Harman Announces Dynamic Map Layers Solution for Real-Time Map Data Updates

Harman bowed a solution for carmakers that addresses the issue of stagnant map data for embedded navigation and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), said the company in a Monday announcement. The company’s dynamic map layers solution, part of its compute program, is said to dynamically identify differences between on-board map data and real-world information being captured through a vehicle’s ADAS, navigation system and on-board sensors, said the company. The technology is deployed in the market with a major German carmaker, it said. It uses data collected from cameras and other car sensors to recognize road signs from the surrounding environment and compares it with the digital map information from the onboard navigation system, Harman said. If a difference is detected, the information is sent to the cloud, where Harman’s platform analyzes the data collected from other similarly equipped production vehicles. Using spatial machine learning techniques, the solution delivers in real time critical updates back to the road network, said the technology company. The map layers solution also updates vehicles with critical map details to keep the connected car and driver up to date about road conditions ahead, it said. The technology will keep ADAS and navigation systems up-to-date with speed limit changes and warn drivers of upcoming construction zones and any other signs they may encounter on the road, it said. Harman’s technology is based on the Navigation Data Standard (NDS), meaning dynamic map layers information could be shared among different vehicle makes and models that also use NDS for navigation purposes, it said.