The Navigator

When it comes to automated driving systems (ADS), Tesla CEO Elon Musk often runs counter to the consensus of almost everyone else in the sector. His disdain for lidar sensing is well-known, but during Tesla's April 2019 Autonomy Day, Musk said “high-precision GPS maps are a really bad idea.” Almost every other AV developer is on the other side of that idea - including sensor-systems powerhouse Mobileye - and makes extensive use of high-definition maps.

During his now-annual keynote at the CES conference, Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua discussed several aspects of the SAE Level 4 automated driving system the company is developing, but one section was devoted exclusively to mapping. In December 2020, Mobileye expanded its automated-driving development program to Detroit, with Tokyo, Shanghai and possibly New York being added this year.