SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation
(NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in seating and
electrical and electronic systems, today announced that it has
signed CARMERA, a leader in real-time, high-definition maps for
autonomous mobility, as a development partner in its EXO Technology
Partnership Program.
Lear's EXO high-accuracy vehicle positioning technology is a
proprietary Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) solution
designed to meet the demands of the automotive industry and drive
change through increased accuracy, reliability and functional
safety in vehicle positioning.
"Partnering with CARMERA and its robust, real-time HD mapping
platform is a natural fit for our EXO vehicle positioning
technology," said Eric Partington,
Vice President, Connectivity at Lear. "As the industry adopts
advanced systems such as V2X safety communications and increasing
levels of autonomy, having highly accurate and reliable GNSS
positioning technology paired with high-definition mapping services
becomes critical. Our joint development activity will help to make
this a reality."
EXO Technology provides highly accurate, near-instant
positioning in some of the most challenging weather and urban
canyon environments. The cloud computing and software-based
technology enables the deployment of advanced autonomous mobility
solutions by working with standard automotive GNSS receivers to
deliver fast, centimeter-level accuracy anywhere on the globe.
CARMERA is a leader in the HD mapping space, providing
real-time, high-definition maps and critical data for autonomous
vehicle navigation. As part of the initial development, Lear
will provide EXO technology to test alongside CARMERA's
highly-accurate, feature-rich HD map to establish a baseline for
future development of CARMERA's camera-based localization
integrated with EXO GNSS. This could be used in both urban canyon
and highway environments.
"Using CARMERA's millions of miles of driving video collected to
date, as well as our diverse partner ecosystem around the world,
we've built a feature-rich, sensor and schema-agnostic HD mapping
framework to support safe, autonomous vehicle navigation in nearly
any driving situation," said Ro Gupta, CEO of CARMERA. "We were
intrigued when we first heard about Lear's complementary vision in
our space, and are very happy to initiate this relationship that
allows us to further develop our camera-only feature detection and
change management system to cost-effectively map highways and
cities. All of this underscores our continuing commitment to
deliver solutions that support autonomy for all."
The EXO Technology Partnership Program is a collaborative effort
between Lear, automotive OEMs and other ecosystem players that
provides a full, automotive-grade solution for V2X and Level 2/3
autonomous driving features.
About Lear Corporation
Lear is a global automotive technology leader in seating and
electrical and electronic systems. Lear serves every major
automaker in the world, and Lear content can be found on more than
400 vehicle nameplates. Lear's world-class products are designed,
engineered, and manufactured by a diverse team of approximately
169,000 employees located in 39 countries. Lear currently ranks
#147 on the Fortune 500. Lear's headquarters are in Southfield, Michigan. Further information
about Lear is available at lear.com, or follow us on
Twitter @LearCorporation. Lear is where passion drives
possibilities.
About CARMERA
CARMERA is a road intelligence platform specializing in
large-scale, "living" HD maps for autonomous vehicles. In addition
to utilizing data from customer vehicles, CARMERA provides a visual
telematics service for professional fleets to improve the safety
and productivity of high coverage vehicles on the road today, in
turn helping identify real-time change detection and
navigation-critical events to keep precision 3D maps up-to-date for
some of the leading automotive OEMs and mobility-as-a-service
companies in the world. CARMERA also partners with cities to share
planning data such as pedestrian density and construction events in
promoting private-public partnerships that ensure autonomous
mobility works for all. Learn more at carmera.com.
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