Partnership Aims to Bring Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving (AD) to Market Faster
Amazon (AMZN) and mapping and location technology company HERE have signed a 10-year, $1 billion agreement that will see HERE use Amazon’s AWS cloud infrastructure to help automakers build location-sensitive technologies for their vehicles. This partnership is expected to revolutionize the automotive industry by providing automotive companies with the tools needed to develop software-defined vehicles (SDV), ADAS, and AD.
Software-Defined Vehicles: A New Era in Automotive Technology
SDVs are vehicles that get software updates through the cloud for various in-car systems that enable new capabilities. This concept is similar to how your iPhone gets new features via new versions of iOS. For example, Tesla (TSLA) offers a slew of updates to its autos via the internet, including most recently, an Apple Watch app that allows you to check your vehicle’s charge and control its locks and Sirius XM support.
HERE and AWS: A Long-Term Partnership
HERE and AWS have already been working together for the last 10 years. However, the new agreement brings more capabilities around ADAS and AD to the fore. This partnership is expected to enable HERE and AWS to provide automotive companies with the tools needed to build SDVs, ADAS, and AD.
SceneXtract: A Game-Changer in ADAS and AD Development
As part of this agreement, HERE and AWS have developed a new software called SceneXtract. This tool makes it easier for automakers to pull data from HERE’s HD Live Map, which is a cloud-based mapping service that provides highly accurate information related to a particular road’s lane information, local vehicle features, geometry, and more.
SceneXtract enables developers to recreate real-world environments to develop ADAS and AD features. This functionality will help cut down on the time it takes to prepare real-world simulations that automakers can use to train their own ADAS and AD functions without having to use real vehicles.
The Benefits of SceneXtract
According to Remco Timmer, vice president of product management at HERE:
"SceneXtract marks a significant milestone in ADAS and AD development, providing developers with a powerful tool to reduce the time, cost, and complexity of simulating real-world scenarios."
Timmer further stated that by utilizing the HERE HD Live Map and AWS’s AI-powered search capabilities, SceneXtract enables more efficient and accurate testing. This allows manufacturers to bring safer, more advanced autonomous driving technologies to market faster.
Improving Supply Chain Services with HERE and AWS
In addition to SceneXtract, HERE and AWS are setting up an agreement to build out HERE’s mapping and location information using AWS’s AI models and computing capabilities. This data will be offered via Amazon’s AWS Marketplace to third-party developers as a means to improve their own supply chain services.
Companies are already using this technology for real-time information about shipping important products and improving the accuracy of delivery estimates.
A New Era in Automotive Technology
The partnership between HERE and AWS is expected to revolutionize the automotive industry by providing automotive companies with the tools needed to develop SDVs, ADAS, and AD. This agreement will enable companies to bring advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving technologies to market faster, making our roads safer and more efficient.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the partnership between Amazon and HERE is a significant milestone in the development of autonomous vehicle technology. With SceneXtract and the agreement to build out HERE’s mapping and location information using AWS’s AI models and computing capabilities, automotive companies will have the tools needed to develop SDVs, ADAS, and AD.
This partnership is expected to bring about a new era in automotive technology, making our roads safer and more efficient. As we move forward, it will be exciting to see how this technology develops and impacts the automotive industry as a whole.
References
- HERE and AWS Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Technology (PR Newswire)
- Amazon and HERE Sign $1 Billion Agreement to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Technology (Yahoo Finance)
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