Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s national mapping agency, and
Mobileye, an Intel company, have launched trials to create the first
detailed roadside infrastructure dataset of Britain for a new accurate
and customizable location information service.
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In trials launched by Mobileye and Ordnance Survey, fleets of vehicles capture a street-level view of Britain’s road network. The companies’ collaboration will unlock the innovation of artificial intelligence-powered automotive technology for an array of markets. In London on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, and Mobileye, an Intel company, announced the launch of trials to create the first detailed roadside infrastructure dataset of Britain for an accurate and customizable location information service. (Credit: Mobileye, an Intel Company)
To support the trials, Northumbrian Water Group has become the first
utility company in the U.K. to join the project. The new service from
Mobileye and OS, which will deliver high-precision roadside asset
location data to companies across multiple sectors, was first announced
by the companies at CES
2019. The collaboration will unlock the innovation of artificial
intelligence-powered automotive technology for an array of markets.
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Fleets of vans and cars fitted with Mobileye’s automotive camera-based
mapping technology are set to capture a street-level (worms-eye) view of
the nation’s road network. Retrofitted with the Mobileye® 8 Connect™,
the vehicles are detecting, processing and sending data to the cloud for
aggregation before the information is provided to OS. OS, a
world-leading geospatial data and technology organization,
cross-references the data with its existing datasets. The level of
detail recognized and classified includes road markings, network boxes,
traffic lights, road signs, lamp and telegraph posts, bollards, manhole
covers, and drainage grates. The data is updated constantly as vehicles
capture information on the roads they travel.
Professor Amnon Shashua, president and CEO of Mobileye, said: “A future
of smart cities and safe streets is within reach when we equip
governments and businesses with high-precision mapping data. We look
forward to seeing the continuing progress of our trials.”
Initially tested in selected areas of the country, the trials included
London, Manchester and the North East. The trials are already helping
produce a dataset of Britain’s road network characteristics and street
furniture at an unprecedented level of accuracy. The trials will lay the
groundwork for new data and infrastructure asset monitoring services
from Mobileye and OS for customers across many markets, ranging from the
energy and infrastructure sectors to emerging tech markets including
connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) and 5G.
Neil Ackroyd, OS interim CEO, said: “At OS we strive to create
environments that support new technologies and data services across the
public and private sector. The OS collaboration with Mobileye further
enhances our commitment to supporting Britain as a world-leading centre
for digital and tech excellence. The initial trials are already
delivering a deeper and richer level of data capture which we are
confident will bring added value to our customers and become an
important dataset for emerging markets, and a building block for
Britain’s infrastructure for many years.”
The utility sector will be among the first markets to take advantage of
new data services from Mobileye and OS. Utility businesses will be able
to enhance the quality of their existing asset data, making it faster
and simpler to identify and link above-ground and underground assets.
Companies can monitor the condition of their assets, saving them money
and time when planning asset maintenance programs.
As part of the trials, Northumbrian Water Group vehicles will be
retrofitted with the Mobileye solution to help capture data across the
North East of England.
Clive Surman-Wells, Northumbrian Water Group operations solutions
manager, added: “We’re really excited and proud to be the first utility
company to have the opportunity to try this new technology. There are so
many benefits that have the potential to really change the game when it
comes to helping manage our networks and keep our customers’ water
flowing.”
As the global leader in the development of vision technology for
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving,
Mobileye also empowers fleets with a higher standard of safety and helps
reduce traffic injuries and fatalities. The Mobileye 8 Connect system,
which is powered by Mobileye’s EyeQ®4 processor, brings several advanced
collision avoidance features in addition to providing alerts and
warnings that can improve driver behavior and create safer roads.
OS and Mobileye expect trials to continue over the summer.
About Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain,
and a world-leading geospatial data and technology organisation. As a
reliable partner to government, business and citizens across Britain and
the world, OS helps its customers in virtually all sectors improve
quality of life. OS expertise and data supports efficient public
services and infrastructure, new technologies in transport and
communications, national security and emergency services and exploring
the great outdoors. By being at the forefront of geospatial capability
for more than 225 years, we’ve built a reputation as the world’s most
trusted geospatial partner.
About Mobileye, an Intel Company
Mobileye, an Intel Company, is the global leader in the development of
computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localisation and
mapping for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving.
Our technology keeps passengers safer on the roads, reduces the risks of
traffic accidents, saves lives and has the potential to revolutionise
the driving experience by enabling autonomous driving. Our proprietary
software algorithms and EyeQ® chips perform detailed interpretations of
the visual field in order to anticipate possible collisions with other
vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, animals, debris and other obstacles.
Mobileye’s products are also able to detect roadway markings such as
lanes, road boundaries, barriers and similar items; identify and read
traffic signs, directional signs and traffic lights; create a RoadBook™
of localised drivable paths and visual landmarks using REM™; and provide
mapping for autonomous driving. Our products are or will be integrated
into car models from more than 25 global automakers. Our products are
also available in the aftermarket.
About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), a leader in the semiconductor industry, is shaping
the data-centric future with computing and communications technology
that is the foundation of the world’s innovations. The company’s
engineering expertise is helping address the world’s greatest challenges
as well as helping secure, power and connect billions of devices and the
infrastructure of the smart, connected world – from the cloud to the
network to the edge and everything in between. Find more information
about Intel at newsroom.intel.com
and intel.com.
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