Wherecamp Navigation Conference 2015 - NDS standardization

Berlin, 26.11.2015 Dr. Volker Sasse (Chairman NDS Association, VP NavInfo), Dr. Ronald Koch (Carmeq)
WELCOME in Berlin
NDS Association:
Standardization –
Key for
Autonomous
Driving
Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de
Brandenburg Gate – Symbol of Unity & Peace

WHERECAMP, Navigation & Local Intelligence Conference - Berlin, 26.11.2015
NDS - More than a Physical Storage Format
NDS Association:
Standardization -
Key for
Autonomous
Driving
A single company
does not have the
power to dominate
AD ! (v)

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Automotive Grade Map Technology for Auto(nomous) Drive
Our Goal was to get from to
1. Carriage, car, containers transport us on road, rail, water, air
2. Autonomously, by auto pilot, automatically as fast as possible
3. Information integrators inject intelligence supporting the goal
4. We are modeling the world – this is the ultimate basis of the system
A B
But beyond
transportation the
car becomes the
DRIVE living room
! (v)
We know:
Intelligent robots
are better drivers,
thus NDS is
focused on
automation ! (v)

NDS is a crucial part of a big change of our world
1. Our primary focus is a technical one, but NDS has influence beyond this
2. The diversity of members is a platform for extended discussion
3. We are integrating parties who collect/merge/provide big data from all
kinds of sources including sensors
4. We provide a standardized system for the reality modeling of the
complete world
Automotive Grade Map Technology for Auto Drive
We are better then
Google Street View when
all cars deliver views and
Google Glass gets data
for a complete VR on the
road corridors! (v)

NDS
• provides what the Autonomous Drive of a connected car fleet requires +
• is a basis for Metropolitan Traffic Management
Standardization
seems to be a risk
in this context, but
we are fulfilling the
requirement of
speed and
necessity ! (v)

NDS is on the market since 2012 within high end infotainment
1. We have the technology and
2. the organization which is
3. accepted internationally by major players and
4. therefore maintained and improved continuously !
A powerful
productive
platform for the
next big shot ! (v)

Car
Manufacturers
Compiler
Developers
Map Data
Providers
System
Providers
Technical
Committee
Steering
Committee
General Assembly
Service
Providers
NDS Members
It is proved, that
creativity needs
collaboration! (v)

2013 2014 2015
Photos by BMW
Photos by Daimler
Photos by Volkswagen
The car
companies and
their customers
are the backbone
of AD! (v)

General Assembly
Steering
Committee (SC)
[Dr.V.Sasse]
Technical
Committee (TC)
[H.-U.Otto]
Working Group
WG1: Map Format
Change Control
Board (CCB)
DataScript Editor
[B.Gumhold]
Working Group
WG2: Cloud
Integration
Working Group
WG3: Autonomous
Driving
Tooling Board (TB)
Technical
Coordinator
[F.Klebert]
Validation &
Certification Board
(VCB)
Validation Suite
Board (VSB)
VCB Coordinator
[Dr.Th.End]
Administrator
[Dr.M.Junker]
NDS is driven
by flexible
projects,
economical
and brings a
large
potential fleet
of cars on the
road ! (v)

Working Group 3: Auto Drive
• Definition
– WG3 is responsible for the development of all map features which are needed to support
autonomous driving use cases.
• Goals
– Define and update map requirements for autonomous driving
– Develop proposals and change requests for NDS map format
• Tasks
– Provide high quality requirements and use cases to support autonomous driving
– Provide high quality documentation for all autonomous driving-related parts of NDS
– Drive integration of innovations from the autonomous driving domain
– Align with WG1 to make NDS format „autonomous driving capable“
Automotive Grade Map Technology for Auto Drive Auto Drive

Seamless integration with NDS standard
Infotainment map
– AutoDrive layer integrates in same
way as other layers
(e.g. guidance, ADAS, truck)
– High re-use of Database Access code
for standard applications
– Already existing attributes can be
assigned to HD lane model
– Utilization of mature mechanism
NDS Database
Guidance
ADAS
Truck
Traffic
AutoDrive
Routing
AutoDrive Features

– Introduction of advanced
geometries
– Lane center line geometries
– Lane boundary geometries
and types
– Lane marking colors
– Connectivity model for simple
and
complex intersections
– Highly accurate attribution of
lanes
Highly Accurate Lane Model

