NIRA Dynamics Joins Renovo's AWare Automated Mobility Ecosystem Bringing Precise Road Surface Information Technology

Linköping, Sweden and Campbell, California (ots/PRNewswire) -

NIRA today announced it has joined the AWare ecosystem of Renovo
(renovo.auto (https://renovo.auto/)), a mobility software technology
company. Automated Mobility fleet deployments that use Renovo's AWare
OS can seamlessly deploy NIRA Dynamics' Road Surface Information
(RSI) software on their vehicles.

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NIRA Dynamics' RSI is a software solution that measures and
predicts road grip using the vehicle as a sensor. RSI provides a
complete characterization of the real-time road friction and road
roughness state. RSI software installed on vehicles?-?now including
any AWare-powered automated vehicle?-?enables precise measurements
and estimates through use of high resolution sampling of the
vehicle's embedded sensors and controllers. In parallel, computer
vision algorithms running on the vehicle and ingesting camera feeds
are used to verify close proximity predictions of road grip and
ensure offline performance. These data are routed to a NIRA Dynamics
backend where they are aggregated and made available as map layers
ready for use by a range of third party consumers including operators
of automated vehicles. This information on road grip is crucial to
enable automated driving outside perfect weather and road conditions;
and in emergency situations.

In addition to automated driving, RSI enables efficient monitoring
and maintenance of road infrastructure. Swedish road authorities and
road contractors are already optimizing road maintenance using RSI
and by doing so generating revenues to fleet operators that are
running NIRA RSI software on their vehicles.

"We share Renovo's vision of an open, interoperable, on-demand
ecosystem where best-in-class technologies like NIRA Dynamics RSI are
combined to bring about automated mobility safely, quickly and
economically," said Gustav Kristiansson, Manager New Technologies at
NIRA Dynamics. "We are excited for NIRA Dynamics RSI to to operate in
the AWare ecosystem helping making automated vehicles safer by
providing detailed grip data and generating revenue for fleet
operators."

Renovo has extensive experience with road grip and automated
vehicles through its partnership with Stanford University. Unveiled
in 2015 (https://news.stanford.edu/2015/10/20/marty-autonomous-delore
an-102015/), MARTY (Multiple Actuator Research Test bed for Yaw
control) is a self-drifting deLorean that acts as a rolling
laboratory for Stanford researchers to explore automated control
algorithms in low traction situations. The goal is to create
algorithms for automated vehicles in emergency situations.

"NIRA Dynamics is a leading creator of road surface information
technology, and is an important addition to the AWare ecosystem,"
said Chris Heiser CEO and Co-Founder of Renovo. "Not only does NIRA
Dynamics RSI help automated driving systems perform better in adverse
and emergency situations by having more precise grip information but
it also provides a new revenue stream to automated mobility fleet
operators running AWare."

NIRA Dynamics joins the AWare ecosystem along with a growing list
of leading companies in the automated mobility sector including
Samsung, Verizon, Velodyne LiDAR, Parsons, INRIX, Argus Cyber
Security, CARMERA, Affectiva, Phantom Auto, EdgeConneX Understand.ai,
Metamoto and Bestmile.

About NIRA Dynamics

NIRA Dynamics, established 2001 with main office in
Linköping/Sweden, is specialized in sensor fusion and develops cost
efficient safety and navigation solutions for the global vehicle
industry. Among the customers are leading vehicle manufacturers as
Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, Volvo, Fiat and Renault. For more
information visit: niradynamics.se (https://www.niradynamics.se/)

About Renovo

Renovo builds AWare, an Operating System for Automated Mobility.
AWare merges software, data analytics, and automotive-grade safety
systems into a unified platform that enables a growing range of
technologies and services to be combined in Automated Mobility fleet
deployments. Renovo is accelerating the commercial realization of
Automated Mobility at scale by enabling AWare compatible technologies
and services across the widest range of vehicles, fleets, and the
cloud. Renovo combines Silicon Valley agility with proven automotive
capabilities with a singular commitment to transform the way people
and things move.

For more information visit: renovo.auto (https://renovo.auto/)

Media Contacts

NIRA Dynamics

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Renovo

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