Opening in Silicon Valley, following Arizona, Germany, and Oregon
Support for sensing, in-vehicle computing, and cloud technologies and services

Intel has unveiled its Advanced Vehicle Lab.

The institute was established to expand the boundaries of autonomous vehicles and future transportation, providing insight into cutting-edge research and development.

This unveiling, made at Intel's first-ever autonomous driving workshop in San Jose, California, brings Intel's research lab to Silicon Valley, joining labs in Arizona, Germany, and Oregon.

Intel's Silicon Valley lab was established to identify and better understand the diverse needs of the autonomous driving industry and future transportation, including sensing, in-vehicle computing, artificial intelligence, and connectivity technologies, as well as supporting cloud technologies and services.

Self-driving cars operate based on information collected through cameras, LIDAR, RADAR, and other sensors, and are expected to produce about 4 terabytes of data every 90 minutes. Processing, managing, storing, analyzing, and understanding data is one of the biggest challenges facing the autonomous driving industry.

Intel's Autonomous Driving Lab collaborates with customers and partners to develop new ways to solve data-driven challenges across the vehicle, network, and data center. Engineers at the lab use a variety of tools to test and advance these areas. These tools include Intel-based computing systems, a variety of sensors for data collection, autonomous test vehicles capable of real-world testing, vehicles and teams from Intel-collaborating partners, and dedicated autonomous vehicle data centers.

Intel Senior Vice President Doug Davis said in the session, “I believe only Intel can fully solve the data challenge,” adding, “That’s why I postponed my retirement.”