The OnStar system of Opel will incorporate autonomous technology

General Motors is developing, together with Mobileye, a mapping technology that could benefit from the information collected by OnStar in real time and that would allow Opel vehicles to drive autonomously in the future. The OnStar system has been available on Opel models since August 2015.

Mobileye, a leading technology company in the development of software and driver assistance systems, aims to process the visual information around us to keep drivers safe on the road, reduce accidents and enable autonomous driving. To do this, together with General Motors, they have created Mobileye’s Road Experience Management, a continuously updated road map that interprets road data, the lane, or the exact location of the vehicle.

In our country alone, more than 45,000 vehicles are on the road with Opel OnStar technology “Cameras are the best means for creating maps since they are available on all new models, forming part of a trend aimed at enhancing driver service and assistance. Creating and updating maps using the vehicle’s cameras as technological support fills the gap between onboard sensors and the need for full safety that enables autonomous driving,” declares Amnon Shashua, President and CTO of Mobileye.

General Motors and Mobileye have previously collaborated on the development of software for forward collision warning and lane departure warning technology, launched in 2007. Mobileye expects to achieve geolocation so precise that it has a margin of error of just 10 centimeters, compared with the 10 meters currently offered by a standard GPS.

“General Motors wants to offer semi-autonomous and 100% autonomous vehicles to its customers, and this technology will be essential. We are planning to integrate REM into GM’s product launch schedule,” says Mark Reuss, GM Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

The OnStar system of Opel is available on four continents and serves more than 7 million customers. In our country this service is available across the entire range, and currently more than 45,000 vehicles with this technology are on our roads.