DeepMap’s Erwin Frei Discusses Mapping, AI, and more at GeoBuiz Engage Americas
Dr. Erwin A. Frei, VP of Corporate Development, DeepMap

DeepMap’s VP of Corporate Development, Dr. Erwin Frei, participated in a roundtable last week hosted by Girish Joshi, Director Americas, Geospatial Media & Communications.

The conversation covered topics such as:

Critical role of location, maps, and AI in autonomy

Sensor fusion and sensor advancements

What is missing today, tech or regulations? Or both?

In his intro, Erwin showed a video highlighting DeepMap mapping technology in a variety of situations, including highways, sparse environments, and tunnels.

Erwin then discussed the critical “drivers” for automated and autonomous driving: safety, comfort, and efficiency. From a mapping perspective, he said, this will be achieved through a focus on accuracy, reliability, freshness, scalability, and flexibility.

Erwin emphasized the critical roles that crowdsourcing, AI, and cloud computing will play in the automation of high-fidelity HD map creation and updating.

He said: “Accuracy and reliability for geometrical elements, as well as for semantic elements, in the HD map are mission critical not only for map interoperability, updating efficiency, and effectivity, but also for enabling HD maps as a platform for location-based services. These services are employing AI as a key driver to make autonomous driving safer, more comfortable, and much more efficient.”

The roundtable discussion demonstrated that there are tangible and significant collaboration and partnering opportunities for providers of high-fidelity HD maps and service providers in the geospatial industry.

We appreciated the opportunity to participate in the GeoBuiz series. Girish noted that “the knowledge derived from the discussions at the GeoBuiz Engage series will be presented in the form of the annual GeoBuiz Report on Geospatial Industry Outlook.”

If you would like to learn more about partnering with DeepMap, contact us at info@deepmap.ai.

About DeepMap: DeepMap is accelerating safe autonomy by providing the world’s best autonomous mapping and localization solutions. DeepMap delivers the technology necessary for self-driving vehicles to navigate in a complex and unpredictable environment. The company addresses three important elements: precise high-definition (HD) mapping, ultra-accurate real-time localization, and the server-side infrastructure to support massive global scaling. DeepMap was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., with offices in Beijing and Guangzhou, China. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, GSR Ventures, Generation, Goldman Sachs, NVIDIA, and Robert Bosch Venture Capital. For more information, see www.deepmap.ai.
['Deepmap']
['Autonomous Cars', 'Autonomous Vehicles', 'Geospatial']