NAVER and NAVER LABS to Demo Advanced AI, Robotics Technologies at CES and the Pepcom Digital Experience!

xDM Platform Enables Autonomous Driving, Service Robots, Other
Transformational Applications

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ambientintelligence?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#ambientintelligencelt;/agt;–CES 2019 — NAVER
LABS, a subsidiary of NAVER
Corporation based in South Korea, today announced the global debut
and demonstrations of AI, robotics, computer-aided vision, mapping and
other core technologies of its breakthrough xDM platform at CES and the
Pepcom Digital Experience!. NAVER and NAVER LABS invite CES attendees to
see the future of location-based services and information at the Pepcom
Digital Experience! on Jan. 7, 2019, at the Mirage Hotel, and at its CES
Tech East Booth: LVCC, Central Plaza – CP-14, Jan. 8-11.

NAVER LABS’ demonstrations at CES will include:

• AROUND
  G — an autonomous guide robot that provides guidance in large
  indoor spaces such as shopping malls, airports and hotels, and
  provides intuitive information through AR navigation. High-precision
  indoor maps, visual and sensor localization are all serviced over the
  xDM platform to provide accurate location sensing and to guide users
  to their destination via the best route.
• AMBIDEX
  — a robot arm that uses innovative cable-driven mechanisms
  that make any interaction with humans safe. At just 2.6 kg, it weighs
  less than the average arm of a male adult. AMBIDEX can be operated at
  a maximum speed of 5 m/s and is capable of carrying up to 3 kg.
  AMBIDEX supports high-speed, wireless, real-time control from remote
  locations using the low latency and high throughput of 5G networks.
• Hybrid HD map & R1 — based on NAVER LABS’ autonomous
  driving and 3D/HD mapping technology, these are mapping solutions
  that combine aerial images and mobile mapping and extract information
  from road surfaces. The lightweight mobile mapping system R1 generates
  HD maps from point clouds while autonomously on the move. Compared to
  HD maps obtained with expensive mobile mapping systems, this hybrid HD
  map solution maintains high accuracy at lower cost.
• ADAS CAM — a camera incorporating a suite of ADAS (Advanced
  Driver Assistance Systems) functions based on deep learning
  algorithms. The system relies on only a single camera for
  forward-collision warning (FCW) and lane-departure warning (LDW). In
  addition, the integration of hybrid HD maps on the xDM platform
  enables functions of higher precision even in complex environments.
  ADAS camera modules developed in-house accurately gauge road
  conditions in a variety of circumstances with high dynamic range (HDR)
  and flicker-free functionality.
• AHEAD — a 3D AR head-up display (HUD) for vehicles. Most
  HUDs can be distracting for drivers due to the different focal
  distance between the virtual images and their actual view. Through 3D
  optical technology, the virtual images projected by AHEAD appear to
  exist on the road, allowing drivers to effortlessly perceive
  information.

Founded in 1999, NAVER Corporation is a multi-billion-dollar company
that is the largest internet company in South Korea with a 73 percent
share of that country’s search engine market. Since its beginning, NAVER
has continually developed technologies and applications that help people
connect with each other and get the information they need no matter
where they are or what they’re doing. NAVER established NAVER LABS for
internal R&D in 2013, and NAVER acquired Xerox’s Research Centre Europe
in 2017 to bolster its capabilities.

NAVER LABS’ vision is to leverage xDM to provide “Ambient Intelligence”
by understanding users’ environments and then providing the information
and services that users need before they are requested. NAVER LABS has
created service robots, automated mapping services, computer-aided
vision systems and other projects to demonstrate the power of its xDM
platform.

“NAVER and NAVER LABS are integrating AI, mobility, robotics and other
computer-driven technologies to deliver on-site, on-demand information
that enriches people’s lives,” said Seongsook Han, CEO of NAVER. “These
demonstrations at CES show the advances we have made with
the extended definition & dimension map platform and offer a look at the
future of Ambient Intelligence.”

About NAVER Corporation

NAVER Corporation is the largest internet company in South Korea with a
73 percent market share. Since its founding in 1999, NAVER has pursued a
mission of connecting people and information that enriches lives. NAVER
provides a range of information and communications services, including
LINE, SNOW, BAND, and PAPAGO, throughout Asia and is now developing
advanced applications through its NAVER LABS subsidiary. NAVER is
shaping an interconnected world where people meet one another, networks
encounter networks and where today intertwines with tomorrow. In 2018,
NAVER was ranked as the world’s ninth most innovative company by Forbes
and was listed sixth on Fortune’s Future 50 company list.

About NAVER LABS

NAVER LABS Corp. is NAVER’s R&D subsidiary, developing future
technologies in areas such as autonomous driving, robotics and
artificial intelligence with the goal of achieving Ambient Intelligence.
It first began as an R&D division within NAVER Corporation in 2013, and
was officially established in Pangyo, South Korea in January 2017 with
CEO Chang-Hyeon Song. The company expanded into Europe in 2017 with the
acquisition of the Xerox Research Centre Europe in Grenoble, France.

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