According to Bosch, video perception will play an important role in the move from assisted to automated driving and parking. The software as a standalone product is independent of any hardware and can be used on diverse SoCs (systems on chips), giving automakers more flexibility.
Christoph Hartung, president of the cross-domain computing solutions division, said: “The future of mobility is software-defined. We are revamping our driver-assistance portfolio and offering our customers precisely the solution they need.”
In this process, software is becoming the decisive element in the development of automotive electronic systems, and especially of driver assistance systems. Given these changes, Bosch is extending its portfolio for assisted and automated driving and parking. In the future, hardware and software components will also be marketed separately from each other.
Sven Lanwer, the head of the driver experience (ADAS) unit at Bosch, said: “We can see a trend among customers to no longer opt for the complete package offered by a supplier, but instead to increasingly request individual components that are compatible with rival products. In this context, the call in the industry is for not just hardware to be compatible, but for software to be hardware- and operator-agnostic as well.”
The company will continue to develop new sensors with embedded software. Bosch customers will also be able to put together their own individual, modular, and scalable solutions by combining camera heads and the ADAS integration platform.