+"Automated driving will only be possible with high-precision maps,” says Bosch board of management member Dr Rolf Bulander.
+Together with China's Baidu Internet group, Bosch has put an automated test vehicle on Chinese roads.
+In 2016, Bosch Mobility Solutions in China grew more quickly than the market, with sales growth of 23.5%.
In order to get automated driving off the ground in China, a promising concept is still needed to generate high-precision, up-to-the-minute maps. Bosch wants to change this and has signed a collaboration agreement with the Chinese Internet group Baidu and the map providers AutoNavi and NavInfo. Together, the four partners are working on a solution that will let them use information collected by Bosch’s radar and video sensors in vehicles to generate and update maps. Bosch, AutoNavi, Baidu, and NavInfo aim to present their solution before the end of the year.
+Together with China's Baidu Internet group, Bosch has put an automated test vehicle on Chinese roads.
+In 2016, Bosch Mobility Solutions in China grew more quickly than the market, with sales growth of 23.5%.
In order to get automated driving off the ground in China, a promising concept is still needed to generate high-precision, up-to-the-minute maps. Bosch wants to change this and has signed a collaboration agreement with the Chinese Internet group Baidu and the map providers AutoNavi and NavInfo. Together, the four partners are working on a solution that will let them use information collected by Bosch’s radar and video sensors in vehicles to generate and update maps. Bosch, AutoNavi, Baidu, and NavInfo aim to present their solution before the end of the year.
“Automated driving will not be possible without high-precision maps – not in China and not anywhere else in the world either,” says Dr Bulander, a member of Robert Bosch's board of management and Chairman of the Mobility Solutions business sector. Bosch is pursuing an open, standardised approach. Automated vehicles will use the data collected by Bosch sensors to determine their own location, which is essential for automated driving. This data will be compatible with the three partners’ map data.
Bosch and the Baidu Internet group have set up a test vehicle based on a Jeep Cherokee for partially automated driving on Chinese freeways. The test vehicle is equipped with Bosch components such as five mid-section radar sensors and a multipurpose camera for environment recognition, as well as an electronic stability programme (ESP) braking control system and electronic power steering.
“Automated driving is a global topic for Bosch,” says Dr Bulander. “With China we are now starting our fourth testing location after Germany, the US, and Japan.”
As the world’s largest automotive market and with roughly 28 million vehicles now being produced annually, China is also an important sales market for automated driving technologies. Chinese consumers are already very open to the topic. In a Bosch survey carried out in six countries, 74% of the Chinese interviewed were in favour of the rapid introduction of automated driving in their country. In contrast, 33% in Germany, and 31% in the US felt the same way.
China is both an important and very successful market for Bosch. In 2016, the supplier of technology and services recorded sales of RMB66.3 billion in the country with its mobility solutions. This was an increase of 23.5% over the previous year. China’s automotive market grew by 14% in the same period.
“China is and remains a synonym for growth for us. In 2016, we generated 20% of our Mobility Solutions sector sales here,” says Bulander. Bosch currently employs more than 34,000 associates in the Mobility Solutions sector in China at 21 manufacturing sites. These include more than 4,600 developers working on innovations for the local market in 12 Bosch technology centres.
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Bosch and the Baidu Internet group have set up a test vehicle based on a Jeep Cherokee for partially automated driving on Chinese freeways. The test vehicle is equipped with Bosch components such as five mid-section radar sensors and a multipurpose camera for environment recognition, as well as an electronic stability programme (ESP) braking control system and electronic power steering.
“Automated driving is a global topic for Bosch,” says Dr Bulander. “With China we are now starting our fourth testing location after Germany, the US, and Japan.”
As the world’s largest automotive market and with roughly 28 million vehicles now being produced annually, China is also an important sales market for automated driving technologies. Chinese consumers are already very open to the topic. In a Bosch survey carried out in six countries, 74% of the Chinese interviewed were in favour of the rapid introduction of automated driving in their country. In contrast, 33% in Germany, and 31% in the US felt the same way.
China is both an important and very successful market for Bosch. In 2016, the supplier of technology and services recorded sales of RMB66.3 billion in the country with its mobility solutions. This was an increase of 23.5% over the previous year. China’s automotive market grew by 14% in the same period.
“China is and remains a synonym for growth for us. In 2016, we generated 20% of our Mobility Solutions sector sales here,” says Bulander. Bosch currently employs more than 34,000 associates in the Mobility Solutions sector in China at 21 manufacturing sites. These include more than 4,600 developers working on innovations for the local market in 12 Bosch technology centres.
Interested?
Read the TechTrade Asia blog post on automated driving research in Singapore
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