"Shashua believes that the autonomous car industry will need to consolidate because it's too difficult for separate companies to cooperate in developing self-driving vehicles, with each competing to develop their own proprietary technology, Reuters reports.
The CEO of Mobileye said the strategy of having individual companies each focusing on one component, like, cameras, sensors or HD maps, is not sustainable because it's an "end-to-end system" that cannot be broken down.
In addition to cameras, future autonomous vehicles will rely on AI, machine learning and sensor fusion to navigate. For a vehicle capable of autonomous driving, all of these systems need to be integrated.
Shashua had said in the past that in order for autonomous vehicles to make the best driving decisions, they will need to process data from a combination of cameras, high-definition maps, radar and lidar. Right now many of these technologies are being developed separately.
"It's a formidable task, and there are going to be very very few actors who can go from silicon (chips) to self-driving systems," Shashua said during an online conference by the Israel government-backed EcoMotion.
"Therefore, what we see in the industry and what will continue in the industry is a great consolidation," he added."
CEO of Intel-Owned Mobileye Expects a Big Consolidation of Autonomous Driving Technology - FutureCar.com - via @FutureCar_Media
I feel like this goes along with my prediction that eventually, we will see a consolidation into just 2-3 big providers of autonomous driving.
The CEO of Mobileye said the strategy of having individual companies each focusing on one component, like, cameras, sensors or HD maps, is not sustainable because it's an "end-to-end system" that cannot be broken down.
In addition to cameras, future autonomous vehicles will rely on AI, machine learning and sensor fusion to navigate. For a vehicle capable of autonomous driving, all of these systems need to be integrated.
Shashua had said in the past that in order for autonomous vehicles to make the best driving decisions, they will need to process data from a combination of cameras, high-definition maps, radar and lidar. Right now many of these technologies are being developed separately.
"It's a formidable task, and there are going to be very very few actors who can go from silicon (chips) to self-driving systems," Shashua said during an online conference by the Israel government-backed EcoMotion.
"Therefore, what we see in the industry and what will continue in the industry is a great consolidation," he added."
CEO of Intel-Owned Mobileye Expects a Big Consolidation of Autonomous Driving Technology - FutureCar.com - via @FutureCar_Media
I feel like this goes along with my prediction that eventually, we will see a consolidation into just 2-3 big providers of autonomous driving.