Mobileye and Delphi Team for Automated Driverless System
On Tuesday, Israeli-based Mobileye and United Kingdom-based Delphi Automotive PLC announced that they have partnered to create a SAE level 4/5 automated driving system, which will combine several technologies from each companies’ infrastructure to speed the time to market for driverless vehicles.
Mobileye will use its EyeQ 4/5 System on a Chip with sensor signal processing, fusion, world view generation, and its Road Experience Management system. Delphi will use technology from a company that it recently acquired, Ottomatika, which includes automated driving software algorithms such as path and motion planning features and Delphi’s Multi-Domain Controller with a full camera, radar and LiDAR suite.
Combined, all of these technologies will create the Central Sensing Localization and Planning (CSLP) system that the companies plan to offer as a turn-key, fully automated driving package, with the hope of rolling it out for production by 2019.
SAE automation levels define the degree of driver assistance. Level 4 is high automation, which means the car can drive itself in some situations; level 5 is full automation, in which the car drives itself all the time.
CSLP is the culmination of a relationship that is more than a decade old.
“The Mobileye and Delphi relationship started in 2002 with the implementation of what was one of the most advanced active safety systems of the time,” said Mobileye Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Amnon Shashua in a press release published on Tuesday. “Our long history together is key to the success of this ambitious endeavor. Our partnership with Delphi will accelerate the time to market and enable customers to adopt Level 4/5 automation without the need for huge capital investments, thereby creating a formidable advantage for them.”
In the same press release, Delphi President and CEO Kevin Clark spoke on the impact that the solution will have on future customers.
“This partnership will allow us to give our customers an increased level of automated capabilities faster and more cost effectively. The collective expertise of our two organizations will accelerate the creation of new approaches and capabilities that would likely not have been possible working alone. This is a win-win for both companies and our customers.”
