“We’re thrilled to be among the world’s first companies to provide an HD map for series production vehicles capable of automated driving at SAE Level 3”, said Edzard Overbeek, CEO of HERE Technologies. This enables us to give our customers back one of the most precious things in life: time – combined with a luxurious driving experience”, states Georges Massing, Vice President MBOS: Automated Driving, Powernet & Integration E/E, Mercedes-Benz AG. Its ultra precise positioning system goes well beyond the usual GPS system. accidents or roadworks) from a digital HD map, – which is one key element for automated driving. “In combination with extensive sensor data, DRIVE PILOT receives information about the road geometry, route profile, traffic signs and unusual traffic events (e.g.
This is possible through HERE’s advanced mapping technology that ensures both the accuracy as well as the freshness of its HD Live Map. For example, it can enable a vehicle to proactively adjust to changing road conditions like adjusting its speed ahead of an upcoming lane closure. The HERE HD Live Map consists of multiple layers providing information for a car to know where exactly it is and what lies ahead.
In combination with the input from the vehicle sensors the map data is used by the DRIVE PILOT to maneuver a vehicle on the public road network. The highly precise, cloud-based HERE HD Live Map plays a critical role in its technology by providing the system with detailed data about the three-dimensional road network. When activated, DRIVE PILOT controls the vehicle’s speed as well as the distance to the vehicle ahead and guides a car safely within its lane without any intervention from the driver. Beginning with the new S-class, Mercedes-Benz plans to commercially introduce its DRIVE PILOT later this year. Through the HERE HD Live Map, it allows an automated vehicle to effectively “see around corners” by delivering the vehicle system, in advance, with precise information about the road network. DRIVE PILOT is the first commercially available SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Level 3 automated driving system designed to operate a vehicle under certain conditions in Germany. HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, has announced that its HD Live Map is an integral part of the new DRIVE PILOT from Mercedes-Benz.