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Enhanced perception capability and easier maintenance are
two major benefits of the new autonomous-system setup.
for longer-range detections and enhance dynamic
range for nighttime driving.
The fifth-generation platform replaces the roof-mounted " center pod "
sensor suite with proprietary mirror-mounted SensorPods on each side
of the truck.
Robust sensor array
The fifth-generation Kodiak Driver platform as
demonstrated on the Kenworth T680 increases the
total number of onboard sensors from 14 to 18,
including one new lidar and three new cameras -
bringing the total camera count to 10. Two wide-angle
cameras (not shown on the 579EV) were added to the
hood-mounted mirrors to cover blindspots.
Kodiak's long-range sensor suite includes the
following, split evenly between the two side-mounted
SensorPods: four ZF Full Range Radars; two Hesai
360-degree scanning lidars for side- and rear-view
detection; two Luminar Iris lidar sensors; and eight
cameras that include both wide and narrow fieldsof-view.
The new application also features the recently-released
Ambarella CV2 perception system-on-chip
(SoC) that handles all camera data processing. The
Ambarella CV2 SoC is said to improve image quality
" We are providing the trucking industry with the
processors it requires to commercialize higher levels
of autonomy, " Fermi Wang, president and CEO of
Ambarella, said in a statement earlier this year. " With
Kodiak as a partner, we're confident in our ability
to serve this vital segment [long-haul trucks] of the
emerging self-driving industry. "
Kodiak's fifth-generation truck also includes
aerospace- and military-grade technology, according
to Wiesinger. The main connector for data and power
in the SensorPods and compute system was designed
for use in aviation, aerospace and military applications.
The compute hardware is manufactured by
Crystal Group.
Engineers improved the hardware stack -
which includes two onboard custom-designed safety
computers, the Kodiak Actuation Control Engine -
and reduced the electrical power requirements while
improving the processing power of the system. In
addition to 130% more GPU processing power, the
new system reportedly provides 60% more central-processing
capability and additional system redundancy.
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