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Magna is one of several major automotive technology suppliers
competing to profit from helping automakers offer automated
driving functions in future cars. Delphi Automotive PLC,
Continental AG, Siemens AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and Japan's Denso
Corp are among the incumbent auto suppliers jumping into the
self-driving car race against technology companies such as
Alphabet Inc's Waymo, Intel Corp and China's Baidu Inc.
Magna said in a statement that its Max4 system is designed to
provide fully autonomous driving combining cameras, LiDAR and
ultrasonic sensors and a computing platform that are integrated
into the car's body. Other autonomous vehicle sensor systems
rely on LiDAR sensors that spin on top of the vehicle's roof.
Automakers will be responsible for completing the systems to
enable autonomous driving. Magna's parts of the system are
either production ready or nearly production ready, the company
said.
Magna said the Max4 system can be designed so that drivers can
turn on the autonomous driving function using a button, and turn
it off as they do cruise control by either tapping the brake or
hitting a button.
Magna outlined the Max4 system ahead of the Frankfurt auto show,
which opens to the public Sept. 16.
(Reporting by Joseph White; Editing by Tom Brown)
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