Dr. David Weidenfelder

Business Unit Driver Assistance

Chassis Systems Control

Robert Bosch GmbH

Enabling automated driving with artificial intelligence and connectivity

Sense

Locate

Act

Video

Radar

GNSS

Sensor data fusion

SW redundancy

AI and connectivity are enabler for automated driving

Safe and legaldriving

Redundant steering and

braking systems

Redundancy is crucial throughout sensing, thinking and acting

Video

Radar

Lidar

Ultrasonics

Perceive + plan

Think

CAN

Cloud

Vehicle computer

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AI goes

embedded

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Source: YoutubeSource: Youtube

How AI can be fooled …SW redundancy

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Coming video generation Multi-

path approach

SW redundancy

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Standard VGG16 BoschNet

Deep learning goes embedded

Coming video

generation

GO

PS/I

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VGG16 BoschNet

Acc

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VGG16 BoschNet

Number of operations Accuracy

Ener

gy

Com. GPU Bosch video

Energy consumption

Bosch Road Signature Cloud

Video Road Signature

Data

Radar Road SignatureData

Partner HD map layers

Integrated HD map with BoschRoad Signature

OEM cloud Map partner cloud

Accurate localization service

Bosch road

signature

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Camera Radar

Performance

Good conditions

Camera Radar

Bad conditions

Performance

Reliable localization in all

conditions

Bosch

road signature

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Bosch

road signature

• Precise (10 cm)

• Efficient (~10 kB/km)

• Weather-independent

Radar-only localization

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Computing power

Safety

BodyComputer

ESPHeadUnit

Computer

0,5K DMIPS 1,5K DMIPS 20K DMIPS100K – 500K

DMIPS

MID(ASIL B)

HIGH (ASIL D)

LOW/MID(QM/ASIL B)

LOW

Powertrain ECU

5K DMIPS

MID (ASIL B)

~560K DMIPS

HIGH (ASIL D)

Robotaxi

~2000KDMIPS

Memory(Flash)

6 MB 4 MB 64 GB 256 – 512 GB16 MB64 MB –

8 GBUp to

128 GB

HIGH (ASIL D)

Privately Owned Automated Cars

Highway

DMIPS = Dhry stones million instructions per second

TOPS = Tera operations per second (8 bit)

ASIL = Automotiv e Saf ety Integrity Lev el

* Nv idia GTX 1080 TitanX

®

High performance computing

is one key enabler

Computational power

AI computing power

- - -44

TOPS*-

~300TOPS

~1300TOPS

Automateddriving(L3-L5)Integrated safety (ISO26262)

Safe driving

System malfunctions

Misinterpretations of environment and foreseen misuse

Driving rules and behavior

Increased safety with assisting functions Fundamentals of safety

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Bosch drives safety on system level for decades

ABS

Airbag control unit

Traction control system

ESP®

Electrical steering systems

Lane departure warning

Automatic emergency braking

Active pedestrian protection

Evasive steering support

Robotaxi

Highway pilot

Safety of the intended functionality* (SOTIF)

* SOTIF not finalized yet. Release ongoing.

Thank you

Enabling automated driving with artificial intelligence and connectivity