Mobileye to supply Stellantis with cloud-based driver assistance technology

(Reuters) – Mobileye Global will supply Stellantis with cloud-driven advanced driver-assistance technology, the Israeli company ​said on Tuesday, as automakers race to meet rising ‌demand for connected safety systems.

The ADAS hardware maker’s shares were up about 6% in premarket trading.

The companies said select models from ​Stellantis, the parent of Jeep and Chrysler, will integrate ​Mobileye’s Road Experience Management technology from 2027, using ⁠crowdsourced road data to improve lane keeping and hands-free ​driving.

ADAS has become one of the auto industry’s fastest-growing technologies ​as carmakers race to offer increasingly sophisticated safety and convenience features and generate higher-margin software revenue.

The technology is widely seen as a ​step toward fully autonomous driving, though regulators still require ​drivers to remain attentive when using hands-free systems.

The first applications are expected ‌in ⁠select U.S. Stellantis models next year, with wider rollout subject to vehicle platform and configuration.

Stellantis will be the fifth of the world’s 10 largest automakers to contribute data to ​Mobileye’s REM ​platform, which covers ⁠more than 95% of public roads in the United States and Europe. More than ​8 million vehicles logged 34 billion miles ​of data ⁠on the platform last year, Mobileye said.

Jerusalem-based Mobileye’s system collects road data through front-facing cameras in EyeQ-equipped vehicles and combines ⁠it ​with cloud-based mapping intelligence. That allows ​vehicles to receive real-time updates on lane markings, road layouts and construction ​zones.

Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid