Self-driving cars: Toyota unveils its new mapping technology for use on public roads
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Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development Inc (TRI-AD), which develops Toyota’s automated driving software in advance, announced that it was possible to generate high-precision maps required for automated driving on ordinary roads.
Automatically generated high-precision maps
Previously, high-precision map generation was difficult to cover in a wide area because it was costly, and it was limited to automobile-only roads.
However, this time, the demonstration experiment was carried out, and in the following two points, the result that both are effective for high-precision map generation was obtained.
1. Map information for automatic operation is generated based on image data obtained from satellites and general vehicles without using dedicated measurement vehicles.
2. By converting the data format of vehicle data on Automated Mapping Platform, which is an automated map generating platform of TRI-AD, and correcting the algorithm, it is utilized in platforms of other companies.
According to the company, utilizing these experimental results can be expected to shorten the period for updating maps for automated driving, expand areas, create, and drastically reduce maintenance costs.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/03/10/tri-ad/