TomTom, Toyota Research Institute - Advanced Development, Inc. and DENSO Collaborate on Advanced Mapmaking for Automated Driv...
10 March 2020 - 5:30PM
TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, Toyota Research
Institute - Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD) and DENSO, today
announced a successful proof of concept demonstrating a fast high
definition (HD) map-building method for roads, essential for safer
autonomous driving.
This was achieved with TRI-AD test vehicles
equipped with DENSO sensors, TRI-AD’s Automated Mapping Platform
(AMP), and TomTom’s cloud-based transactional mapping platform. The
vehicle sensors are used to collect road observations, which are
converted and corrected by TRI-AD’s AMP, for input into TomTom’s
cloud-based transactional mapping platform.
These crowdsourced map updates are achieved with
TomTom Roadagrams, highly accurate map snippets from car sensors,
that TomTom uses to ensure the TomTom HD Map reflects the reality
of the road. Combined with sensor data from survey vehicles, this
process enables TomTom to maintain the accuracy of its HD map.
“At TomTom we believe a multi-sourced HD map is
essential to making safer autonomous driving possible. Survey
vehicles, crowdsourced data and human moderation, amongst other
data sources, enable TomTom’s HD map to be extremely fast and
accurate” said Willem Strijbosch, Head of Autonomous Driving at
TomTom. “Together with DENSO and TRI-AD, TomTom is proud to have
successfully delivered a fast mapmaking method capable of updating
the TomTom HD Map, on the fly.”
Mandali Khalesi, Vice President of Automated
Driving Strategy and Mapping, TRI-AD, said, “Working with our
partners, we have demonstrated the smooth integration of automotive
sensors and scalable HD map generation through AMP. This brings us
one step closer to a future where surface road automated mobility
is available for all.”
Norio Fujimori, Executive Fellow, DENSO, said,
“We look forward to working on many more successful collaborations
with TRI-AD and TomTom. Together our hardware and software will
transform future mobility.”
TomTom was the first HD map supplier to achieve
broad highway coverage of the U.S., Europe and East Asia. TomTom
has been awarded multiple HD map deals with global carmakers,
making TomTom a leading HD map supplier.
About TomTomTomTom is the
leading independent location technology specialist, shaping
mobility with highly accurate maps, navigation software, real-time
traffic information and services.
To achieve our vision of a safer world, free of
congestion and emissions, we create innovative technologies that
keep the world moving. By combining our extensive experience with
leading business and technology partners, we power connected
vehicles, smart mobility and, ultimately, autonomous driving.
Headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 30
countries, TomTom’s technologies are trusted by hundreds of
millions of people worldwide. www.tomtom.com
About TRI-ADToyota Research
Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), located in Tokyo,
Japan, was founded in March 2018 for the purpose of developing
innovative products that will enable Toyota’s vision, “Mobility for
All.” TRI-AD's mission is to create new technology and advanced
safety systems for the world. TRI-AD also oversees Toyota’s newly
announced Woven City, that will serve as an incubator for smart
city design, connected mobility, and robotics technology from
Toyota and its partners.
For more information about TRI-AD, please
visit: www.tri-ad.global.
About DENSODENSO is a $48.3
billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology
and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road
today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 211
facilities in 35 countries to produce thermal, powertrain,
mobility, electrification, & electronic systems, to create jobs
that directly change how the world moves. The company’s 170,000+
employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves
lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment.
Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 9.3 percent of
its global consolidated sales on research and development in the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. For more information about
global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global.
For Further
Information:TomTom
Media:tomtom.pr@tomtom.com
TomTom Investor Relations:
ir@tomtom.com
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