Project »KI-FLEX«: Hardware research for safe autonomous driving

Since September 2019, Ibeo takes part in the research project “Reconfigurable hardware platform for AI-based sensor data processing for autonomous driving” (KI-FLEX). This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The goal is to develop a chip and an associated software framework that can perform calculations in the autonomous vehicle faster and more efficiently. For example, if the comparison between the HD-map and the vehicle’s surroundings is carried out faster, the vehicle can locate its position on the map in a more solid and accurate way. This is an important element in making autonomous driving even more safe and reliable.

All project partners at a glance:

• Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS (Consortium manager)
• Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH
• Infineon Technologies AG
• videantis GmbH
• TU München (Lehrstuhl für Robotik, Künstliche Intelligenz und Echtzeitsysteme)
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Offene Kommunikationssysteme FOKUS
• Daimler Center for Automotive IT Innovations (DCAITI), TU Berlin
• FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Lehrstuhl für Informatik 3: Rechnerarchitektur)

For more information about the KI-FLEX project click here.