Since 2021, Unikie has participated in the AI-SEE project, which is an international PENTA EURIPIDES²-funded research project. Led by Mercedes Benz AG, the project brings together leading companies to address a critical question: How can we ensure that automated vehicles drive reliably even in adverse weather conditions?
Unikie’s contribution to the project has involved leveraging expertise in Lidar technology and developing a dynamic HD mapping solution. The cloud-based mapping solution combined with real-time sensor data allows the accurate localization of the vehicle, as well as collecting and sharing data on road condition changes with other road users.
In the following Unikie demonstration, a test vehicle utilizes Lidar-based localization and dynamic HD mapping to detect and share real-time information on an unexpected obstacle on the road with other vehicles.
The technology behind the solution is not limited to improving automated driving on public roads, as it is also fully applicable to other domains and industries. Potential applications include industrial heavy duty and machinery use, such as automated vehicles operating on a mining site with no GPS coverage.
The AI-SEE project is set to conclude in late 2024 with a final event at the AstaZero test field in Gothenburg, Sweden.
“Together, we are solving challenges related to systems that assist the driver or provide conditional automation to full self-driving capabilities. Working with industry leaders in projects like AI-SEE is a natural way for Unikie to share our expertise,” says Lauri Lehti, AI-SEE project manager at Unikie.
Unikie provides the automotive industry with a wide range of services for software-defined vehicles, ranging from digital applications, instrumentation and embedded software to cybersecurity.
