Hans Hiebl, executive VP Infotainment and Connectivity Continental explains #waze #eHorizon #futureMobility @automobilityLA #LAautoshow2016.
Auburn Hills, Mich., August 14, 2017. From innovation to a mature product, Continental further develops its eHorizon by making swarm connectivity available to all vehicle segments. The technological basis is provided by a driver assistance camera like it is utilized for traffic sign recognition. To make the valuable data collected by the camera available to all car drivers, the international technology company has integrated a crowd-sourcing function into the camera. This function provides the information on detected objects to the eHorizon, which then handles the data management and communication with the cloud.
“By integrating the crowd-sourcing function into a driver assistance camera, the vehicle becomes part of a sensor network without noteworthy changes to the architecture. This network collects relevant route and traffic information like a swarm and provides it to other road users. This keeps the development effort on our customers’ side to an absolute minimum, while making traffic intelligent,” said Ralf Lenninger, Head of Intelligent Transportation Systems at Continental.
The driver benefits in several ways, since map data is constantly updated, which in turn improves the precision level of sophisticated predictive driving strategies. On top of that the driver gets location-based messages on temporary speed limits, construction sites and other situations.
The eHorizon software is both gateway and data management for the upload and download of information. In addition, it is the interface between the raw data generated in the car (e.g. “Caution! Speed limit 50 applies”) and the processing of the same type of data coming from other vehicles.
From the crowd and for the crowd
Using this principle to make vehicles part of a mobile sensor network will help to increase the quality of decision-making during driving. Even vehicles that do not yet have a line of sight to certain relevant traffic situations can prepare the brakes and steering by processing cloud data.
“This strategy of taking predictive action whenever possible to optimize vehicle functions early on is at the very core of the Continental eHorizon and it is also an important building block for automated driving. The current demo vehicle showcases the data communication with the cloud, where map information is updated and messages are generated and distributed back to the vehicles. In the initial configuration level, the focus will mainly be on traffic signs recognized along the route. Also, in connection with crowd-sourcing, the eHorizon is a bidirectional data interface that adds a new level of solidarity to driving,” Lenninger said.
Once Continental’s more advanced fifth generation MFC 500 goes into production in 2020, it will also be possible to detect landmarks along the route and establish a detailed road database. This will make driving even safer and more efficient by applying predictive energy management strategies. This provides the driver with a whole new level of information quality, which can also include new types of support services along the route. This second road database configuration level is scheduled to be ready for mass production by 2021. Continental will also showcase the eHorizon at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), held in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) in September (hall 5.1, booth A07 / A08).
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