With the proliferation of autonomous driving technologies day by day, security measures have gained even more importance. At this point Continental and Equinix started a new partnership.
According to the data of the World Health Organization, approximately 1.3 million people are victims of traffic accidents every year. Road traffic crashes are the most common cause of death for children and young adults aged 5 to 29, costing most countries 3% of their gross domestic product. Based on these alarming data, the United Nations has set an ambitious goal of halving the number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes worldwide by 2030. Technology companies, on the other hand, think that the technologies of artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles can play a key role in achieving this goal.
Technologies used in autonomous vehicles can significantly reduce human error while driving, which is estimated to be the cause of 90% of traffic accidents. At this point, it is of great importance to provide low-latency access to cloud computing networks so that autonomous vehicles can play an important role, so that data can be processed efficiently and driving more safely.
Continental and Equinix will work together
Equinix, a global digital infrastructure company, is demonstrating its commitment to traffic accident prevention by partnering with German automotive parts manufacturer Continental, which is very active in the field of road traffic platforms to support its global infrastructure network.
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Powered by this global network, test vehicles with Continental’s Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) travel more than 15,000 kilometers per day, generating and recording more than 100 terabytes of data. Such assistance systems; It helps to keep the vehicle in the lane, monitor the vehicle’s blind spots, brake automatically and make an emergency call.
Thanks to Equinix’s worldwide facilities, this data is quickly uploaded and processed, and made available via the cloud. It can also be used by Continental engineers for system testing and verification. Continental’s partnership with Equinix allows it to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence and bring the company one step closer to achieving its vision of “zero casualties, zero injuries and zero accidents”.