“Previously, only a limited number of roads have been mapped to this precision,” said John Craig, director of product management, automotive, at Intermap Technologies. “Since our 3D Roads accurately cover all roads in Western Europe, the automotive industry can now test and deliver innovative technologies with no geographic restrictions.”
New applications derived from Intermap’s 3D Roads can help enhance a vehicle’s efficiency, utility, and safety. For example, energy management applications can help save fuel and reduce harmful emissions by finding the most fuel-efficient route, accurately predicting an electric vehicle’s range, or predicatively shifting gears in trucks. Also, road slope and curvature can be sensed in advance with vehicle safety systems such as predictive front lighting which optimally directs front headlights in anticipation of upcoming bends and hills in the road ahead.
Intermap’s 3D Roads feature more than six million kilometres of all classes of roads in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, United Kingdom, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Ireland, and Portugal.
