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ZF acquires a stake in StradVision to expand its portfolio of autonomous driving awareness software

ZF acquires a stake in StradVision to expand its portfolio of autonomous driving awareness softwareRelease Time:2022-05-28

ZF acquires a stake in StradVision to expand its portfolio of autonomous driving awareness softwareArticle Source:ZF AG

ZF acquires a stake in StradVision to expand its portfolio of autonomous driving awareness software(StradVision)

  • The collaboration reinforces ZF's global ecological footprint for level 3 and Level 4 autonomous driving

  • The sensing software enables many functions/features of the car to meet the safety standards set by the regulatory authorities and meet the needs of autonomous driving

  • Awareness software for a variety of mobility applications

[Friedrishafen, Germany and Seoul, South Korea] Even in bad weather and dark environments, safe autonomous vehicles must be able to effectively detect and identify road signs, traffic signs or other traffic participants. Therefore, high-performance software that can recognize the conditions around the vehicle plays a vital role.

采埃孚收购斯特拉德(StradVision)股权,扩充自主驾驶感知软件产品组合

Global technology company ZF has acquired a 6% stake in StradVision, a South Korean software company and industry pioneer in AI-based vision processing for autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

Marc Bolitho, Head of Engineering, Electronics and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), ZF Group, said: "The partnership with StradVision significantly expands our capabilities in autonomous driving perception and sensor fusion, combining ZF's sensor technology, middleware platform and high-performance computing solutions with StradVision's visual perception software expertise. It provides key components for our environmental sensing fusion to optimize integrated electronic architectures for shuttles, commercial vehicles and light vehicles."

Junhwan Kim, chief executive officer of StradVision, said: "It is an honor to have a strategic investor like ZF, and we will use our advanced sensing solutions to promote the development of the autonomous driving industry together with ZF, a global mobility expert."

Provides a safe view of the vehicle's surroundings

Even in bad weather and dark environments, StradVision's software accurately detects and identifies other vehicles, lanes, pedestrians, animals, objects such as traffic signs and signals, and the surrounding environment such as free space.

The software relies on deep learning-based perceptual algorithms that require relatively little memory to run and consume less energy. The software also supports multiple hardware platforms and can be customized and optimized for other hardware systems.

Today, StradVision software is widely used in a large number of vehicles equipped with advanced Driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving.

ZF, a provider of autonomous driving systems

Autonomous driving systems and automotive software are strategic technology areas in ZF's portfolio. Zf's autonomous driving system solutions for the automotive and mobility sectors include: ZF ProAI high-performance computers, automotive software supporting advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving functions, cameras, sensors such as radar and Lidar, and intelligent actuators.