UvA and TomTom to Open New Research Lab for Autonomous Driving
November 14 2019 - 01:30AM
Location technology specialist, TomTom (TOM2), and the University
of Amsterdam (UvA), today announced the launch of a new
public-private research lab. Atlas Lab will focus on using
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for developing advanced, highly
accurate and safe high definition (HD) maps for self-driving
vehicles. The lab is part of ICAI, the national Innovation Centre
for AI, based in the Amsterdam Science Park.
In collaboration with TomTom, the UvA is
embarking on research on the use of AI for creating HD maps
suitable for all levels of autonomous driving. Theo Gevers, one of
the Scientific Directors at Atlas Lab, comments: “At the UvA we are
already doing research on automated recognition of items in images
and videos. Yet the recognition of items and creation of HD maps in
highly complex situations like a moving car, is still a huge
challenge. This collaboration with TomTom provides an extra
dimension to new and challenging AI-research.”
For the next five years, five PhD students will
work in the Atlas lab on projects contributing to automated
recognition of items like traffic signs, 3D-localization of
vehicles and combining LIDAR (light detection and ranging) laser
and camera images. For retrieving data, mobile mapping vans
equipped with sensors, like LIDAR-systems and cameras, are being
used.
"TomTom is pushing the boundaries of the use of
AI for making HD maps for self-driving cars," said Harold Goddijn,
TomTom’s CEO. "We need groundbreaking research into AI technology,
which is why we’re collaborating with UvA’s world-leading AI
department on this initiative. This will move us a step closer to
an autonomous future with safer roads, free of congestion and
emissions."
About ICAIThe Innovation Center
for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) is a national initiative focused
on joint technology development between academia, industry and
government in the area of artificial intelligence. The Netherlands
has the talent, the world-class research and the longstanding
tradition in AI education to be one of the world’s top ranked
countries in terms of innovation power. ICAI brings these positive
forces together in a unique national initiative. ICAI’s innovation
strategy is organized around industry labs, these are multi-year
strategic collaborations with a focus on technology and talent
development.www.icai.ai
About TomTomTomTom is the
leading independent location technology specialist, shaping
mobility with highly accurate maps, navigation software, real-time
traffic information and services.
To achieve our vision of a safer world, free of
congestion and emissions, we create innovative technologies that
keep the world moving. By combining our extensive experience with
leading business and technology partners, we power connected
vehicles, smart mobility and, ultimately, autonomous driving.
Headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 30
countries, TomTom’s technologies are trusted by hundreds of
millions of people worldwide.
www.tomtom.com
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