Aptiv plc Introduces Next-Gen ADAS Platform for Highly Automated and Electrified Vehicles
January 11, 2021 at 08:00 am EST
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Aptiv PLC announced its next-generation Level 1-3 capable ADAS platform. Building on this trusted foundation, Aptiv's next-gen ADAS platform will enable new levels of safety, comfort and convenience. Purpose-built for scalability, it cost-effectively spans all vehicle segments by managing the software complexity and supporting features that range from entry-level safety compliance to advanced highway pilot and parking assist. Aptiv's ADAS platform has the ability to incorporate future technologies and features, including those developed in collaboration with Motional, providing further scalability to higher levels of automation. As part of Smart Vehicle Architecture™, Aptiv's next-gen ADAS platform is fully compatible with emerging zone control architectures, enabling new business models for OEMs through the creation of new features and services that can be updated over-the-air (OTA). Aptiv's next-gen ADAS platform also applies an Industry 5.0 approach to safety, ensuring that the driver and the vehicle work together flawlessly. Using the latest generation of up-integrated driver-state sensing and interior sensing solutions – augmented by scalable software – Aptiv's platform not only verifies if the driver's eyes are on the road, it also recognizes and responds to body positioning, gestures and eye movement to provide a higher level of safety. The next-gen ADAS platform continues the acceleration of software-defined vehicles through Aptiv's scalable full-stack features and offerings, including: Proven Software Stack: Utilizes differentiated and modularized software at every level of the stack on an open, centralized compute platform that allows for the creation of new features and services; Next-Generation Sensor Suite: The next-gen platform utilizes the industry's best-in-class interior and exterior sensing capabilities including radars, vision, and LiDAR. Among these sensors is Aptiv's sixth-generation corner/side radars and forward-facing radars, as well as Aptiv's first 4D imaging radar, which provides twice the detection range versus what is available on the market today. Aptiv's Interior Sensing Platform includes radars, ultrasonic sensing, and cabin cameras, enabling OEMs to develop brand-building user experience; Advanced Sensor Fusion: Supporting the most advanced features requires a comprehensive and reliable environmental model. The platform's differentiation comes from Aptiv's advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to fuse 360-degree sensor inputs, providing a detailed rendering of the environment around the vehicle; Development Tool Chain: Gives OEMs the flexibility to drive further innovation on top of Aptiv's proven solutions to accelerate the development of safe, green and connected features consumers want with the proven automotive-grade systems they can trust.
Aptiv PLC specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of automotive equipment. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- electrical and electronic architecture products (73.8%): connectors, wiring assemblies, harnesses, electrical centers, hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems;
- electronic and safety systems (26.2%): body controls, reception systems, infotainment and connectivity systems, hybrid vehicle power electronics, passive and active safety electronics, displays and mechatronics.
At the end of 2022, the group has 131 manufacturing plants and 11 technical centers worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (36%), North America (0.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (30.7%), Asia/Pacific (30.2%) and South America (2.2%).