Subaru and Hewlett Packard Enterprise team up to deliver next-gen EyeSight with AI
Subaru has chosen Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to deliver its image recognition technology and AI for its next EyeSight driver assist system, according to a press release.
“This rollout supports Subaru’s vision of increasing customer value and improving preventive safety — one of the key pillars of the car manufacturer’s comprehensive philosophy. HPE Cray XD670 servers featuring industry-leading and energy-efficient direct liquid cooling are expected to accelerate the optimization of AI algorithms, model training, and inferencing for the next-generation EyeSight driver assist system currently under development.”
Subaru aims to reach zero fatal traffic accidents by 2030.
The next-generation EyeSight system aims to enhance vehicle safety in diverse real-world scenarios by simultaneously measuring the precise distance to objects and classifying them using AI, with images captured by stereo cameras.
“Subaru has an unwavering dedication to developing high-performing vehicles while pursuing the highest level of safety with a goal to eliminate fatal traffic accidents,” said Hirokazu Mochizuki, senior vice president and managing director for HPE Japan, in the release.
“The remarkably low rear-end collision rate of EyeSight-equipped vehicles stands as a powerful testament to that dedication. The HPE Cray XD670 is a high-performing GPU-accelerated server and ranks at the top of computer vision and LLM workloads performance benchmarks. We are honored that Subaru has chosen HPE Cray XD670 to support Subaru’s AI initiatives and further bolster the safety capabilities of the EyeSight technology.”
Subaru says it has a vast repository of research data and accumulated technical expertise on the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Subaru Lab was established in December 2020 as a strategic hub to strengthen ADAS-related in-house software development and AI-based image recognition., according to the release. Researchers and engineers at SUBARU Lab are rigorously pursuing solutions to real-world driving risks, collecting video data by driving on roads around the world. This image data is used to optimize AI algorithms and train inference models that run on HPE Cray XD670 servers powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs with NVIDIA NVLink connectivity for up to four GPUs.
“At Subaru, we pursue comprehensive vehicle safety through five key areas of our ‘All-Around Safety philosophy: Primary Safety, Active Safety, Preventive Safety, Passive Safety, and Connected Safety,'” said Takashi Kanai, Subaru Lab deputy chief and general manager of the ADAS Development Department.
“Subaru’s unique value lies in delivering peace of mind to our customers — a commitment that goes beyond just safety, and one that drives us to advance the development of cutting-edge technologies with a strong sense of urgency,” said “With the energy-efficient HPE Cray XD670 that delivers twice the performance compared to the existing system, we now have an on-premises environment that allows us to maximize our use of GPU resources, which we expect to speed the development of our AI models.”
Subaru shared in September 2022 that it was developing a new generation of EyeSight that would use AI to improve computer recognition in poor visibility. At the time, the OEM said the system would be introduced in 2025 model year Subarus.
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