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AMD taps rFpro for driverless car simulation

AMD taps rFpro for driverless car simulation

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By Nick Flaherty



AMD is using a digital twin simulation platform from rFpro in the UK to accelerate the development of automated driving technologies.

The AV elevate simulation platform launched last year will be used to tune and test automated parking systems on thousands of parking scenarios using AMD FPGAs while reducing reliance on physical testing. AMD used the high-fidelity simulations from rFpro to demonstrate its parking assistance systems in a variety of parking scenarios, including tight spaces, complex manoeuvres, and various lighting conditions.

AV elevate is a fully integrated simulation solution that enables the tuning of sensors, the training of perception and control algorithms and testing of the full AV technology stack with both closed-loop perception testing and the creation of engineering-grade synthetic training data.

The platform integrates high-fidelity sensor models for all major AV sensor types, such as cameras, LiDAR and radar, and includes a comprehensive library of standard sensor models alongside digital twins of commercially available sensors.

At the core of AV elevate is physically modelled virtual environments and ray tracing rendering technology. Every element in the scene has been physically modelled with realistic material characteristics and a road surface model accurate to 1mm, enabling the production of highly realistic training data.

“AV elevate’s ability to generate precise synthetic training data and test complex parking scenarios quickly has significantly reduced our development time and cost,” said Simon George, Director, Embedded Software – Solutions Engineering at AMD. “The platform allows us to more rapidly iterate and develop our automated parking systems by testing them against countless edge cases that would be impractical to recreate in the real world.”

“It has been fascinating to collaborate with AMD who are at the forefront of autom ated driving and ADAS technologies,” said Matt Daley, Technical Director at rFpro. “The selection of AV elevate by AMD helps to validate the platform’s position as the industry’s most advanced simulation solution for autonomous vehicles. We are proud to be involved in helping to accelerate the development of safer, more reliable automated driving systems that will benefit drivers worldwide.”

rFpro’s library of more than 180 real-world digital twins provides a highly accurate and diverse virtual proving ground. This provides AMD access to a comprehensive range of locations for complex scenarios, including typical underground, city and rural parking locations as well extensive real-world public roads.

www.rfpro.com; www.amd.com

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