Subaru has partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to expedite the AI development of its next-generation EyeSight driver assist system.
The automaker has chosen HPE Cray XD670 servers, equipped with energy-efficient direct liquid cooling, to enhance the optimisation of AI algorithms, model training, and inferencing, which are integral to the EyeSight system.
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This collaboration is in line with Subaru’s goal of eliminating fatal traffic accidents by 2030.
The EyeSight system is designed to improve vehicle safety by accurately measuring the distance to objects and categorising them using AI.
This is achieved through images captured by stereo cameras, a technology that Subaru has been offering for over three decades.
In December 2020, Subaru established SUBARU Lab, a strategic centre dedicated to enhancing in-house software development and image identification based on AI for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
SUBARU Lab’s researchers and engineers are engaged in addressing real-world driving hazards, gathering video data from roads globally to refine AI algorithms and train inference models.
These models are said to be run on the HPE Cray XD670 servers, which are powered by the NVIDIA H200 GPUs and NVIDIA NVLink connectivity for up to four GPUs.
In addition to the hardware, Subaru has also opted for the HPE Tech Care Service, which provides access to HPE’s expertise and self-help tools through the HPE Support Center.
SUBARU Lab deputy chief and ADAS Development Department general manager Takashi Kanai said: “At Subaru, we pursue comprehensive vehicle safety through five key areas of our All-Around Safety philosophy: Primary Safety, Active Safety, Preventive Safety, Passive Safety, and Connected Safety.
“With the energy-efficient HPE Cray XD670 that delivers twice the performance compared to the existing system, we now have an on-premises environment that allows us to maximise our use of GPU resources, which we expect to speed the development of our AI models.”
Recently, Subaru unveiled its latest battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, the Uncharted, at an event in New York organised by its US subsidiary, Subaru of America. The Uncharted is expected to hit the US market in early 2026.
