable paths
and visual landmarks using REM™; and provide mapping for autonomous
driving. Our products are or will be integrated into car
models from 25 global automakers. Our products are also
available in the aftermarket.
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