{"id":7389,"date":"2018-03-15T11:47:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T10:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intellias.com\/?p=7389"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T11:07:24","slug":"adas-solution-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/adas-solution-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"ADAS Solution for Electric Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business challenge<\/h2>\n

A young Silicon Valley startup, our client is renowned for their ambitious fully electric hypercar concepts that are destined to define our future. Fusing the best from the tech and automotive domains, the company is working hard to bring electric vehicles mainstream with exceptional IoT connectivity. Our client\u2019s prototypes boast more energy by weight than their closest competitors and feature extended connectivity, state-of-the-art infotainment systems, a neat interior design, and even aromatherapy.<\/p>\n

The company is rapidly growing and\u00a0crossed\u00a0the\u00a0thousand-employee mark\u00a0just\u00a0two years\u00a0after\u00a0its inception.\u00a0They\u2019re\u00a0currently developing their first manufacturing facility,\u00a0with planned investments topping one billion US dollars.<\/p>\n

\"ADAS<\/p>\n

The automobile is\u00a0accelerating into\u00a0a\u00a0new era.\u00a0The electricity is\u00a0hot\u00a0on the heels of gasoline and diesel as the main\u00a0source of energy\u00a0in cars.\u00a0At the same time,\u00a0highly automated systems\u00a0are taking over from\u00a0humans\u00a0as the main operators\u00a0of motorized vehicles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognizing\u00a0this, our client\u00a0has\u00a0invested\u00a0lots of\u00a0effort into\u00a0developing\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0electric vehicle prototypes\u00a0equipped\u00a0with\u00a0advanced driver\u00a0assistance systems\u00a0(ADAS<\/a>).\u00a0On the\u00a0rocky\u00a0road to fully automated\u00a0driving,\u00a0our\u00a0client needed\u00a0expert\u00a0help\u00a0implementing a navigation\u00a0component and a\u00a0digital horizon\u00a0solution.\u00a0Pulling\u00a0accurate map\u00a0and traffic\u00a0data\u00a0from the cloud,\u00a0this digital horizon solution would\u00a0allow cars to view the road a few kilometers ahead\u00a0and react\u00a0preemptively\u00a0for better safety, efficiency, and comfort.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Map data, along with navigation and digital horizon\u00a0software development kits, were\u00a0supplied\u00a0by the industry leader in\u00a0location-based services<\/a>\u00a0(LBS)\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0significant actor\u00a0in\u00a0the ADASIS forum.\u00a0We had already worked with this LBS provider, so integrating their map data and SDKs for our new client simply built on our past experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Technology solution<\/h2>\n

One of the key challenges that we faced lay in implementing the latest ADASIS v3 protocol. This protocol enables ADAS apps to access map data, vehicle positions, and vehicle speed for smarter emergency braking, better predictive headlights, and lower power consumption. At the time, v3 existed only as a specification, however, while v2 had long been in operation. Compared to ADASIS v2, the newer v3 offered benefits such as detailed lane and line geometry, centimeter-level resolution, enhanced vehicle position messages, and complete intersection messages. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We started\u00a0by analyzing\u00a0the ADASIS v3 specification to learn\u00a0how protocol data\u00a0was\u00a0structured and what\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0used for.\u00a0Next,\u00a0we\u00a0filled\u00a0the\u00a0data\u00a0structures\u00a0that formed ADASIS messages\u00a0with\u00a0definite values\u00a0coming\u00a0from map, traffic,\u00a0and\u00a0vehicle sensor\u00a0data.\u00a0As a result, we deployed a\u00a0fully\u00a0viable\u00a0v3 implementation,\u00a0entirely\u00a0tested and\u00a0adapted\u00a0to\u00a0our client\u2019s requirements.\u00a0Our team\u00a0has\u00a0become one of the first to implement\u00a0this\u00a0new standard in the automotive<\/a> industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We also developed a custom positioning engine that reads a vehicle\u2019s exact coordinates from our client\u2019s legacy positioning service, converts them to the new format, and communicates them to ADASIS. We came upon one significant obstacle while developing this engine, however: we didn\u2019t have sufficient access to our client\u2019s positioning service through their low-level API due to unforeseen technical issues. To get around this, we used the Android Location API to get position updates. Although this workaround was prone to causing time delays and poor performance of the coordinate converter, it was sufficient to unblock our work during the initial development phase.<\/p>\n

Business impact<\/h2>\n

Working with our client in a distributed development environment, Intellias has allowed our LBS partner\u2019s core team to stay focused on their main responsibilities: eliciting requirements, integrating map data and navigation solutions, managing releases, and deploying products.<\/p>\n

Our engineering DNA and expertise in developing location based solutions <\/a>for the automotive industry enabled us to bring our client’s ADAS solution for electric vehicles to life. Our client is benefiting from increased output, improved flexibility in handling ever-changing development goals, and decreased administrative overhead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our\u00a0<\/b>expertise<\/b>\u00a0has<\/b>\u00a0helped\u00a0<\/b>our<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>client<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n