- Scalable central computing system for Level 3 and
above autonomous driving solutions
- Based on open standards, with ecosystem of
technology partners including DeepScale, STEER, StradVision and
Automotive Artificial Intelligence
- Consists of three components:
DriveCore™ Compute, Runtime and Studio
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation
(Nasdaq: VC) – a leading automotive cockpit technology company – is
unveiling its DriveCore™ autonomous driving
platform at CES® 2018. Designed to accelerate the
development and commercialization of autonomous driving technology,
DriveCore™ is the first solution to allow automakers to build
autonomous driving solutions quickly and in an open collaboration
model.
DriveCore™ was designed as a complete technology platform,
consisting of the hardware, in-vehicle middleware and PC-based
software toolset needed to develop machine learning algorithms for
autonomous driving applications of Level 3 and above. Building on
Visteon's success with a centralized computing approach,
DriveCore™ will provide automakers a fail-safe domain
controller, with a high degree of computing power scalability,
which supports the integration of data from multiple camera,
Lidar and radar sensors.
"To meet the computing demands of Level 3-plus solutions,
autonomous systems will need highly scalable levels of processing
power and the ability to perform sensor fusion across multiple
radar, camera and Lidar sensors," explained Sachin Lawande, president and CEO of Visteon.
"DriveCore is the first open platform in the industry that offers
highly scalable computing power and software to perform late sensor
fusion to enable rapid development of these autonomous
systems."
DriveCoreTM consists of three primary components, all
of which can be experienced at Visteon's exhibit (CP-20) at
CES:
- Compute is a modular, scalable computing hardware
platform that can easily be adapted to all levels of automated
driving. It is designed to deliver from 500 gigaflops to 20
teraflops of processing power (with existing Systems on Chip) in a
scalable manner, independent of the type of central processing unit
(CPU) used. It will support NVIDIA, Freescale, Qualcomm and, later,
other processor types seamlessly – protecting an automaker's
investment in this technology.
- Runtime is in-vehicle middleware that provides a
secure framework to enable applications and algorithms to
communicate in a real-time, high-performance environment. It
enables sensor fusion in a sensor-independent manner, so sensors
can be upgraded as new capabilities become available, such as radar
going from 2-D to 3-D.
- Studio is a PC-based development environment that
enables automakers to create and support an ecosystem of algorithm
developers, unlocking innovation potential through an open
framework for sensor-based artificial intelligence algorithm
development. Studio allows easy integration of third-party
algorithms and access to real-life sensor data – complemented by a
simulation, validation and benchmarking environment for algorithms
ranging from object detection to camera-based lane detection.
Consistent with the goal of creating an open collaboration model
for automakers, Visteon is also announcing four new technology
partners as part of the DriveCoreTM
introduction:
- DeepScale uses deep learning to create an integrated model of
the environment in real-time, from any combination of sensors.
Then, DeepScale's deep neural networks (DNNs) add the perception
capabilities needed for automated driving.
- STEER provides a fully automated parking solution, in which the
car drops off passengers at a designated point, drives itself to
the nearest automated parking zone, waits for a "summon signal,"
then drives to the designated pick-up point.
- StradVision deploys machine learning algorithms to build
advanced object detection and recognition software.
- Automotive Artificial Intelligence provides a graphical
simulation environment, offering intelligent traffic and traffic
scenarios, which runs in conjunction with DriveCore™ Studio.
"Successful implementation of autonomous driving technologies
will require collaboration from multiple companies offering
specific expertise in different aspects of the solution," said
Visteon Chief Technology Officer Markus
Schupfner. "At CES, we are showing how our investment in new
technologies such as machine learning and collaboration with
leading tech partners will help drive the future of autonomous
driving."
Visteon will be hosting demonstrations of DriveCoreTM
at its booth, where it will also be showcasing solutions that will
speed the transition to an all-digital vehicle cockpit and,
ultimately, autonomous driving. From fully reconfigurable
instrument clusters and the latest-generation, high-definition (HD)
digital display technologies to driver monitoring, ADAS integration
and a virtualized instrument cluster domain, Visteon will be
displaying products that will underpin the epic shift toward
connected cars and autonomous vehicles.
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.
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