ZF has joined the Navigation Data Standard (NDS) Association, in which automotive manufacturers, suppliers, map providers, and developers of map-based applications and services are establishing a global standard for digital maps in Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) resolution formats.
The company will use the standard for its own development work in the field of advanced assistance and autonomous driving functions and for expanding its product portfolio on the way to the software-defined vehicle – for example, when it comes to location-based services or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) offerings that network the vehicle with its surroundings.
Notably, NDS provides a specification for the standardised preparation and use of map information, thus enabling synergy and networking effects for its members. Numerous companies in the automotive industry, including many ZF customers and partners, are also members of the association.
Dr Dirk Walliser, Head, Research and Development, ZF, said, “As a member, we can access the standard and actively participate in its further development. Access to NDS tools also makes it easier for us to develop global geodata-based solutions for the software-defined vehicle of the future and to offer them in line with market requirements – across the Group.”
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