{"id":12449,"date":"2018-02-03T14:36:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intellias.com\/?p=12449"},"modified":"2023-09-15T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:42:22","slug":"sdk-for-connected-nds-based-navigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/sdk-for-connected-nds-based-navigation\/","title":{"rendered":"SDK for Connected NDS-Based Navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"about-the-client\">Business challenge<\/h2>\n<p>Our client is one of the key contributors of innovative services and solutions in the global <a href=\"https:\/\/intellias.com\/automotive\/\">automotive<\/a> navigation market. The company delivers mapping data and SDK<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0solutions for automotive<\/span> to enterprises, automakers, navigation system manufacturers, technology companies, governmental organizations, and individual consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Their products include highly accurate HD maps that, coupled with data extracted from onboard vehicle sensors and lane geometry information, help automakers test their prototype automated vehicles on public roads. Our client\u2019s hallmark product is a\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connected car SDK with NDS map that use\u00a0<\/span>a set of modular software components. It allows OEMs to build fully integrated E2E navigation solutions as part of in-vehicle infotainment systems. The SDK ships with NDS maps, map update tools, point-of-interest search, routing, guidance, live traffic updates, and much more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/intellias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SDK-for-navigation-systems.png\" alt=\"SDK for Connected NDS-Based Navigation\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intellias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SDK-for-navigation-systems.png 770w, https:\/\/intellias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SDK-for-navigation-systems-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/intellias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SDK-for-navigation-systems-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rising global demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/intellias.com\/connected-car\/\">connected vehicles<\/a> has forced car companies and OEMs to\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create an SDK software\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for\u00a0<\/span>more and more sophisticated IoT-enabled in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems. Setting the IoT for automotive trend, our client was one of the first to go beyond the conventional concept of automotive navigation. They decided to shift from simple point-to-point guidance to a whole set of new navigation experiences that are deeply integrated, personalized, informative, safe, and handy both inside and outside the car.<\/p>\n<p>To realize this idea, our client needed a brand-new software development kit (SDK) that would allow OEMs to build next-generation embedded <a href=\"https:\/\/intellias.com\/automotive-navigation\/\">navigation solutions<\/a>. Their focus was on making this SDK IoT-centric and thus enabling such features as cloud-powered cross-platform communication, over-the-air map updates, real-time traffic, route, and destination predictions, vehicle fleet sensor data integration, and driver and vehicle profiles. The SDK was designed to work with the newest NDS 2.4.x maps, offering more cartographic information and optimized performance.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"intellias-developed-the-sdk-for-connected-nds-based-navigation\">Technology solution<\/h2>\n<p>Our collaboration with this client on the <a href=\"https:\/\/intellias.com\/navigation-data-standard-services\/\">NDS-based navigation solution<\/a> kicked off in the scope of a larger mutual program portfolio that involved migrating a map production pipeline, developing a navigation HMI, and implementing smart route predictions.<\/p>\n<p>The organizational structure of the client\u2019s SDK program was complex and consisted of separate workstreams dealing with individual SDK components. These comprised rendering, routing, guidance, search, positioning, map updates, ADAS, mobile integration, traffic, and more. Intellias complemented the client\u2019s workstreams with highly skilled engineering experts from our Lviv, Kyiv, and Odesa development offices.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, we managed to cover development of the entire spectrum of navigation- and map-related features, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rendering<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our team built a component for visualizing 2D and 3D maps on the vehicle\u2019s head unit, heads-up display, dashboard, and rear-seat displays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Routing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We extended the routing engine, providing a family of algorithms with heuristics tailored to specific use cases within a connected navigation solution: embedded and cloud deployment, traffic and time awareness, car and pedestrian route building, and more. Additionally, our team created a set of Python tests for validating the compatibility, integrity, and uniformity of NDS map data used for routing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Guidance<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We implemented voice and visual notifications that help drivers follow routes safely and without distraction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Map updates<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our experts delivered a component that automatically checks for map updates in the cloud. Update packages can be downloaded over-the-air and installed with minimum driver distraction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Search<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intellias helped adapt navigation for the Korean and Chinese markets. In particular, we developed a lexical analyzer and a parser for separating words in Chinese search requests as a workaround for the absence of punctuation and spaces in Chinese.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Traffic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intellias implemented a component that gathers and processes real-time road event data and passes it to the navigation solution. The highlight feature enriches the map with weather hazards along the route. Once identified, weather information can be further communicated to the vehicle\u2019s active safety control system for a timely response.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Positioning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We provided R&amp;D activities targeting issues related to mapping the vehicle\u2019s current position with the digitized road network when GPS and an internet connection are unavailable. Our engineers implemented complex algorithms that can derive a vehicle\u2019s exact position by overlapping different map layers in real time and considering variables like vehicle direction, speed, road slope, and map rendering parameters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mobile integration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our team implemented a mechanism that synchronizes stored routes and personal places between the embedded navigation system and a mobile device through the cloud. This allowed our client to introduce a door-to-door navigation feature that helps drivers to get walking and public transit directions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ADAS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intellias successfully integrated support for the ADASIS protocol for transferring map and traffic data to the vehicle\u2019s driver assistance systems. This allows the vehicle to be aware of actual road and traffic conditions a few kilometers ahead and respond to incidents immediately.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we\u2019re-achieving-great-results-together\">Business impact<\/h2>\n<p>During three years of collaboration, Intellias has successfully delivered a number of\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">automotive SDK design\u00a0<\/span>releases. Our engineering team has grown in size, quality, expertise, and trust. As evidence of this trust, our client has handed over ownership of the entire SDK product to Intellias, making us one of their priority development centers. We\u2019re responsible for meeting the navigation needs of several distinguished auto manufacturers from Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Presently, Intellias is actively developing a new-generation SDK whose feature-freeze version is a few months away. The product will go into future German high-end sedans and SUVs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new SDK version will boast the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full support for offline map viewing, search, and navigation<\/li>\n<li>Detailed, high-resolution NDS 2.5.x maps with enhanced performance<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced 3D rendering capabilities, including of roadway lanes<\/li>\n<li>Map area pre-loading for offline access<\/li>\n<li>Route building with integrated transportation alternatives<\/li>\n<li>Embedded taxi booking services<\/li>\n<li>Indoor navigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve enhanced an integrated automotive-grade navigation solution that makes the driving experience more personalized, connected, and safe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":49793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,37,11],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.1 (Yoast SEO v22.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SDK for Connected NDS-Based Navigation. 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