NAVTEQ Maps out Vehicle Map and Positioning Engine Strategy

October 2, 2008

NAVTEQ has developed a map and positioning engine (MPE) strategy that will make map-enhanced advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) available to all vehicles, even cars without an installed navigation system or navigable map, according to the company.

NAVTEQ's new MPE reference solution can reportedly accelerate the development of ADAS applications that are embedded directly in a vehicle's electronic control unit, often referred to as the controller area network (CAN) bus, or electronic sensor. NAVTEQ's reference solution is powered by its MPE map, a sub-set of its map that contains ADAS geometry and precise ADAS attributes, according to the company.

NAVTEQ's reference solution provides a recommended MPE specification that outlines optimal deployment of the GPS, microprocessor, memory, and all required software including map-matching, ADAS interface specification and CAN bus interfaces, as well as the NAVTEQ Electronic Horizon. NAVTEQ's patented Electronic Horizon algorithms search for and interpret attributes on the road ahead of a vehicle, according to the company.

This MPE design for map-enhanced ADAS is reportedly small enough to be implemented on a credit card-sized circuit board or distributed in the electronics architecture of a vehicle. The application always remains on and does not need a stored navigation route, according to NAVTEQ.

"The map and positioning engine reference solution is a fundamentally new way to think about digital maps and GPS positioning in the vehicle electronics architecture," said Bob Denaro, NAVTEQ vice president of ADAS. "When it comes to safety and fuel economy, the industry needs a solution that brings the value of digital maps and vehicle positioning to all vehicles. The MPE is the ideal solution for these advanced vehicle performance features."

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