– Concrete lane separator
markings like solid,
dashed, etc.
– Physical lane
boundaries like curbs,
guard rails, etc.
– Estimated lane
boundaries like end of
road (lawn edge)
– Lane markings like
arrows
– Special lane types
Lane Markings and Boundaries

– 3D positioning objects
(e.g. roadside furniture,
house corners, overhead
structures etc.)
– Features several material
types for improved sensor
fusion results
(e.g. concrete wall vs.
transparent wall)
Positioning

Information sources on NDS
• Teaser video explaining NDS on web site
• NDS Wikipedia articles in different languages
(English & Chinese & German & Japanese online)
• NDS association web site with NDS products and tools
More than a PSF

The technical basis for auto drive is available
We’ve had ….
MorethanaPSF
lane and
avoidance
assistance
dead angle and roadwork and
parking assistance
adding more precise
adding more up-to-date
information in order to fulfill
the new auto drive
requirements.
Based on the past evolution
we will have a mature
revolution ! (v)

NDS and timing estimates about the progress
• Some technicians estimate that already in 2020 we can see autonomous
series products driving on some highways. The extent of automation and
supervision is highly dependent on legal adaptations in the country.
• However, the dream to have the autonomous car without human control
on all roads by then is rather unrealistic. But: the topic will be driven with
high pressure from the car industry due to the expected and needed
business effect.
MorethanaPSF
time
NDS importance
NDS connects
internationally with
ADASIS, SENSORIS, own
and external innovation
departments, Universities
and AD Startups in order
to improve the world as
soon as possible ! (v)

The potential of information collected by the auto drive car
• The auto drive car is collecting all information around the car
(e.g., 50 sensors like stereo-video cameras, radar devices, laser
scanners)
• Storing and sharing this information reveals forward-looking business
use cases for:
– even more convenient driving
– lowering energy consumption
– increasing safetey on the road
MorethanaPSF
Sensors and
Database are the
foundation of a self
learning ecosystem !
(v)

NDS brings the relevant information together
• We need a mature learning system where
each single information source collector
participates
• This requires cooperation rather
than competition
• NDS enables the cooperation by
laying the ground for storing and
exchanging information:
– NDS is technical reliable: It is already in use in most modern infotainment systems
in the market
– NDS is international reflecting the local particularities
– NDS is open for innovations
– NDS comes with a lively community
MorethanaPSF
We are creative,
flexible and fast
adjusting to the
requirements of the
new world ! (v)

NDS, auto drive and metropolitan traffic management
Traffic in metropolitan cities like Beijing are frequently collapsing
– Space is limited / maximum amount of road surface reached
– Efforts to restrict number of cars have not been successful
– Drivers follow their individual road preferences which is harming
the traffic flow as a whole
Solution requested by traffic management organizations
– “Reduction” of the individual influence on the route selection
– Control the computer steered stream of cars on the roads as a whole
 NDS and auto drive can be the basis
for metropolitan traffic management
MorethanaPSF
In the future we will
transfer Terabits/s
and handle massive
amounts of big data
for this purpose ! (v)

NDS in the context of involved parties
• The cooperation includes parties who decide on traffic laws and streets
regulations even in ethical context
• Others are insurances and those in charge of admission procedures.
• Besides, the new world BRAIN has a monetary relationship where the
ownership needs regulation, since connected cars in the internet
produce valuable mass data.
• Last not least the community has to protect personal data, which needs
to be solved appropriately.
MorethanaPSF
time
NDS importance
Our members and implicitly
NDS are involved in all of
these matters worldwide ! (v)

NDS and the automotive BRAIN
• Maps were always of high importance influencing the world. However, the
map data was rather static and the processing simple.
• Today we see increasingly:
– Precise and up-to-date modelling of the real and dynamic world around the car
– The inclusion of a very high and still increasing number of sensors in the dynamic
processing of the data in the car
– The exchange of information with the road infrastructure and other road users
 The connected network of dynamic information becomes an automotive
BRAIN - NDS can serve as the memory of this brain
 WE ARE INVITING EVERONE TO FIND SOLUTIONS COOPERATING WITH
US BECAUSE NO-BODY CAN HANDLE THIS ALONE
LET US JOIN ALL FORCES AND CHANGE THE WORLD !
MorethanaPSF

A GLOBAL AUTO DRIVE MAP
NDS provides the world-wide map standard for automotive grade use
NDS VISION
Autonomous
Driving is
revolutionary like
a Moonshot !
10X ! (v)

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