Nexteer Automotive & Tactile Mobility Announce Advanced Road & Tire Detection Software to Improve Vehicle Health Management, Safety & Performance
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Nexteer Automotive and Tactile Mobility have announced a software solution to
improve overall vehicle health management, safety and performance by detecting
changing road surfaces (wet, dry, icy, etc.) and evolving tire conditions (tire
stiffness, tread depth, etc.). This solution is part of the vehicle's steering
system and will enhance the connection among driver, vehicle and road through
new, advanced road and tire detection software.
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Deeper Connection to "Feel of the Road"
Road feedback plays an important safety element in giving the driver a sense of
hazardous road conditions (e.g., icy, gravely, potholes etc.). The companies'
new software can detect road surface conditions and friction under all road
conditions and speeds starting from the vehicle's parked position at zero and
up to low excitation cruising (such as highway driving without acceleration or
braking). It does this by integrating Tactile Mobility's virtual sensors and
algorithms into Nexteer's electric power steering (EPS) system and software.
In today's vehicles with traditional EPS systems, a driver feels road feedback
through the steering wheel and software tuned specifically for the "feel of the
road."
This new software solution leverages traditional steering feel into a new
arena, enabling the vehicle itself to "feel" the road by converting road
surface information into data that the vehicle collects, interprets and assigns
to road condition scenarios – all in real-time.
Furthermore, steering "feel" in fully autonomous vehicles takes on a unique
perspective given that the human-to-vehicle interface is removed so there is no
driver to feel the road. Nexteer and Tactile Mobility's advanced road detection
software ensures this important safety feedback by giving a "sense of feel" to
the vehicle – increasing levels of safety and redundancy across all levels of
autonomous driving.
Tire Health Management
In addition to road surface detection, the new software and virtual sensors
measure tire parameters and health, which is connected to overall vehicle
health management. For example, the software identifies and monitors tire tread
depth over time and then alerts the driver when it's time for tire replacement
– which in turn enhances safety, performance and convenience with proactive
scheduled maintenance.
"Our new road and tire detection software highlights how we're combining
Nexteer's expertise in EPS software and steering feel tuning with Tactile
Mobility's sensing technology and data analytics to improve a vehicle's
connection to the road and enable even safer, more reliable driving," said
Robin Milavec, President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Strategy
Officer (CSO) and Executive Board Director, Nexteer Automotive. "We're excited
about the opportunities that this new software can provide to improve overall
vehicle health management, safety and convenience for drivers in all road
conditions."
Machine Learning, Connected Vehicles & Crowd Sourcing Safety-Related Data
Nexteer and Tactile Mobility's software solution has employed machine learning
and identified patterns in road surface and tire detection data from over 20
million miles of driving. Ongoing machine learning will continue to add to the
software's ability to proactively translate road and tire conditions, while
providing new significant virtual sensors and insights over time.
In addition to recognizing and translating data patterns, the software can also
share road surface data with other vehicles in real-time using cloud computing.
This vehicle-to-vehicle "crowd sourcing" of road surface information enables a
vehicle to be more aware of its environment, thus improving safety and traffic
flow.
Applications in Mobility, Insurance, Municipalities & More
Nexteer and Tactile Mobility anticipate that application of their latest
software and data analysis breakthrough to reach beyond global automotive OEMs
and into adjacent sectors such as automotive insurance carriers to support
safer driving, as well as municipalities in streamlining road maintenance and
winterization efforts enabling safer communities.
"We are excited to join forces with Nexteer, bringing our safety enhancing
sensors to more vehicles, improving road and vehicle safety for everyone," said
Shahar Bin-Nun, CEO of Tactile Mobility. "With tactile insights, drivers will
have previously unavailable information on their vehicle and the road
conditions, providing them unprecedented insights to make safer driving
choices. This partnership further enables us to address the rapidly growing
need for efficient and reliable sensors in the automotive industry and to pave
the way toward full autonomy."
About Nexteer & Tactile Mobility's Collaboration
In January 2021, Nexteer and Tactile Mobility announced their collaboration(
and Nexteer's investment in Tactile Mobility. This collaboration focuses on
motion control software to enable advanced software offerings that maximize
over-the-air updates and connectivity for even safer, more reliable driving.
ABOUT NEXTEER
Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316), a global leader in intuitive motion control, is a
multi-billion dollar global steering and driveline business delivering electric
and hydraulic power steering systems, steering columns, driveline systems, and
software products for motion control and vehicle health management for original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Nexteer's product portfolio supports mobility
mega trends including electrification, software, ADAS, automation and more for
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company has 26 manufacturing
plants, four technical and software centers and 13 customer service centers
strategically located in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The
company serves more than 60 customers in every major region of the world
including BMW, Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in
India and China. www.nexteer.com
ABOUT TACTILE MOBILITY
Tactile Mobility enables the next phase of mobility development by leveraging
existing vehicle sensors and artificial intelligence to equip vehicles with the
missing sense of "touch." By generating, collecting, and processing data from
existing in-vehicle sensors about the vehicle, road, and surrounding
environment, Tactile Mobility enables OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, insurers, and
city maintenance and planning departments to offer their customers innovative
products, driving efficiency and performance as well as a safe driving
experience – depending on their specific objectives. Tactile Mobility was
co-founded in 2012 by Boaz Mizrachi, Yossi Shiri and Alex Ackerman and is
already working with several OEMs including BMW. The company is headquartered
in Haifa, Israel.
Link to Nexteer Media Center(https://www.nexteer.com/media-center/)
Link to Media Kit for Nexteer & Tactile Mobility
Announcement(https://nexteer.canto.com/v/SASK1M279O/album/P9CA2?viewIndex=0)
Source: Nexteer Automotive
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