GPS developer Trimble are working with Qualcomm Technologies to produce highly accurate location systems for connected and autonomous vehicles.
The two California-based companies will work together to integrate Trimble’s RTX technology into Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4G and 5G platforms to deliver a highly accurate positioning solution essential for maintaining absolute in-lane positioning. The new system will help automakers and tier-1 suppliers accelerate the adoption of road-level navigation and emergency services applications, as well as satisfy the requirements for developing ADAS and AV.
The Snapdragon platforms feature integrated multi-frequency and multi-constellation high-precision GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technology. They also support all major global and regional GNSS satellite constellations including GPS (USA), GLONASS (Russia), Galileo (Europe), BeiDou (China), and QZSS (Japan), operating concurrently on the L1, L2, and L5 frequency bands, including a Precise Positioning Framework which ensures consistency in access and use of precise positioning information and uses GNSS corrections technology. Trimble’s RTX technology provides real-time, multi-constellation GNSS corrections and positioning capable of achieving 2-cm horizontal accuracy worldwide, compared to uncorrected GNSS positioning that can be accurate only to several metres. The combined solution will provide reliable, consistent, high-accuracy positioning, to serve even the most precise requirements of the automotive and transportation industries. The partners say an RTX-enabled Snapdragon evaluation kit (EVK) is expected to be available in 2020 for use by automakers and their suppliers.
