Not so long ago, it was speculated that Samsung wanted to establish itself in the world of autonomous cars. At first, the news was so optimistic that we heard about the development of a car with the logo of the South Korean giant. Later, however, the speculations sobered up a bit and it turned out that Samsung is developing special software for autonomous driving, which automakers will be able to deploy in their cars. And this was confirmed at the CES 2018, where Samsung introduced DRVLINE.
Samsung DRVLINE is an open, modular and scalable hardware and software platform that will be appreciated by car manufacturers as it can ensure the integration of cutting-edge technologies into new vehicles while also building the foundation for future fleets.
"The vehicles of tomorrow will not only change the way we move around, but will also change the streets of our cities and our entire society. They will bring mobility to the people who need it, make our roads safer and revolutionize society.” said Young Sohn, president and chief strategist of Samsung Electronics and chairman of HARMAN
“Building an autonomous platform requires close collaboration across the industry, as no one company can realize this huge opportunity alone. The change we face is simply too vast and complex. Through the DRVLINE platform, we are inviting the best and brightest players in the automotive industry to join us and help create the future of tomorrow's cars today.”
The announcement that Samsung made at CES comes after a year in which the company claimed several historic firsts. These include, for example, the $8 billion acquisition of HARMAN, a company specializing in connected technologies, the creation of a joint strategic business unit for automotive technology, the establishment of the $300 billion Automotive Innovation Fund, and a number of investments and partnerships aimed at supporting cooperation within the automotive industry. industry.
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Many hardware and software platforms for autonomous driving force end-users to use a particular "black box" technology in all-or-nothing packages. The DRVLINE platform, on the other hand, is designed to enable mutual cooperation between suppliers, and its software can be modified or improved, and individual components and technologies can be integrated into the resulting solution as needed. This also makes the platform better prepared for future changes – in such a fast-changing industry, such capability is essential: OEMs thus gain the opportunity to produce the most advanced autonomous technology currently available, while coming up with new innovations in the development of Level 5 autonomous driving.
The DRVLINE platform includes several components and technologies that are among the best in their class, as they rely on Samsung's global experience in areas such as electronics, IoT, or embedded systems including computing systems for autonomous vehicles of levels 3, 4 and 5. The platform also includes an all-new Driver Assistance System (ADAS) featuring a front-facing camera system developed by Samsung and HARMAN, designed to meet the upcoming European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) standards. These include systems for lane departure warning, forward collision warning, pedestrian detection and automatic emergency braking.
"While driving a car, the human brain is constantly performing extremely complex calculations," said John Absmeier, Senior Vice President of HARMAN's Autonomous Systems/ADAS Strategic Business Unit and Vice President of Samsung Electronics' Smart Machines Division. “How far is that street lamp? Does that pedestrian step into the road? How long will it take for orange to jump to red instead? The industry has made amazing progress in automation, but the computing systems in cars are still nowhere near matching the capabilities of our brains. The DRVLINE platform, with its openness and high computing power, is the first essential step towards building an ecosystem that will enable complete autonomy.”
- You can get more information about the Samsung DRVLINE platform and other innovations in the automotive industry at www.samsungdrvline.com
