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O
ver the past couple of years, the excitement
and chatter of fully autonomous vehicles
have softened. Most of the discussions have
diminished to mainly examining Level 2 automated drive
capabilities currently found in today's vehicles. The step back
is primarily because of significant challenges moving to Level
3 driven by the complexities of passing control between
vehicles and drivers. NXP Semiconductors provides automakers
with a baseline for building Level 3
autonomous drive capabilities and a
roadmap to full autonomy for the future.
Let's remind ourselves of the five levels
of automated driving as outlined
by SAE International standard J3016:
Level 1: Driver Assistance–The
vehicle provides a specific function,
such as speed control or steering
Level 2: Partial Automation–The
vehicle assists in functions such as
steering, acceleration, and braking
Level 3: Conditional Automation–
The vehicle can drive itself, but the
driver has to monitor and be able to take over at any time
Level 4: High Automation–The vehicle can take over
driving on surface streets, but not highways or freeways
Level 5: Full Automation–The vehicle takes over
driving altogether, allowing drivers to remain in a mind-off
state
To accelerate the development and deployment of Level
3 automated drive capabilities and beyond, automotive
stakeholders will need functions such as Driver Monitoring
Systems (DMS), Pedestrian Detection, Lane Keep/Assist, Traffic
Sign Recognition, Collision warning, and avoidance and blind-
spot monitoring. Over time, all of these systems might be
necessary to comply with NCAP safety standards.
Automotive engineers will need to develop their applications
with a processor with automotive-grade reliability, functional
safety, and security capabilities. The NXP S32V vision processor
provides just that, along with the requisite performance and
additionally needed features
for these next-generation vision
system applications.
For example, the integrated
automotive-grade hardware
accelerators in the NXP S32V2
are ideal for deep neural network
processing. They can reduce
CPU usage and save computing
resources, critical for applications
such as driver monitoring systems. Systems such as these
are quickly becoming mandatory. Euro NCAP has made DMS
a primary safety function of NCAP incorporation in 2020.
Driver Monitoring Systems are among the interrelated parts of
advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and are essential
for Level 3 and higher driving systems.
Additionally, the S32V processor supports broader machine
learning and sensor fusion applications needed in autonomous
drive systems. NXP aims to help automotive engineers develop
their applications swiftly by offering a cost-competitive
evaluation board and development platform (SBC-S32V234)
coupled with NXP software development kits NXP design
studios that are specifically tailored for the S32V processor.
NXP is dedicated to accelerating time-to-market for Level 3
and beyond automated driving capabilities and driving toward
increased road safety for society.
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Driver Monitoring Systems
are among the interrelated
parts of advanced driving
assistance systems (ADAS)
and are essential for Level 3
and higher driving systems.
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