Future of Maps: how Zenrin and Mobility Technologies aim for highly accurate navigation
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Zenrin Co Ltd announced that it would partner with Mobility Technologies Co Ltd (MoT), a taxi and other mobility-related business.
Through this alliance, the company will jointly develop an automated differential identification system for road information with the aim of improving the maintenance efficiency of navigation systems developed by Zenrin and map information used for autonomous driving.
Specifically, it will make more efficient the maintenance of map information, which is essential for providing accurate map information, in response to changes in road information, such as road construction, new construction and modification of traffic signs, and information on road surface paint and traffic signals.
Video data is acquired from taxis and dash cams installed on trucks where MoT operates every day. By machine learning, the difference between existing map information and actual road information is extracted.
*Left: image of a highly accurate navigation map. Right: image taken by a dash cam.
In addition, Zenrin utilizes this change data to perform sequential maintenance of map database. This makes it possible to provide highly fresh map information.
The two companies will strengthen their collaboration in a wide range of fields in the future, contributing to the realization of a secure, safe and convenient transportation society.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/04/23/zenrin-3/