VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich.,
Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), a leading automotive
cockpit electronics supplier, is joining forces with the American
Center for Mobility (ACM) in Southeast
Michigan to support the development and testing of connected
and automated transportation technologies. With a $5 million strategic investment, Visteon is the
first Tier 1 automotive supplier to join as a Founder-level sponsor
of the Center.
The American Center for Mobility is a world-class non-profit
testing and product development facility at the historic Willow Run
site in Ypsilanti, Michigan,
dedicated to leading the safe development of automated technologies
and vehicles onto America's roads.
"We are proud to be associated with what promises to be the
premiere national facility for mobility and advanced automotive
testing and product development," said Visteon President and CEO
Sachin Lawande. "The Center is
ideally positioned to fulfill the need to further develop, test and
validate new connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies
that offer great promise for the nation's transportation system.
Teaming with ACM will help advance our own autonomous driving
platform while bringing significant benefits to consumers,
transportation users and transportation operators."
Lawande added: "Working with the Center provides Visteon a
unique opportunity to create and test technologies for automated
vehicles in a safe and controlled environment that mirrors
conditions on roads and highways where these technologies
ultimately will be applied."
Visteon intends to use the Center to test and validate
technology related to its DriveCore™ artificial intelligence-based
autonomous driving platform, which the company will introduce at
CES® 2018 in Las
Vegas.
John Maddox, president and CEO
for the American Center for Mobility, said: "We are thrilled to
have Visteon as a Founder, as they embody the spirit of business
collaboration and technical innovation that is our core mission.
Partnering with automotive technology leaders such as Visteon,
along with the State of Michigan
and other organizations, is instrumental in putting self-driving
cars on America's roads safely."
Focus areas for Visteon's testing and validation at the Center
include:
- Autonomous driving algorithms
- Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure technology and
functionality, integrated with autonomous driving
- Sensor technology
- Security protocols
Visteon believes that teaming with ACM will help advance
development of its autonomous driving platform, which encompasses
three key elements:
- Creating fail-safe, centralized domain controller hardware that
provides a high degree of scalability in terms of computing power,
and offers integration of data from multiple camera, LiDAR and
radar sensors.
- Unlocking the innovation potential of algorithm developers
through an open framework for sensor-based artificial intelligence
algorithm development, complemented by a test and simulation
environment.
- Applying artificial intelligence for object detection,
classification, perception and decision-making in autonomous
vehicles.
Construction is well underway at the ACM. To date, $108 million needed to fully fund the advanced
test bed has been secured, and additional private investment
announcements are expected soon.
Visteon joins other ACM Founders: AT&T, Toyota, Ford and
Hyundai, which announced their support of ACM earlier this
year.
Located on 500-plus acres at the Willow Run site, the Center
will be a purpose-built facility designed for testing, education
and product development. It will enable safe validation and
self-certification of CAV technology, and accelerate the
development of voluntary standards and workforce education
programs, leveraging Michigan's
renowned mobility expertise.
The nationally designated proving grounds will include a myriad
of real-world environments with the ability to test under varied,
yet controlled conditions. Its unmatched range of driving
environments and infrastructure will include a 2.5-mile highway
loop, a 700-foot curved tunnel, two double overpasses,
intersections and roundabouts. The first phase of the project is on
track to be open for testing in December
2017. Other phases including ACM headquarters and convening
center, and other real-world environments are slated to open in
stages through December 2019.
ACM is a joint initiative with the State of Michigan, founded in partnership with
the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Economic
Development Corp., University of
Michigan, Business Leaders for Michigan and Ann Arbor SPARK.
To learn more about the American Center for Mobility, please
visit: www.acmwillowrun.org.
About Visteon
Visteon is a global technology company that designs, engineers
and manufactures innovative cockpit electronics products and
connected car solutions for most of the world's major vehicle
manufacturers. Visteon is a leading provider of instrument
clusters, head-up displays, information displays, infotainment,
audio systems, SmartCore™ cockpit domain controllers, and vehicle
connectivity. Visteon also supplies embedded multimedia and
smartphone connectivity software solutions to the global automotive
industry. Headquartered in Van Buren
Township, Michigan, Visteon has approximately 10,000
employees at more than 40 facilities in 18 countries. Visteon had
sales of $3.16 billion in 2016. Learn
more at www.visteon.com.
About ACM
The American Center for Mobility is a non-profit testing,
education and product development facility for future mobility,
designed to enable safe validation and self-certification of
connected and automated vehicle technology, and to accelerate the
development of voluntary standards. ACM is one of 10 U.S. DOT
designated Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds in the U.S. To learn
more about ACM, visit www.acmwillowrun.org.
ACM is part of PlanetM, a collaborative that represents
Michigan's unique and vast
ecosystem, connecting resources and opportunities for its
consortium of members. Made up of private industry, government and
institutions of higher learning, partners in PlanetM share the
common goal of leading the development of smart solutions that will
change the way people and goods are transported across all modes of
transportation. To learn more about how Michigan is leading the transportation
revolution or to become a member, visit PlanetM.
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