GPS World, February 2016

WATCH MARKET MAPPING 2 HD Live Map Enables Automated Driving H ERE HD Live Map is an advanced cloud based map asset commercially available for vehicles Ready to be deployed in connected vehicles in North America and Western Europe HD Live Map creates a highly detailed and dynamic representation of the road environment enabling a vehicle to effectively see around corners beyond the reach of its on board sensors HD Live Map is an integrated offering consisting of multiple layers of data delivered in a map tile format It is designed to enhance both Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ADAS and automated driving functionality HD Live Map includes data that tends to have high permanency such as lane level information data that is temporal in nature such as road construction traffic and accidents and analytics data including speed profile information that informs the vehicle about how to drive based on actual human behavior data With HERE HD Live Map automakers can enhance a vehicles ADAS functionality such as adaptive cruise control adaptive headlights and curve speed warnings by giving it access to more accurate and more reliable near real time content and contextual information about its environment HERE has started to collect richly detailed information using lidar Self Maintaining Map HERE HD Live Map is the first map from HERE that is self maintaining through multiple modes of sensor aggregation and ingestion the vehicles map is updated and delivered in near real time For example if vehicle sensors detect a speed limit sign that is inconsistent with the map the map would update so other vehicles approaching the same spot have the new correct information This is important for ADAS functionality such as adaptive cruise control Similarly if a new lane closure is reported the map would update so that other vehicles approaching the area can prepare to switch lanes or reroute Garmin Acquires Lidar Company PulsedLight Garmin International has acquired Pulsed Light Inc a privately held designer of optical distance measurement technology in Bend Oregon PulsedLight makes sensor boards that are highly accurate small and lightweight PulsedLight developed and owns the intellectual property that enables this technology Garmin stated in a news release PulsedLight is the maker of the LIDARLite shown at right an optical distance measurement sensor for automotive blindspot sensing city traffic monitoring 3D image scanning collision avoidance industrial measurements and security systems The PulsedLight office and its design associates will be retained by Garmin International 42 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM FEBRUARY 2016 if traffic is heavy HD Live Map is data efficient requiring a small data footprint HERE is exploring enriching its platform with new sensor data from Audi BMW and Mercedes Benz vehicles which would benefit all automakers deploying HD Live Map HERE has already been providing either parts or full specifications of HD Live Map for automated driving testing purposes to more than 10 automotive companies Many of those have taken advantage of HD Live Map data HERE is offering of specific stretches of open road in Silicon Valley and Michigan in the United States as well as in France Germany and Japan