Draft #1: Product summary and analysis
'Autonomai’ is a state-of-the-art
automobile middleware platform developed by Tata Elxsi. It was invented to help
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system suppliers manufacture and
analyse the applications in their vehicles. It administers a comprehensive
solution encompassing Perception, a Guidance, Navigation and Control system
(GNC) and Drive-by-wire systems. ‘Autonomai’ is essential for the future of
autonomous vehicles with its support of sensor fusion, use of artificial
intelligence (AI) and ever adapting formulas.
The perception system scans the immediate
surroundings and uses its algorithms to take note regarding the traffic details
at that moment. Based on this data provided by the perception system, the GNC
will make choices to prepare and command the self-driving vehicle. According to
the article, some fundamental aspects of ‘Autonomai’ include “modular
architecture" and the “plug and play architecture”. It has a group of
sensors built according to the request and specifications of each consumer. Via
this platform, Tata Elxsi has come up with the next big solution for improving
autonomous vehicles.
Over the past couple of decades,
the acceleration of the rate of growth of technology has been simply
staggering, we are closer to achieving technological feats that past
generations did not dare to dream of. Self-driving cars were once a glimpse
into the future, but now it is a reality. To be unbiased is to accept the fact
that the initial prototypes were rather underwhelming, they were rather
incident prone and not really reliable. It had been this way for a while with
many companies trying their best to come up with a solution to make autonomous
vehicles a norm. However, back in 2013, Tata Elxsi came up with a
ground-breaking solution which was to be ‘Autonomai’. It’s function and practicality were useful
for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system suppliers.
One of the reasons as to
why ‘Autonomai’ was a cut above the rest was the addition of the advanced
perception system. These perception system scans the immediate surroundings and
uses its algorithms to take note regarding the traffic details at that moment.
Some of these sensors as stated by the article are “long range radars, lidars,
stereo cameras, monocular cameras and ultrasonic sensors”. The data accumulated
by these sensors are then processed using “sophisticated artificial
intelligence (AI) and deep learning-based algorithms” as per the article. Based
on this data provided by the perception system, the Guidance, Navigation and Control
system will make choices to prepare and command the self-driving vehicle to
ensure safe passage. With the usage of these sensors and the additional boost
of artificial intelligence Tata Elxsi have taken the first step into
significantly improving autonomous vehicles as we know it. In comparison, competitors
such as Mentor, which is run as a subsidiary by Siemens, do not have the same
level of perception system or Guidance, Navigation and Control System that Tata
Elxsi offers. According to the article on Mentor’s website, “And our approach will
accelerate progress toward Level 4/5 autonomous vehicles.’, which proves that
they are still approaching a level 4 or 5 status for autonomous vehicles. However,
according to PR Newswire’s article, Tata Elxsi already has a level 5 certification.
Hence, proving that ‘Autonomai’ is a leader in its industry.
In conclusion, Tata
Elxsi’s ‘Autonomai’ has made waves across the industry and is truly at the
pedestal for making self-driving vehicles a norm in our society.
Mentor. (n.d.) Autonomous.
Autonomous driving and driver assist
solutions. Retrieved from https://www.mentor.com/mentor-automotive/autonomous/
[Accessed on 29th September 2019]
PR Newswire. (2017). Tata Elxsi's 'AUTONOMAI' Driverless Car
Platform Selected by Leading OEM. Retrieved from https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tata-elxsis-autonomai-driverless-car-platform-selected-by-leading-oem-626401521.html
[Accessed on 29th September 2019]
Tata Elxsi. (2013). Autonomai. Retrieved from https://www.tataelxsi.com/ip-solution/automotive/Autonomai.html
[Accessed on 22nd September
2019]
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