Mass Production to Start in 2020
Hyundai Mobis has developed Korea's first short-range radar for autonomous vehicles with its in-house technology. The radar will be supplied to Korean automakers beginning in 2020.
According to Hyundai Mobis, the short-range radar is part of the Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) System. BCW is a highly advanced driver assistance system that recognizes the position and speed of the rear car following the vehicle and notifies the driver of dangerous situations.
The newly developed radar is characterized by a significant improvement in speed and accuracy. Hyundai Mobis explained that the newly developed radar has a speed double those of competitors’ radars and its minimum coverage distance is 1.5 times longer than those of competitors’ radars. The radar weighs only 120g, about half of its rivals’ weights. The new product secured price competitiveness, as well. It is expected that as the new radar with strong competitiveness was developed through Korean technology, Korean automakers will be able to break away from old practices to depend on foreign radar manufacturers. This will be connected to Korean automakers’ price competitiveness.
Hyundai Mobis plans to complete the development of all 4 radars required for autonomous navigation within this year in addition to acquiring short-range radar technology. A high-performance forward-range radar is in the making in collaboration with two German radar designers. As a result, Hyundai Mobis will secure technologies for all four types of autonomous radars -- one long-range radar, one medium-range radar and two short-range radars. Hyundai Mobis explains that it will acquire technology from all product lines of the radar for different detection distances. These radars will be applied to mass-production of cars by 2021 one after another.
Hyundai Mobis plans to finish preparations to expand its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) sensor portfolio by securing autonomous navigation sensor technologies such as radars, cameras, and RIDAR (light detection and ranging) systems until 2020. The company is developing products on its own and collaborating with professional partners at the same time.