High Accuracy and Real-time Maps for Autonomous Vehicles Image
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Reveal Price
Publish Date
2Q 2016
Code
AN-2266
Research Type
Technology Analysis Report
Pages
25

High Accuracy and Real-time Maps for Autonomous Vehicles

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Autonomous and fully driverless vehicles will require high accuracy maps enabling precise positioning within lanes based on reference points on 3D models of the road environment. Additionally, maps will need to be updated continuously with real-time information about traffic, roadworks, and any other relevant information needed for anticipating and planning the path ahead and emulate human driving. These requirements can only be met by crowdsourcing sensor data from  vehicles on the road, transforming both the way maps are generated and the entire ecosystem involved in the creation of maps, with new players like car OEMs, Tier1 players, and software vendors already showing interest. 

This report discusses in detail the characteristics of driverless maps, production processes, the players involved and their solutions, issues and challenges, and new pricing and business models. It also provides in-depth information about crowdsourcing technology, including hybrid approaches and the role of 5G.  

Table of Contents

  • 1. THE ROLE OF MAPS FOR ADAS, AUTONOMOUS, AND DRIVERLESS VEHICLES
    • 1.1. ADAS, Autonomous, and Driverless Vehicles
    • 1.2. Maps as High-accuracy, 3D-positioning References for Localization
    • 1.3. Map-as-a-sensor (MaaS)
    • 1.4. Humanized Driving
    • 1.5. Real-time Maps and Vehicle-to-vehicle Communication
  • 2. DIGITAL MAPS FOR DRIVERLESS CARS: CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNOLOGIES
    • 2.1. Characteristics and Requirements
    • 2.2. Corporate Mapmaking versus Community Input and Sensor Data Crowdsourcing
    • 2.3. Camera / Radar versus Lidar Sensors
    • 2.4. On-board versus Cloud-based Maps
    • 2.5. The Future of Digital Maps in the Driverless Vehicle Era
  • 3. DIGITAL MAP VENDORS AND PLAYERS
    • 3.1. TomTom
    • 3.2. HERE (Daimler, BMW, and Audi Consortium)
    • 3.3. Google
    • 3.4. Baidu
    • 3.5. Zenrin
    • 3.6. Toyota
    • 3.7. Mobileye, GM, VW, and Nissan
    • 3.8. HARMAN
    • 3.9. Continental
    • 3.10. Apple
    • 3.11. Uber
  • 4. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
    • 4.1. Lack of Standards
    • 4.2. Fragmentation and the Lack of Cooperation within the Automotive Industry
    • 4.3. Technological Uncertainty
    • 4.4. Liability Concerns