News Coverage: Velodyne Adds Mapper’s Software to Advance Lidar-Centric ADASJuly 29, 2019|In Media Coverage|By Albie Jarvis
Lidar can enhance advanced
driver-assistance systems (ADAS) by delivering perception data that provides
real-time free space detection in all light conditions.
Velarray™
is the first solid-state Velodyne lidar sensor that is embeddable and fits
behind a windshield, as an integral component for superior, more effective
ADAS.
Eric Walz wrote
an article in FutureCar about the news that Velodyne Lidar acquired
high-definition mapping and localization software, as well as intellectual
property assets from Mapper.ai. Mapper technology will enable Velodyne to
accelerate development of Vella™,
a groundbreaking advanced driver assistance solution that builds upon the
directional view Velarray sensor.
In discussing Velodyne technology in the FutureCar story, Dr.
Nikhil Naikal, founder and CEO of Mapper, said:
“Velodyne has both created the market for high-fidelity
automotive lidar and established itself as the leader. We have been Velodyne
customers for years and have already integrated their lidar sensors into easily
deployable solutions for scalable high-definition mapping.”
In a story
on the Mapper news, Gilbert Shar of Auto Connected Car News, quoted
Velodyne CTO Anand Gopalan saying:
“The goal in the automotive market is to make transportation
safer. By adding Vella software to our broad portfolio of lidar technology,
Velodyne is poised to revolutionize ADAS performance and safety.”
Mapper’s entire leadership and engineering teams will join
Velodyne, bolstering the company’s large and growing software development
group. An
Automotive World story, quoted Gopalan discussing this move:
“Expanding our team to develop Vella is a giant step towards
achieving our goal of mass producing an ADAS solution that dramatically
improves roadway safety. Mapper technology gives us access to some key
algorithmic elements and accelerates our development timeline. Together, our
sensors and software will allow powerful lidar-based safety solutions to be
available on every vehicle.”
Other media outlets that wrote about the Mapper news include
Autonomous
Vehicle International, Autonomous
Vehicle Technology, Green Car
Congress, LED
Inside and The
Robot Report.
To read the complete FutureCar article, please go to: Velodyne
Acquires HD Mapping Startup Mapper.ai to Advance its Lidar-based Driver Assist
Software.
To review the Auto Connected Car News story, please see: Velodyne
Buys Mapper.ai.
The Automotive World story can be found here: Velodyne Lidar acquires Mapper.ai for ADAS launch
For Velodyne Lidar products click HERE.