ADAS solutions from the world’s first open-source software Co. for autonomous driving
Date: 12/12/2023
Autonomous driving technology focused Japan-based TIER IV launched a new solution called ADEEA (Autonomous Driving Electric and Electronic Architecture) to design and develop of Electrical and Electronics architecture for autonomous vehicles. As part of the solution it is providing a reference design of Electrical and Electronics architecture, which is necessary for the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).
TIER IV said ADEEA can be customized based on the requirements of automotive partners, helping them accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles.
TIER IV designs and develops components and features for AD vehicles, including: ADS (Autonomous Driving System), VCU (Vehicle Control Unit), Drive-By-Wire and IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment).
Together with partners, TIER IV said it will continue to develop VCUs, operating systems, and electrification modules, aiming to supply high-quality E/E architecture for autonomous vehicles.
TIER IV is also providing comprehensive evaluation Toolkit for level IV verification and validation of autonomous driving. This toolkit includes a scenario set, a dataset, testing tools, and a comprehensive V&V process, all based on TIER IV's achievement of obtaining Level 4 certification on October 20, 2023.
This toolkit is for autonomous vehicle manufacturers, local governments, operators, and evaluation institutions.
“For nearly 40 years, VeriServe has helped more than 1,100 companies improve the quality of products with embedded software and information systems.” said Yoshiyuki Shinbori, Chief Executive Officer of VeriServe Corporation. “By combining TIER IV’s L4 V&V and our verification experience, as well as testing technologies utilizing our know-how, we believe we can support our customers with their autonomous driving vehicle development and evaluation for Level 4 autonomous driving approval.”
“While the government and companies are working together to create standards for Level 4 autonomous driving, there are still issues regarding how to evaluate and verify whether autonomous driving systems meet these standards,” said Minoru Kamata, Executive Director of Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI). “I believe that launching testing tools and datasets to solve these issues and making them available to third parties is an essential initiative for the implementation of Level 4 autonomous driving in society. Starting with TIER IV’s L4 V&V, I look forward to the improvement and advancement of evaluation and verification of autonomous driving in the future.”
Earlier in Jun 2023 TIER IV announces a solution called "fanfare" to design and manufacture AD-enabled electric vehicles (Evs) easily and faster. This solution offers white-label EV models, empowering customers to commercialize these vehicles under their own brand names and efficiently incorporate AD features.
"Following the release of the initial line of EV models TIER IV empowers third-party companies to begin mass production of the same EV models by disclosing the design specifications through the "L4 Custom Design Guidelines" initiative. TIER IV is also actively exploring new opportunities to engage with as many car manufacturers as possible that can provide baseline Evs compatible with the open specifications of fanfare's EV models. Driven by its commitment to sustainable mobility, TIER IV is dedicated to refining AD-enabled Evs and expanding its vehicle selection to meet the growing demand for driverless AD services in the future." quoted TIER IV in its release.
Source: TIER IV
