Renesas Electronics reveals new ADAS view solution kit

Renesas Electronics has announced the development of a second-generation ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) view solution kit with up to eight cameras. This kit realises next-gen electronic mirrors, driver monitoring and surround view systems all at the same time.

The new unit expands development of the first-generation ADAS surround view kit launched on October 8, 2015. Renesas’ second-generation ADAS view solution kit with up to eight cameras realises next-generation electronic mirrors, driver monitoring and surround view systems all at the same time.

Viewing applications are seen as one of the next comfort and safety features on the road towards autonomous driving. Also, it has become a standard in autonomous driving and ADAS applications to enable sensor fusion which combines and processes the collected information from automotive cameras and radars for vehicles to recognise their surroundings. 360-deg surround view is expected to become an essential feature available in all vehicle segments. Additionally, mirrors will be replaced by cameras, and driver monitoring features will be required for autonomous driving and to increase safety.

Camera-based electronic mirrors will allow object detection, the modification of viewing angles and zooming. Driver monitoring will help to build safe, autonomous driving level 3-and-beyond vehicles that still demand intervention by the driver in some situations, and will be able to monitor driver attention in conventional cars.

To address these changes, Renesas says it launched the all-in-one ADAS view solution kit that includes the recently-announced ‘R-Car Starter Kit Premier’ automotive software development environment, which is based on the R-Car H3 system-on-chip (SoC), as well as the required sample application software for ADAS application software development and calibration software to correct distortion of the images for surround view. The up to eight automotive cameras of the solution kit allow developers to collect data from the environment for sensor fusion, being a necessary step towards autonomous drive.

The ADAS view solution kit is being showcased at Hall A6, Stand 342, Electronica 2016, in Munich, Germany, from November 8-11.