Built on Mobileye’s EyeQ technology, the SOC chips are embedded in the advanced driver assistance system, or ADAS of top-tier car makers like BMW, GM, Volvo, and Ford, just to name four.
ST and Mobileye of the Netherlands joined hands back in 2005 to develop an advanced driver safety technology.
Since then, the two companies have delivered two generation of EyeQ vision processors that are built with Mobileye’s collision avoidance technology and ST’s automotive-grade manufacturing technology and expertise.
The processor chips interpret a scene in real-time and provide drivers and their cars with an immediate evaluation, enabling drivers to monitor the driving scene in front of the vehicle.
The chips also warn them of an upcoming collisions with cars, pedestrians, bicyclists , motorcycles, and more interestingly, the EyeQ chips can even alert that the drivers are about to veer out of their lane without using a turn signal.
The EyeQ vision processors have featured lane-departure warning in 2007, and have continuously added traffic-sign recognition and intelligent high-beam control in 2008, pedestrian detection with radar fusion in 2010, and finally camera-only forward-collision warning features in 2011.
The third-generation EyeQ3 is now under development and will be introduced by car makers as early as 2014.
Mobileye is a leader in the development of ADAS