Subaru and Dell Technologies are promoting the development of AI for driving assistance

SUBARU Lab, thanks to Dell PowerScale storage systems, will enable artificial intelligence to improve security.

Subaru Corporation cooperate with Dell Technology to improve driver safety in assisted driving through a powerful combination of artificial intelligence and high-performance storage. The collaboration shows the significant impact of artificial intelligence on the transformation of one of the most common means of transport – the car – with the aim of making it safer for drivers, passengers and pedestrians.

“Through data-driven innovation, Subaru will help drivers make better decisions on the road, reducing the risk of accidents. Dell Technologies, with its AI development infrastructure, is responsible for enabling this development,” he said. Arthur Lewis, president of the Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies. “Dell PowerScale, an AI-ready data platform, enables companies like Subaru to integrate, analyze and leverage data to deliver critical business insights that transform industries like automotive.”

Subaru has the ability to store, manage and use large amounts of data for the development of next-generation technology – Optical Driver Assistance Technology – through Dell PowerScale network storage systems. Available in more than 5.5 million EyeSight-equipped vehicles, EyeSight Driver Assist technology monitors traffic flow, improves speed control and warns drivers if the vehicle drifts out of its lane. PowerScale meets IT’s growing needs for AI modeling and validation, enabling you to increase capacity and performance wherever your data resides.

SUBARU Lab, an AI development center established in 2020, can store approximately 1,000 times more files on Dell PowerScale systems than previously used platforms. Subaru can now improve AI image analysis by easily accessing files stored on PowerScale systems deployed in SUBARU Lab’s data centers and Tokyo offices – something that was not possible before. The ability to easily add and use data in all areas has expanded the possibilities of business development.

“As a brand that has built a reputation on trust, we are committed to developing artificial intelligence to increase the reliability of our vehicles,” he said. Takashi Kanai, deputy head of SUBARU Lab and manager of ADAS development department, PGM (Advanced Integrated System), Engineering Division.. “While system and storage requirements continue to evolve, we are confident that Dell PowerScale is the right choice as the foundational infrastructure for EyeSight Driver Assist technology, enabling us to advance our AI initiatives to improve safety.”

EyeSight is the first system in the world to use stereo camera technology to provide driver assistance features such as pre-collision braking, which detects not only cars but also pedestrians and motorcycles in the lane, as well as adaptive cruise control.

A study conducted by Subaru, based on data from the Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis (ITARDA), showed that the accident rate for vehicles with optical devices in Japan is 0.06%.

Dell PowerScale – the world’s most flexible, secure and efficient array storage system that helps customers accelerate modern workloads such as analytics and artificial intelligence – allows SUBARU Lab to easily distribute data across low-cost storage options in public, private or hybrid cloud. environment. SUBARU Labs can also quickly search and retrieve data wherever it resides to run image analysis using artificial intelligence.