Munich – July 1, 2016. BMW Group, Intel, and Mobileye
are joining forces to make self-driving vehicles and future mobility
concepts become a reality. The three leaders from the automotive,
technology and computer vision and machine learning industries are
collaborating to bring solutions for highly and fully automated
driving into series production by 2021.
The future of automated driving promises to change lives and
societies for the better. But the path to get to a fully autonomous
world is complex and will require end-to-end solutions that integrate
intelligence across the network, from door locks to the data center.
Transportation providers of the future must harness rapidly evolving
technologies, collaborate with totally new partners, and prepare for
disruptive opportunities.
Together with Intel and Mobileye, the BMW Group will develop the
necessary solutions and innovative systems for highly and fully
automated driving to bring these technologies into series production
by 2021. The BMW iNEXT model will be the foundation for BMW Group’s
autonomous driving strategy and set the basis for fleets of fully
autonomous vehicles, not only on highways but also in urban
environments for the purpose of automated ridesharing solutions.
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye are convinced that automated driving
technologies will make travel safer and easier. The goal of the
collaboration is to develop future-proofed solutions that enable the
drivers to not only take their hands off the steering wheel, but reach
the so called “eyes off” (level 3) and ultimately the “mind off”
(level 4) level transforming the driver’s in-car time into leisure or
work time. This level of autonomy would enable the vehicle, on a
technical level, to achieve the final stage of traveling “driver off”
(level 5) without a human driver inside. This establishes the
opportunity for self-driving fleets by 2021 and lays the foundation
for entirely new business models in a connected, mobile world.
On July 1, 2016, the three partners were present at the BMW Group
Headquarters in Munich to express their commitment to strive for an
industry standard and define an open platform for autonomous driving.
The common platform will address level 3 to level 5 automated driving
and will be made available to multiple car vendors and other
industries who could benefit from autonomous machines and deep machine learning.
The companies have agreed to a set of deliverables and milestones to
deliver fully autonomous cars based on a common reference
architecture. Near term, the companies will demonstrate an autonomous
test drive with a highly automated driving (HAD) prototype. In 2017
the platform will extend to fleets with extended autonomous test drives.
“Today marks an important milestone for the automotive industry as we
enter a world of new mobility. Together with BMW Group and Intel,
Mobileye is laying the groundwork for the technology of future
mobility that enables fully autonomous driving to become a reality
within the next few years,” said Mobileye Co-Founder, Chairman
and CTO Professor Amnon Shashua.
“Mobileye is proud to contribute our expertise in sensing,
localization, and driver policy to enable fully autonomous driving in
this cooperation. The processing of sensing, like our capabilities to
understand the driving scene through a single camera already, will be
deployed on Mobileye’s latest system-on-chip, the EyeQ®5, and the
collaborative development of fusion algorithms will be deployed on
Intel computing platforms. In addition, Mobileye Road Experience
Management (REM) technology will provide real-time precise
localization and model the driving scene to essentially support fully
autonomous driving.”
Intel brings a comprehensive portfolio of technology to power and
connect billions of smart and connected devices, including cars. To
handle the complex workloads required for autonomous cars in urban
environments Intel provides the compute power that scales from Intel®
Atom™ to Intel® Xeon™ processors delivering up to a total of 100
teraflops of power efficient performance without having to rewrite code.
“Highly autonomous cars and everything they connect to will require
powerful and reliable electronic brains to make them smart enough to
navigate traffic and avoid accidents,” said Intel CEO Brian
Krzanich. “This partnership between BMW Group, Intel and
Mobileye will help us to quickly deliver on our vision to reinvent the
driving experience. We bring a broad set of in-vehicle and cloud
computing, connectivity, safety and security, and machine-learning
assets to this collaboration enabling a truly end to end solution.”
With its Strategy Number ONE NEXT, the BMW Group has developed
its framework to remain the driving force behind premium individual
mobility. This approach will become driving reality with the BMW iNEXT
model in 2021, heralding a new era of mobility.
“At the BMW Group we always strive for technological leadership. This
partnership underscores our Strategy Number ONE NEXT to shape the
individual mobility of the future,” stated Harald Krüger,
Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. “Following
our investment in high definition live map technology at HERE, the
combined expertise of Intel, Mobileye and the BMW Group will deliver
the next core building block to bring fully automated driving
technology to the street. We have already showcased such
groundbreaking solutions in our VISION NEXT 100 vehicle concepts. With
this technological leap forward, we are offering our customers a whole
new level of sheer driving pleasure whilst pioneering new concepts for
premium mobility.”
Link to webcast:
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Intel Corporation
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CCO / SVP
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dan.galves@mobileye.com
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Campaign Director
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Mobileye@diffusionpr.com
About BMW Group
With its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, the BMW Group is the
world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles
and also provides premium financial and mobility services. As a global
company, the BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly facilities
in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2015, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.247 million cars and
nearly 137,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax for the
financial year 2015 was approximately € 9.22 billion on revenues
amounting to € 92.18 billion. As of 31 December 2015, the BMW Group
had a workforce of 122,244 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company has therefore established
ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain,
comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to
conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.
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About Mobileye
Mobileye N.V. (NYSE: MBLY) is the global leader in the development of
computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and
mapping for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and autonomous driving.
Our technology keeps passengers safer on the roads, reduces the risks
of traffic accidents, saves lives and has the potential to
revolutionize the driving experience by enabling autonomous driving.
Our proprietary software algorithms and EyeQ® chips perform detailed
interpretations of the visual field in order to anticipate possible
collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, animals, debris
and other obstacles. Mobileye’s products are also able to detect
roadway markings such as lanes, road boundaries, barriers and similar
items; identify and read traffic signs, directional signs and traffic
lights; create a Roadbook™ of localized drivable paths and visual
landmarks using REM™; and provide mapping for autonomous driving. Our
products are or will be integrated into car models from 25 global
automakers. Our products are also available in the aftermarket.
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