ADAS / Vehicle Safety

In an effort to increase automotive safety, Intermap Technologies^® has developed 3D Roads to provide vehicles with information about the road ahead. 3D Roads – accurate and homogenous maps of all roads in a country – can be used for Advanced Drivers Assistance Systems (ADAS) to help prevent accidents before they occur.

Maps in support of ADAS have traditionally covered only major roads, resulting in a disproportionate amount of incidents occurring on smaller roads. Advanced safety systems such as Curve Speed Warning, Predictive Front Lighting, or Overtaking Assistant are necessary on roads where the dangerous topologies lie, such as roads that are smaller, consist of sharp twists and turns, and have steep slopes and hidden dips. Intermap^® is the only vendor to have all roads – big and small – covered.

Having accurate 3D road geometries in a vehicle is like having an additional sensor system alongside radar, cameras, and the multitude of other sensors on modern vehicles. While traditional sensors have limited ranges and can deteriorate in poor weather conditions or at night, maps extend much further, and, together with road height information, provide an accurate model of the road ahead. Some applications may require combining all these sensor inputs and signals to determine the best course of action for the vehicle.

Read about how Intermap’s data supports ADAS. (PDF)