Why is it important to build 3D maps in an open way

OSSDC initiative strives to make this technology available to everyone, all around the world

I mentioned before that having up to date (realtime if possible), robust and accurate 3D maps, it is really important for Self Driving Car development.

Crowdsourcing data is very nice, and we hope to use it a lot in OSSDC, but if too many companies are doing it in their own ways we will end up reinventing the wheel a lot and have the data spread in many locked up databases.

I invite you to join us and together do it in an open (source) way, like OpenStreetMap organization does for 2D maps, as part of OSSDC initiative.

Here is what we will see coming from a lot of companies, I expect each will do it in their own way:

They have developed a system for crowdsourcing the hyper-detailed 3-D maps upon which autonomous vehicles rely. Millions of non-autonomous cars that use Mobileye cameras for lane keeping or collision prevention will create a constant stream of data to map roads and potential obstacles, even temporary ones such as road repair crews or double-parked cars.

“High-definition mapping really begs for crowdsourcing,” said Dan Galves, Mobileye’s senior vice president of communications.

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The image above is from this VisLab video.