Incorporating a CVflow AI system-on-chip (SoC) from Ambarella’s portfolio into the design of Gauzy’s AI-powered Smart-Vision camera monitor system (CMS) both have claimed that there is real potential to drastically enhance road safety and redefine urban mobility.
The Gauzy solution, based on Ambarella’s CV2FS AI SoC, is already operational in Ford Trucks.
CMS replaces traditional side and/or rearview reflective-glass mirrors with high-resolution cameras that are mounted around the vehicle. Also known as e-mirrors, these systems include a live video stream to interior displays, which allows the driver to see a wider view of their surroundings and significantly reduces blind spots.
The AI-powered Smart-Vision CMS, based on Ambarella’s CVflow AI accelerator, features self-learning and predictive capabilities. These include adaptive manoeuvre lines that are displayed while a vehicle is in motion and during trailer calibration to provide drivers with better visibility of their surroundings, as well as the ability to quickly analyse large amounts of data and imagery for significantly reduced latency and real-time visibility.
In addition, the Smart-Vision system is programmed to automatically detect potential road hazards before they are encountered, greatly reducing the possibility of accidents or fatalities. The system also provides clear lines of sight via high image quality, across a wide variety of weather or lighting conditions.
The Smart-Vision CMS’s surveillance mode also helps to deter theft and vandalization, and is compatible with various truck models and configurations, and can be easily integrated into existing fleets.
Commenting Eyal Peso, CEO of Gauzy said, “We recognised early on the monumental impact AI will have in redefining mobility and have already developed what we believe is the most sophisticated AI-powered ADAS solution on the market. We believe that enhancing our Smart-Vision system with Ambarella’s CVflow AI SoCs, which provide an industry leading AI performance per watt, provides OEMs with an innovative solution as part of their ongoing efforts to improve the safety of their fleets.”
The advanced Smart-Vision system continues to grow in popularity with OEMs because it offers numerous economical, safety and climate-friendly benefits that traditional mirror systems do not.
As such, many OEMs are retrofitting their existing fleets with ADAS technology like Smart-Vision and incorporating it into the design of new models at an escalating pace. That is a large reason why the commercial-vehicle ADAS market is expected to reach more than $43 billion by 2030, according to Research and Markets.
“Despite the tremendous advancements we have already made in ADAS, we are still at the beginning of the AI-ification of vision control,” said Peso. “With strong demand for our Smart-Vision CMS, we believe that we are well-positioned to capitalise on the renewed emphasis on safety in urban and intercity transport.”
A key differentiator of Gauzy’s Smart-Vision system with Ambarella’s CVflow AI SoCs is its high-performance image processing capabilities. This is required for lowering the amount of latency experienced and for activating vulnerable road user (VRU) detection, object classification, data recording and video streaming.
Ambarella’s CVflow AI SoC architecture enables Gauzy’s development teams to fine-tune various parameters, resulting in superior image quality and highly accurate colour and contrast representation, which is essential for minimizing driver fatigue.
The Smart-Vision CMS has passed strict certifications for safety, including United Nation (UN) R46, UN R10, UN R118 and UN R151, as well as stringent cybersecurity Automotive Spice standards set by OEMs, including UN R155 and UN R156.
