Mobileye

Mobileye Global Inc. is a company that helps cars drive safely. It is based in Israel but works in the United States too. Mobileye makes special tools that help cars see and understand what is around them. These tools include cameras, computer chips, and software that help cars drive on their own and advanced driver-assistance systems.

In 2017, Intel bought Mobileye, and in 2022, Mobileye became a public company again. Their work helps make roads safer and cars easier to drive without a person controlling them.

History

Mobileye started on May 13, 1999, by a professor named Amnon Shashua. He used his research to create a camera system that could see other cars and help make driving safer. This idea became a company that makes safety technology for cars using cameras.

Mobileye opened its first research center in 2004 and launched its first chip for driver assistance in 2008. One of the first cars to use this technology was the BMW 7 Series. The company grew fast, and by the end of 2014, its technology was in 160 different car models from 18 car makers. In 2017, Intel bought Mobileye for $15.3 billion. Mobileye kept developing new technologies, including self-driving car systems.

Partnerships

Mobileye has worked with many car makers to bring new driving technologies to cars. They have helped make safety features for vehicles from GM Cadillac like the STS and DTS, as well as BMW 5 and 6 Series cars. In 2016, Mobileye joined with Delphi to create a system for self-driving cars. Later, they worked with BMW, Nissan, and Volkswagen to add their technology to more cars.

In 2019, Mobileye started working with NIO to develop self-driving cars for China and other places. In 2020, Ford chose Mobileye to provide camera and software technology for its cars around the world. That same year, Mobileye also began working with WILLER29 to start a robotaxi service in Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and with Geely on advanced driver assistance systems.

In 2021, Mobileye partnered with Transdev and Lohr Group to create autonomous shuttles, and with Udelv for an electric self-driving delivery vehicle. Toyota Motor Corp. chose Mobileye and ZF to develop advanced driver assistance systems, and Mobileye also began working with Mahindra.

In May 2023, Porsche and Mobileye started working together to bring Mobileye’s SuperVision™ to future Porsche cars.

In August 2015, Tesla Motors planned to use Mobileye’s technology in its Model S cars. However, Mobileye ended its work with Tesla after a serious accident in June 2016. The two companies had different ideas about what caused the accident.

Technology

EyeQ

The EyeQ system-on-chip (SoC) uses a single camera to give helpful driving features like automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, traffic jam help, and forward collision warning. Mobileye’s newest EyeQ works with fully self-driving cars. Over 27 car makers use EyeQ for their driver-helping tech.

Road Experience Management (REM)

Mobileye’s Road Experience Management, or REM, uses live data from cars with Mobileye systems to keep its 3D maps current. The data is about 10 kilobytes per kilometer. This data is put together into a map called Mobileye RoadBook, using anonymous info from many car cameras for navigation. By January 2021, REM had mapped more than 7.5 billion kilometers of roads.

Responsibility-Sensitive Safety Model (RSS)

RSS, or the Responsibility-Sensitive Safety Model, is a safety plan first shared by Mobileye in 2017. RSS helps self-driving cars make safe choices by turning the rules of safe driving into software.

True Redundancy

True Redundancy is a full self-driving system that uses data from cameras all around the car, plus lidar and radar. This method adds a lidar/radar part to the camera system to make sure everything works well even if one part stops.

Mobileye SuperVision

SuperVision uses data from EyeQ5 SoC and 11 cameras. This system works with cameras only and is made for cars that can drive without a driver holding the wheel. Geely’s Zeekr electric vehicle has Mobileye SuperVision and started test drives in 2021.

Mobileye Drive

Mobileye Drive is a Level 4 self-driving system. It uses 13 cameras, 3 long-range LiDARs, 6 short-range LiDARs, and 6 radars. Mobileye Drive was first put into cars for ride-hailing in 2021, with plans for public testing in Germany and Israel in 2022.

Mobileye Chauffeur

Mobileye Chauffeur is a full self-driving system that works on highways and city streets without needing a driver to hold the wheel or watch the road all the time. As of August 2023, it was planned to first come out in the Polestar 4.

Aftermarket

Mobileye’s after-sale vision-based driver-helping systems use the same main technology as those in new cars. These systems can warn if a car is leaving its lane, if there is a danger ahead, help with keeping a good distance from other cars, control headlights, and show the speed limit. These systems can also work with systems that help manage groups of cars.

Operating system

Mobileye made operating system DXP for self-driving cars.

Chips

Business

Mobileye has offices in places like Midtown, Manhattan in the U.S., Shanghai in China, Tokyo in Japan, and Düsseldorf in Germany.

In 2025, Mobileye had to let go of some workers. Most of these people worked in Israel. This happened because fewer people wanted to buy their products at that time.