Subaru selects map data provider for new driving assist technology
Subaru has selected Dynamic Map Platform (DMP) North America to provide high-definition map (HD map) data for the automaker’s new Advanced EyeSight Driving Assist Technology on the 2026 Outback, according to a press release.
The technology includes highway hands-free assist, emergency stop assist with safe lane selection, highway active lane change assist, pre-curve speed control, and automatic resume assist.
“DMP is excited to have a part in increasing the performance of Subaru’s world-class EyeSight system,” said Chris Thibodeau, DMP CEO and president, in the release. “This enhancement will provide certainty and safety for drivers. DMP will continue to develop innovative geospatial products that change the world. We express our sincerest appreciation to Subaru for this opportunity.”
DMP is a geospatial measurement and mapping company that supplies HD maps and software for advanced driver assistance systems, the release says. The company has enabled driver assistance technology since 2017.
The company is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dynamic Map Platform Co., located in Japan.
DMP announced in August that it successfully mapped the top four road classes in North America, totaling over 950,000 miles.
The company’s mobile mapping system added 400,000 miles of secondary and other roads in the U.S. and Canada with precision lidar and imagery.
DMP extracted features such as road edges, lane dividers, crossings, and objects, and then supplemented these observable features with virtual features including turn trajectories, virtual road edges, and light-to-lane assignments.
“Confident autonomous driving on higher speed, non-divided roads with busy intersections requires precise, complete LiDAR maps to complement real-time sensors,” an August release says.
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