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TomTom high definition map for autonomous driving now covers Western Europe

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TomTom has completed the expansion of its High Definition (HD) Map product to cover all highways in Western Europe—175,000 km (108,740 miles) of highways across 19 countries—bringing the total coverage of TomTom’s HD Map and RoadDNA for autonomous driving to 360,000 km (223,694 miles) worldwide.

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. Simplified process flow. Source: “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products ”. —Kellen Mahoney, Program Director, SP.

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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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are conducting a joint proof-of-concept project to develop camera-based automation of high definition (HD) maps for urban and surface roads. Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. TRI-AD) and CARMERA , Inc. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo.

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Honda and Cruise to start testing program in September toward launch of autonomous vehicle mobility service business in Japan

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As the first step to prepare for thorough testing, a high-definition map of the area will be created using a specialized vehicle for mapping.

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DeepMap raises $25M in Series A, $32M to date; high-definition mapping for safe autonomy

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DeepMap’s service delivers the capabilities necessary for self-driving cars to navigate in the complex and unpredictable real world by addressing three important elements: precise high-definition mapping, ultra-accurate real-time localization and the serving infrastructure to support massive global scaling.

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Qualcomm and TomTom partner on crowdsourcing high-definition mapping data for autonomous driving

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Qualcomm Technologies is working with TomTom on using the Qualcomm Drive Data Platform for high-definition (HD) map crowdsourcing, to accelerate the future of autonomous driving.

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NVIDIA to acquire DeepMap, enhancing mapping solutions for AVs

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NVIDIA will acquire DeepMap, a startup dedicated to building high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles. The US-based company has developed a high-definition mapping solution that meets these requirements and has already been validated by the AV industry with a wide array of potential customers around the world.

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