TomTom and Mitsubishi Electric collaborate to advance Automated Driving
08 January 2024 - 5:30PM
TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, and Mitsubishi
Electric (TOKYO: 6503) today announced they are integrating
technologies to develop new solutions and drive innovation in
automated driving.
Through this collaboration, TomTom’s High
Definition (HD) Map will power Mitsubishi Electric’s
High-Definition Locator hardware, providing the highly accurate
data required for automated driving. Mitsubishi Electric’s
High-Definition Locator is a highly precise GPS-based vehicle
positioning system that utilizes quasi-zenith satellites (QZSS) to
provide unmatched accuracy at all times. Combined with the
high-definition mapping that TomTom’s HD Map provides, the system
generates accurate information on the vehicle’s position and road
data critical for automated driving applications such as advanced
driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications.
TomTom leverages a multi-sourcing strategy for
its HD Map, including data from GPS probes, front facing cameras,
and vehicle sensors, to allow automated driving systems to
anticipate the road ahead. Already being used in millions of
vehicles on the road for Levels 1 to 2-Plus autonomous driving,
TomTom’s HD Map technology is consistently updated, providing a
highly detailed representation of the road and allowing
self-driving vehicles to pinpoint the location of all road
elements, including lane centerlines, traffic signs, and other
objects, to make sense of their surroundings.
“We’re exhilarated to work with TomTom, widely
recognized as the leading provider of precise and reliable mapping
data,” said Michael Horani, Director of Advanced Development,
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. “Through this
collaboration, we help accelerate innovation in automated driving
and utilize industry-leading, up-to-date maps to improve the safety
of autonomous vehicles.”
"With drivers relying more heavily on their
cars, the role and scope of digital maps must go beyond
turn-by-turn navigation and be built specifically for self-driving
vehicles,” said Paul Hesen, VP Product Management, TomTom. “TomTom
HD Maps are designed for this purpose. Our highly detailed and
accurate maps help vehicles plan a path and safely travel along any
route, making all necessary adjustments, including changing lanes,
taking exits and merging into highway traffic, enabling further
developments for Level 2-Plus to Level 5 autonomous driving.”
Note to editors:
If you're at CES, come and visit us in Hall West
W311&W312. Ask for a demonstration of TomTom HD Map running on
Mitsubishi Electric’s High-Definition Locator hardware and find out
about the other projects TomTom is currently working on in
collaboration with our partners.
About TomTom:
Billions of data points. Millions of sources.
Hundreds of communities.
We are the mapmaker bringing it all together to
build the world’s smartest map. We provide location data and
technology to drivers, carmakers, businesses, and developers. Our
application-ready maps, routing, real-time traffic, APIs, and SDKs
enable the dreamers and doers to shape the future of mobility.
Headquartered in Amsterdam with 3,800 employees
around the globe, TomTom has been helping people find their way in
the world for over 30 years.
www.tomtom.com
About Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation:With 100 years of experience in providing
reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
(TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture,
marketing, and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in
information processing and communications, space development, and
satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial
technology, energy, transportation, and building equipment.
Mitsubishi Electric enriches society with technology in the spirit
of its "Changes for the Better." The company recorded a revenue of
4.48 trillion yen in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. For more
information, please visit www.MitsubishiElectric.com
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