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Artificial Intelligence arrives at ECU level

Artificial Intelligence arrives at ECU level

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By Christoph Hammerschmidt



The ZF ProAI, scheduled for series production in 2018, will help cars to “understand” their environment by processing and interpreting sensor data by means of Deep Learning Technologies.

Current series-production Electronic Control Units (ECUs) for automotive deployment typically embrace multiple computing units, of which each one is responsible for a dedicated function. Experts however are convinced that the computing power of such approaches won’t be enough for highly complex tasks like automated driving. This is why ZF chose Nvidia’s AI platform – according to ZF CEO Stefan Sommer, the system offers the number crunching capacity of a supercomputer. Being a scalable system, the Drive PX 2 is capable of processing the signals of multiple cameras, plus radar, lidar and ultrasound sensor signals in parallel. ZFs autonomous driving computing platform ZF ProAI will enable the vehicle to “understand” all relevant events around it in real-time. It can localize the vehicle on high-definition navigation maps and plan a safe trajectory.


ZF believes that AI and Deep Learning capabilities will drastically speed the development of autonomous driving. The company plans to offer its ProAI system as a vehicle-integrated platform that will be constantly updated via the cloud; throughout its entire service life in the car it can be equipped with additional functions and capabilities. It is also designed to handle V2X applications which means it can automatically communicate with other vehicles and with the infrastructure. Its connectivity and capability to learn during its service life enables to participate in swarm intelligence schemes, helping to make driving safer and more efficient not only for the individual vehicle but for entire fleets.

“We regard Nvidia’s Deep Learing platform as the basis for future AI-enabled software which we plan to make available for third parties as well”, explained Thorsten Gollewski who oversees the Advanced Development activities for ZF. Besides automated driving, ZF sees usage possibilities also in many industrial application fields.  

 

More information: www.zf.com

 

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