The ZED-F9K turnkey solution minimizes the
effort required to achieve decimeter-level positioning accuracy in automotive
applications.
u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global provider of leading positioning and wireless communication technologies for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, is announcing that Siemens has integrated the u‑blox ZED-F9K (https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/zed-f9k-module) high precision dead reckoning module into its Toyota Prius V2X (vehicle-to-everything) test fleet. Siemens carried out live demonstrations of the technology at the ITS European Congress 2019 (https://2019.itsineurope.com/) in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
As the only available source of absolute
position, satellite-based positioning plays a crucial role in advanced driver
automation systems and driverless vehicles. The same is true in V2X
communication, in which vehicles continuously share their location and other
information with other traffic participants – cars and pedestrians – as well as
surrounding infrastructure, improving
road safety and reducing traffic congestion.
V2X test vehicles typically determine their
position using high-end, expensive GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems)
receivers. While these provide highly accurate position information, they fail
to realistically represent the hardware that will be deployed in vehicles
produced for the mass market. By opting to use the ZED-F9K turnkey solution for
high precision dead reckoning, Siemens was able to align the performance of
their test fleet with real world conditions while also reducing the cost and
the engineering effort required to develop their vehicles.
“We’ve had a very positive experience with
u-blox’s ZED-F9K high precision dead reckoning solution. The product delivered
strongly from the initial design-in to the data and performance in our first
tests,” says Igor Passchier, Engineering fellow, Connected and Automated
Driving at Siemens PLM Software. “It underscores the reputation of u‑blox as a trusted innovator in GNSS technology.”
“Our collaboration with Siemens shows the
extent to which the ZED-F9K turnkey solution saves OEMs time, cost, and
engineering effort while providing decimeter-level positioning performance,”
says Alex Ngi, Product Strategy for Dead Reckoning, Product Center Positioning,
u-blox. “For us, it has also been a welcome opportunity to contribute to
solving the challenges in the autonomous driving ecosystem.”
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