NAVTEQ: strategy for map-enhanced ADAS

09 Oct 2008

NAVTEQ develops a new Map & Positioning Engine (MPE) strategy, which will make map-enhanced Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) available to all vehicles, even those without an installed navigation system or navigable map.

NAVTEQ's new MPE reference solution accelerates the development of ADAS applications embedded directly in a vehicle's electronic control unit, often referred to as the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus, or electronic sensor.

NAVTEQ's reference solution is powered by NAVTEQ map's sub-set MPETM map, that contains ADAS geometry and precise ADAS attributes. Being lower in cost and smaller in file size, the NAVTEQ MPETM map allows broader vehicle adoption of map-enhanced ADAS applications.

To force the development of ADAS applications, NAVTEQ's reference solution provides a recommended MPE specification, which outlines optimal deployment of the GPS, microprocessor, memory and all required software including map-matching, ADAS Interface Specification and CAN bus interfaces, as well as the NAVTEQ Electronic HorizonTM.

This MPE design is small enough to be implemented on a credit card-sized circuit board or distributed in the electronics architecture of the vehicle and the application is always on and does not need a stored navigation route.

According to NAVTEQ vice president of ADAS, Bob Denaro, the map and positioning engine reference solution is a new way to think about digital maps and GPS positioning in the vehicle electronics architecture.