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Bosch ADAS product family

With the Bosch ADAS product family, Bosch offers a seamlessly compatible ecosystem of software, sensors, and services with the necessary computing power for assisted and automated driving and parking. The comprehensive solutions can be adapted to the specific needs of each market, allowing vehicle manufacturers worldwide to bring their individual and cost-effective ADAS solution from Bosch to the market quickly.

Greater

flexibility

through a scalable, modular software architecture

functions

for all vehicles segments

Fast

development

with prevalidated software modules

Greater

safety and comfort

by providing relief to drivers in urban, rural, and highway traffic

Transformation to software-defined vehicles

Challenges of the transition to software-defined vehicles

The transition to software-defined vehicles is currently the greatest challenge in the automotive sector. Vehicle manufacturers must develop a flexible, scalable software architecture that allows them to continuously improve functionality through dedicated updates. This requires technical expertise and a comprehensive strategy for managing system complexity. The Bosch ADAS product family offers a scalable software stack for innovative driving and parking functions, helping OEMs to overcome software architecture challenges and manage costs efficiently. The modular architecture of the Bosch ADAS product family also enables entry-segment vehicles to be efficiently equipped with decentralized architectures, thus ensuring wider market coverage. The Bosch ADAS product family also offers flexible integration of artificial intelligence to improve driver safety and comfort.

Greater flexibility through modular architecture

Faster development with software modules

Seamless integration

How the Bosch ADAS product family works

The modular software stack for assisted and automated driving and parking offers vehicle manufacturers the flexibility to seamlessly align their offerings to their target markets. By selecting specific features and performance levels, different vehicle segments and customer needs can be efficiently addressed and adapted to individual requirements and budgets.

Efficient development is made possible by prevalidated software modules that meet the requirements of the automotive industry. These prevalidated modules provide a solid foundation on which the OEMs can build their custom solutions. When combined with comprehensive technical expertise, development cycles can be shortened, allowing time to market to be optimized to a considerable extent. This not only increases competitiveness, it also allows innovative technologies and features to be offered without delay.

A holistic approach to driver assistance system development includes both sensors and computing platforms as well as software and integration services. Seamless coordination of these components simplifies system integration. At the same time, flexible solutions allow both complete systems and individual software or sensor solutions to be offered, providing the best possible coverage of different requirements.

Elements of the Bosch ADAS product family

Requirements

The Bosch ADAS product family meets a broad range of requirements, from basic regulatory provisions to demanding consumer tests. In terms of driving comfort, it offers SAE Level 1 with basic assistance features and extends up to SAE Level 2, which supports driver-initiated lane changes and complex urban driving and parking. An advanced feature is the valet park assist, which offers a comprehensive visualization of the vehicle’s surroundings and fully automated search and parking. This flexibility ensures that OEMs can meet the differing requirements of each of their customers and markets in the best possible way.

Perception

For surroundings perception, the Bosch ADAS product family combines radar and video data to ensure precise detection of the environment. With a front module, near-range modules, or even a 360° module, it enables comprehensive perception of the vehicle’s surroundings. This fusion of sensor information significantly improves safety and efficiency when driving and parking. OEMs can thus ensure that their vehicles respond reliably even in complex situations.

Sensors

The Bosch ADAS product family supports a variety of sensors, enabling comprehensive detection of the surroundings. With up to eleven video cameras, five radar sensors, a driver or passenger monitoring camera, and eight to twelve ultrasonic sensors, it offers a robust sensor system for a variety of applications. This comprehensive sensor system enables precise and reliable vehicle control that meets the demands of modern driver assistance systems.

Service

The integrated connected map services offer a variety of functions that improve the driving experience. This includes road warnings, localization of road features, and behavior maps at the lane level. These services allow drivers to navigate much more safely and efficiently by providing real-time information about their environment. This creates a seamless connection between the driver and the infrastructure.

Compute

The Bosch ADAS product family also offers a variety of options for providing the necessary computing power. These range from the smart camera with the required computing power embedded directly in the sensor to centralized, high-performance integration platforms. These platforms can optionally support ADAS functions or include additional cockpit and vehicle functions to enable comprehensive control and monitoring.

Bosch ADAS product family for entry-level segment

The entry-level version of the Bosch ADAS product family brings essential safety and convenience functions to the vehicle. The system uses adaptive cruise control to control the speed and distance to the vehicle in front and keeps its lane when the lane markings are clear.

Parking is also quick and easy for the driver – from the automatic park assist to advanced automated parking functions. Thanks to precise camera visualization of the vehicle’s surroundings, narrow parking spaces and challenging situations no longer pose a problem.

This cost-effective version is available as a purely camera-based solution with new multipurpose camera from Bosch, but can be expanded to include up to five radar sensors, up to twelve ultra sonic sensors, up to four parking video cameras and a driver monitoring camera depending on customer requirements.

Bosch ADAS product family for midrange segment

The midrange version offers extended functionality, including improved lane centering even when the lane markings are only partially visible. And thanks to additional sensors and a powerful central vehicle computer, more complex traffic situations can be mastered successfully, which improves driving comfort and increases safety both on highways and in dense urban traffic.

The Bosch ADAS product family enables hands-free driving on the highway, as long as this is legally allowed in the country of use. The driver has the option of taking their hands off the steering wheel on certain parts of the road, but remains fully responsible for safe driving at all times.

Bosch ADAS product family for premium segment

The premium version is expanded to include a 360° video belt and has even more computing power to allow it to independently master even complex urban scenarios such as intersections and roundabouts. The vehicle steers autonomously in urban environments and thus offers a hands-free driving experience, as long as this is legally permitted in the applicable markets.

In this version, connected map services add significant value in realizing automated driving much more naturally even in complex situations.

System components

Multi purpose camera

The latest generation of the multi purpose camera combines artificial intelligence methods with image-processing algorithms.

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Front radar sensor

Front radar sensor is employed to realize driving functions that enhance comfort, convenience, safety, and enable automated driving.

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Ultrasonic sensor

The ultrasonic sensor detects distances to obstacles and monitors the space during parking and maneuvering.

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Camera heads

The camera heads from Bosch are sensors for the realisation of assisted and automated driving and parking functions.

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Interior sensing solutions

The interior sensing solutions increases safety, convenience and is able to detect driver distraction and signs of drowsiness.

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Vehicle computer

Vehicle functions will in future be controlled by a few extremely powerful central computers – the vehicle computers. With this technology, Bosch will increase the computing power in vehicles.

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Localization for assisted and automated driving

Several technologies are combined for ultra-precise and reliable localization.

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System components

System benefits

SYSTEM BENEFITS FOR DRIVERS

Driver support through basic safety and comfort functions such as adaptive cruise control, emergency braking assist, and lane keeping assist.
Additional assistance systems provide relief for the driver in heavy traffic and on highways and enable lane changes and hands-free driving in certain areas, where legally allowed.
Vehicles with the highest range of functionality master even the most complex traffic scenarios – including safely merging into roundabouts and handling intersections in city traffic – with maximum convenience.

SYSTEM BENEFITS FOR MANUFACTURERS

Faster development times due to modular Bosch ADAS product family, which simplifies integration into various vehicle segments.
Cost efficiency through seamless system integration, allowing access to safety functions even in the entry-level segment.
Worldwide market coverage with consideration of regional regulations and user-centered developments.
Differentiation and brand loyalty through flexible system architectures that enable customization to meet specific OEM requirements.

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Bosch ADAS product family

flexibility

functions

development

safety and comfort

Transformation to software-defined vehicles