Toyota and Carmera to automate HD mapping for autonomous vehicles
Toyota has announced that the Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc (TRI-AD), is teaming up with Carmera, a company focused on HD mapping, to “conduct a proof of concept about developing camera-based automation of high definition (‘HD’) maps for urban and surface roads,” a preliminary step towards making the company’s Automated Mapping Platform (AMP) a reality.
Though the HD mapping of highways is ongoing, the roads mapped thus far represent less than 1% of the entire world’s road network, and they’re not even the most heavily-used roadways where autonomous vehicles will be operating first.
The new data collected from this project, coupled with the maps already made, will provide autonomous vehicles with a more complete view of road networks, whether they’re on a highway or in a city. If all goes according to plan, road mapping will be streamlined and much more affordable than it is today. – AFP Relaxnews
Source : TheStar