Renesas Electronics Corporation says that fully integrated electronics systems will enable OEMs and Tier 1s to solve the complex challenges of autonomous vehicle design as the industry shifts from test and simulation to product development.
Renesas has developed its 'Renesas autonomy Platform' for ADAS and automated driving that it says delivers total end-to-end solutions scaling from cloud to sensing and vehicle control. With Renesas autonomy, Renesas 'aims to contribute to a safe and secure society in the autonomous driving era'.
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Renesas has added 'evolutionary upgrades' in embedded vision, lidar, GPS, and security to its current autonomous Lincoln MKZ and ADAS Cadillac vehicles. Renesas has also introduced the new Renesas Connected Cockpit Vehicle, developed on a Dodge Ram 1500 truck, showcasing the convergence of embedded- and cloud-based technologies to provide a more integrated and personalized in-car experience.
"Faster time to market, flexibility for future-proofing, lower bill of materials cost, manufacturable design – these are just some of the ongoing challenges OEMs and Tier 1s are facing when developing production-ready autonomous-driving and connected cockpit vehicles," said Amrit Vivekanand, Vice President, Automotive Systems Business Division, Renesas Electronics. "The enhanced Cadillac and Lincoln vehicles, and the new Connected Cockpit Dodge Ram vehicle help OEMs and Tier 1s deal with these challenges, and accelerate their autonomous-driving and connected cockpit development. We have been overwhelmed by the positive response to our current integrated platforms, and are excited to build on that collaboration with our amazing group of partners."
Renesas claims the Renesas vehicles, conceived as development platforms for automotive system manufacturers, enable the creation of safe, integrated solutions that extend beyond silicon, based on powerful, high-reliability automotive-grade Renesas solutions.
Over the past year, Renesas says it has continued its close collaboration with key partners to identify new opportunities to design and deploy autonomous driving technologies on the Lincoln MKZ model for city driving perception in the real world. For 2018, the vehicle platform has 'substantially evolved to provide greater awareness of and safety within its driving environment through upgrades in its vision-based technologies, secure communications networking capabilities, and deep learning functions'.
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By GlobalDataThe Lincoln MKZ vehicle includes a nine-camera system including detection of vehicles, lane marking, stop signs, speed limit signs, traffic lights, pedestrians, and parking spaces.
