Earlier this week, SAIC-GM launched the all-new Buick GL8 Avenir in China. The Buick GL8 Avenir is a leading platform for innovation in China, which the automaker says has 20 advanced intelligent driving features that support “the highest level of safety, with an ASIL D rating, and allows software OTA updates to an even higher level of driver assistance functions.” Moreover, SAIC-GM stated that the Buick GL8 Avenir’s ADAS system provides “a safer, more reliable and more intelligent driving experience tailored for various road conditions and local users’ driving preferences.”
I’m proud to share that Aptiv’s technology and talent helped enable these advanced features and capabilities. Aptiv is proud to have contributed the successful and on time launch, which proves the strength of Aptiv’s engineering and development capabilities in China as well as Aptiv’s global leadership in advanced and scalable ADAS technology. You can learn more about Aptiv’s contribution in the English translation of the Chinese press release below.
Congratulations to the team for a successful, on-time launch, and for delivering on our mission to enable the future of mobility with safer, greener and more connected solutions that consumers can trust.
Aptiv Provides Best-in-Class Safety and
Intelligent Driving Assistance
New Generation Buick GL8 Avenir
Technology
leader provides ADAS system based on Satellite Architecture approach, and
connected Infotainment system, both supported by OTA functionality
April 15, 2020 – Aptiv, a global technology company
focused on making mobility safer, greener, and more connected, announced today
it is providing both the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and
Infotainment system for SAIC-GM's new generation Buick GL8 Avenir, which launched
in the Chinese market on April 12.
SAIC-GM
selected Aptiv’s differentiated Satellite Architecture approach to deliver
best-in-industry ADAS functionality with maximum scalability. The system
includes Aptiv’s advanced satellite radar and camera sensors and powerful
central domain controller which runs the advanced safety software. This
differentiated satellite architecture approach integrates Aptiv’s and SAIC-GM’s
software applications enabling a full range of features such as Adaptive Cruise
Control, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Change Assist, Traffic Jam Assist, and
Door Open Warning.
Aptiv’s
infotainment technology is also used on the new generation Buick GL8 Avenir to
deliver best-in-class in-cabin user experience. Aptiv’s fully-integrated Android-based
connected infotainment system supports multimodal interaction between the
heads-up display and center stack, and provides a full range of features such
as the digital dashboard and navigation.
Both systems
are equipped with Over-The-Air (OTA) technology to enable iterative software
updates over the lifetime of the vehicle to further enhance safety
functionality and user experience.
"We are
proud to provide Aptiv's leading ADAS and infotainment technology on the new
generation Buick GL8 Avenir,” said Frank Wang, vice president of Advanced
Safety & User Experience, Asia-Pacific, Aptiv. “The successful application
and on time delivery of the systems on the vehicle reflects the dedication and
strong collaboration between engineering teams from Aptiv and PATAC - SAIC-GM's
tech center in China - over the past two years. We are proud to bring this
advanced technology into the Chinese market and will continue to develop our
product portfolio in China."
To learn more about Aptiv’s active safety and user experience solutions please visit aptiv.com/solutions.