Arrival has selected, artificial intelligence (AI) vision company, Ambarella’ processor for the environmental perception module in all Arrival commercial electric vehicles.
The module can be used for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in Arrival’s electric buses and vans, and will enable autonomous driving.
Ambarella’s CV2FS AI vision processor is an open platform for differentiated, high-performance automotive systems and is designed to enable safety-critical applications. It includes CVflow AI processing, forward-facing monocular and stereo vision ADAS cameras, with a computer vision electronic control unit for high levels of autonomy.
The ADAS features will provide commercial sector vehicles with advanced safety and convenience-related driver assistance capabilities. This includes lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, blind spot monitoring, traffic sign recognition and traffic light recognition, as well as vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist detection.
According to the collaboration, all of these capabilities are of paramount importance where commercial vehicles are operating in busy urban environments and driving a significantly higher mileage than consumer cars. It enables the EVs to operate as safely and efficiently as possible.
“We are excited to be partnering with Ambarella, whose CV2FS AI vision processor provides the required neural network processing performance, stereovision support and excellent image quality, all running at extremely low power.
“This enables Arrival to bring ADAS features to commercial vehicles and operators to make their fleets safer and more efficient,” said Sergey Malygin, EVP of technology at Arrival.
