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In terms of our business model going forward, we
envision the use of 3D-LiDAR sensors in consumer
products such as robots and drones, in addition
to autonomous driving and advanced driving assist
systems. We also see high-precision map data being
used in areas including industrial infrastructure,
agriculture, and disaster-prevention and disas-
ter-reduction, in addition to autonomous driving and
advanced driving assist systems. Moreover, we see
our “data ecosystem” for advanced maps expand-
ing from cloud use to new businesses in a variety of
fields, including modules, algorithms, applications,
and data updates used in systems.
One development related to autonomous driv-
ing is that a portion of expressways in Japan are
expected to be approved for use by autonomous vehi-
cles by around 2020. On the other hand, autonomous
vehicles are expected to be fully introduced on gen-
eral roads by 2022 or later, which is beyond the scope
of the Medium-Term Plan. With a view to this business
contributing to earnings from 2022 and beyond, we
plan to invest approximately ¥10 billion in autono-
mous driving-related research and development over
the five years from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2021.
In the age of autonomous driving which will
come after the period covered by the Medium-Term
Plan, Pioneer will lead the car electronics industry
as an “essential company” for the realization of our
“data ecosystem” for advanced maps with both
3D-LiDAR sensors and high-precision map data,
which are essential for autonomous driving.
Projected number of autonomous vehicles
(Million vehicles)
2015 2020 2025 2030
45
30
15
0
■ Commercial use
■ Fully autonomous
driving
■ Autonomous driving
except in emergencies
■ Partially autonomous
driving
(Pioneer research)
(Calendar year)
[Sensors] 3D-LiDAR
[Systems] Advanced map “data ecosystem”Alliance with HERE
[Maps] High-precision map data
Sensors use laser beams to
capture information on the ve-
hicle’s surroundings with details
in real time. The distance to and
shape of objects several dozen
meters in front of the vehicle
can be measured accurately.
Realize new map updating system utilizing 3D-LiDAR technologyProof experiments toward
realizing a “data ecosystem”
Map data with detailed three-dimensional information that is essential for
the realization of autonomous driving
Production
Collection/
Analysis
Distribution
Utilization
Updates of
differences Cloud
Mapping vehicle Autonomous vehicle/
General vehicle
3D-LiDAR sensor
System: Advanced map “data ecosystem”
High-precision map data
■ Sensor units and systems
・Autonomous driving and driving assist systems
 
・Robots and drones
■ System solutions
 
・Updating system solutions
 
・Data analysis solutions
■ Map contents
・Autonomous driving and driving assist systems
 
・Industrial infrastructure, IT-based agriculture,
disaster-prevention and disaster-reduction
■ Expect expansion into various business models
10 Pioneer Corporation Annual Report 2016