Providing real-time mapping for autonomous vehicles

Originally posted on The Horizons Tracker. Autonomous vehicles are becoming ever more capable, and if they are to be successful, and safe, when operating on our roads, they need extremely effective vehicle-to-vehicle communication. Researchers from New York University have partnered with HERE HD Live Map to ensure vehicles have accurate information on the status of lanes, obstacles, hazards and speed-limits in real time. The team are developing a deep learning based system that allows autonomous vehicles to navigate and respond to changing road conditions by pairing the data they're collecting from onboard sensors with that from the Here HD live maps. The kind of maps used by autonomous vehicles are accurate to within 10-20cm, and there is a strong requirement for these maps to be updated in real-time to ensure their accuracy.