TI Korea (CEO Kent Chon, www.ti.com/kr) June 11, 2015 – TI (CEO Kent Chon) announced the release of a new InfoADAS (Informational ADAS) Software Development Kit (SDK). This new SDK provides an InfoADAS framework ready for immediate use in vehicles and enables the convenient integration of ADAS algorithms into existing IVI (In-Vehicle Information) systems. InfoADAS, which is becoming an industry trend, enhances the driving experience by adding non-dynamic safety information content, such as surround view, pedestrian and lane detection, to existing IVI functions. Using TI's InfoADAS SDK, developers can perform the following tasks:

Investment in infotainment can be expanded by adding innovative InfoADAS use cases that enable drivers to better perceive situations occurring inside and outside the vehicle.

Existing infotainment architectures can be enhanced by utilizing the additional features of TI’s DRA7xx “Jacinto 6” infotainment processor.

More detailed information can be found in the video about InfoADAS.

Differentiated by advanced automotive infotainment systems

As more cameras and sensors are introduced into vehicles to make driving safer, there is a growing demand to collect, analyze, and display additional information for drivers without significantly increasing overall R&D investment or the bill of materials (BOM). The InfoADAS SDK is extensible to high-level operating systems (HLOS) and “Jacinto 6” devices, allowing for the reuse of existing designs and resources. It also provides an InfoADAS subsystem that can be directly connected to existing head unit applications. This InfoADAS SDK can be used as a reference when customers develop product algorithms, includes sample vision algorithms to examine the framework's performance, and includes hooks that allow the framework to be extended to higher-level application functions (such as parking guide overlays). Released in addition to the existing HLOS SDK supported on the “Jacinto 6” platform and the Vision SDK supported for safety function control on TI TDAx processors, this InfoADAS SDK enables convenient integration and scalability by unifying the software architecture across TI’s automotive processors, “Jacinto” and TDAx.

TI’s “Jacinto 6” processor family

The DRA7xx processor family provides a hardware and software compatible platform that allows existing infotainment products to be enhanced by adding InfoADAS capabilities. There is no need to modify the hardware to implement InfoADAS; the system simply needs to be upgraded to connect cameras to this processor. This enables the integration and utilization of cameras mounted inside and outside the vehicle with existing infotainment platforms. By leveraging the capabilities of the “Jacinto 6” processor and up to four accelerators, including TI’s C66x Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) and Embedded Vision Engine (EVE), it has become possible to simultaneously perform head unit functions, analysis, and image manipulation on a single device, which was previously impossible.

Price and Supply Time

The DRA7xx processor is mass-produced as a product for automotive manufacturers and is not sold through dealerships. The InfoADAS SDK can be purchased through a TI Korea representative.