Mobileye N.V. and Visteon Corporation have agreed to develop strategies and technologies that will control tomorrow's smart headlamp systems.
Growing use of Mobileye on-board camera systems makes it possible to feed information to Visteon's smart headlamp systems, expanding the possibilities of such systems, the companies report. One specific application of the combined technologies may include automatically switching between high and low headlight beams. Additionally, other more advanced lighting control strategies are expected, which allow the driver better viewing with longer-range capabilities.
The advanced lighting strategies made possible by the two companies would be enabled by camera processing abilities that include vehicle detection, on-coming and preceding light source analysis and range estimations. Together these technologies would define the optimal lighting profile to enable the driver to maximize the viewing range under most conceivable conditions.
Mobileye will utilize its core vision processing capabilities, including lane departure warning systems, vehicle detection, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition, to provide data that will feed the Visteon headlamp system. Most of these Mobileye technologies have already been launched by various automobile manufacturers, including Volvo, BMW and General Motors. The Visteon system will analyze Mobileye's data and convert it to useful information for its headlamp systems to add higher levels of intelligence and functionality.
"Adding intelligence to lighting systems fits naturally with the current path of optimizing the high beam usage in the current high beam-assist systems introduced by car makers," states Dr. Gideon Stein, Chief Scientist of Mobileye N.V.
Dr. Rainer Neumann, Visteon's director, global business development for lighting, adds that "With the additional data that Mobileye can provide, headlight usage can be elevated to a higher functional level, allowing the driver to gain maximum viewing range under most conditions and driving scenarios."
