Posted Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 9:31pm

Subaru plans next-gen AI-based EyeSight system for in-house EV as early as 2027

Subaru plans a next-generation EyeSight driver-assist system powered by artificial intelligence for its first internally developed electric vehicle as early as 2027.

The system will use new sensors and semiconductors that harness the power of AI to better capture and process images to improve vehicle safety.

“We plan to deploy an integrated electronic control unit and the next-generation EyeSight in our internally developed battery-electric vehicle,” Subaru Chief Digital Car Officer Eiji Shibata said at a Nov. 19 press briefing here.

Shibata made the remarks as Japan’s all-wheel-drive specialist announced a collaboration with U.S. chipmaker On Semiconductor Corp., or Onsemi, on image sensors, a key technology needed for developing Subaru Corp.’s next system.

The next-generation EyeSight is expected to debut in tandem with Subaru’s coming line of independently developed EVs, Shibata said. “The role of this collaboration is to achieve our own electric vehicle that is unique to Subaru,” he said.