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Business challenge<\/h2>\n

Our client, a distinguished innovator in the automotive industry who brings sophisticated in-car solutions and services to the global market, approached Intellias to build a series of intelligent electric vehicle navigation systems for quickly planning stops at charging stations along a route.<\/p>\n

As vehicle electrification becomes a global trend, fueled by eco-awareness and green legislation, carmakers shift their focus on building electric vehicle trip planner as a killer feature for their cars. More and more automotive brands are realizing that multi-stop planning has become a critical functionality for electric vehicle (EV) drivers.<\/p>\n

As our client\u2019s trusted and long-time engineering partner, Intellias took on the development of an innovative EV navigation system for enhanced route planning.
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Solution delivered<\/h2>\n

Our automotive expertise<\/a> and, in particular, our experience with EV routing algorithms and features, helped us implement a number of quality EV navigation products for our client\u2019s end customers.<\/p>\n

How the EV trip planner works<\/b>
\nAs navigation is integrated deeper into vehicles, more information becomes available to drivers. Our client\u2019s advanced infotainment systems extensively interact with vehicles to generate a highly accurate range map showing the distance a vehicle can cover with the current battery charge. This functionality allows for optimized route planning based on the current driving range.<\/p>\n

The electric vehicle trip planner we built calculates the most feasible route, taking into account necessary stops at charging stations. The closest and fastest charging points are automatically added to the route so the driver can reach their destination without unnecessary detours and lengthy stopovers. An estimated time of arrival (ETA) and estimated charging time (ECT) are provided to the driver. Detours and geography are accounted for when predicting ETAs, as detours to charging points and uphill drives on curvy mountain roads take more charge and time.<\/p>\n

The electric route planner can also send a signal to the vehicle about the expected time of arrival at a charging station. In preparation, the car battery can start heating up to the most favorable temperature so the highest charge quality can be achieved.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the system can ensure there are enough fast charging stations along the route for the vehicle to reach its final destination. The system will inform the driver if the trip is not possible to prevent a no-return scenario where the car battery doesn\u2019t have enough juice to reach the next charging station.<\/p>\n

Intellias major contributions<\/b>
\nOur team implemented everything required for electric vehicle route planner: navigation logic, features for displaying a vehicle\u2019s range on the map and a possible range on the route, and functionality for automatically adding charging stops to make routes viable. This functionality is based on information on battery and energy consumption parameters. The system determines when recharging is needed based on the current charge, vehicle energy consumption model, and predicted consumption.<\/p>\n

The EV navigation<\/a> system we\u2019re building consists of three core components:<\/p>\n