We have all tested the moment of frustration when the GPS is damaged and you lose the highway. On the team Tears to youThe reason is that the current technology is limited by its dependence on satellite positioning, which is building a low -cost GPS replacement.
Turn AI says it estimates how to find the vehicle’s position using the map information and the car’s current sensor data only. Company pitch: This is a cheap system that does not require any extra expensive sensors.
In SXSWAustin -based startups specifically for the tech cranch that it “can take a position from anything.”
“No triangles, no satellites, no Wi -Fi, nothing. We just find out where we are when we drive.” This is really turning into a game because when we go away from training, which limit technology, we now have the ability to completely away from this grid. “
Harrison says the development is important for a number of reasons. From a commercial point of view, companies that rely on GPS-which includes apps with the help of delivery companies-each time their drivers have to double due to poor GPS positioning, lose time, money and gas.
More importantly, our extremely critical system – from aviation to destruction response, rely on GPS – from precision farming – GPS. Foreign opponents have already shown that they can Spoff GPS SignalWhich can have devastating effects on both the economy and national security.
The United States has indicated that it wants to give priority to GPS alternatives. During his first term, President Donald Trump signed the ANN Executive Order PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing) to reduce dependence on the same source of services, such as GPS. There are also Several other steps To ensure the flexible PNT through non -GPS technologies testing and integration, which direct agencies and agencies to ensure flexible PNT like the Department of Defense and the National Security Council.
“Deep SEC came out And said it would cost 6 million US dollars to do what he took [OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies] Billions have to do, “Harrison said.” It took billions of dollars and a few decades to move the dot into a car in a real time, it took the government to move across the map. We did it with less than $ 2 million.
Turn came out of the stealth in February 2024 and announced it 4 4.4 million seeds round A few months later. This is a sharp turning point to achieve the kind of positioning I have experienced this week at SXSW.
Testing the turn system in Austin
To launch the demonstration, Bahrozi attached his 2019 Honda Civic through his phone through Bluetooth, which allowed the turn application to pull data from the existing car sensor. He said that Turn Tech can be integrated directly into vehicles, which begins the model of 2009 and more.
Generally, turn manually plays a position to accelerate things, but for our demo, the team wanted the “cold start”. Bahrozi closed his phone’s location services, so the turn -intelligent system had a mere 500 square mile map around Austin and vehicle sensors.
As the car was driving, the system picked up road data to work towards “Convener”. From the beginning of the cold, it took about 10 minutes to reach the complete converter, because according to Bahrozi, traffic was present, so our movement was limited. Harrison assured me that usually takes one to two minutes without a startpoint, and immediately happens with one.
Harrison said the turn system could also localize vehicles on the parking garage, tunnels and mountains, which are struggling to do GPS. Harrison will not definitely explain that the information is “proprietary”.
After we reached the system with full harmony, for a few minutes, we have around around around around around around around around around around around around around around around around around. There, around around around around around around around around around around, around around around, around around around. It became more clear when we moved to the city of Austin, where my Google maps regularly misrepresented me throughout the week when I hit the streets of the citizens.
Harrison said that the turn system is also safe from the privacy point of view, because through GPS, “If anyone knows your identity, they can find you at any time.”
He said, “Our system is a closed loop tomorrow.” Now, we are not emitting anything. It is gaining its status freely. [via on edge computing]So there are no external touch points.
Made for scale
“We have arranged the company and its solution from the beginning to expand. If you look at this vimpor and all the hardware that has been embedded, we do not see that Nissan goes to Nissan Santra at any time. This is very expensive, “Harrison said, pointing to us ahead Vemo Ober Robotics.
“At the manufacturer level, if [Tern] Is implemented within the infotainment system, it is just a software Download, so extraordinary expansion. All new vehicles have a sensor data we need. Map data is already available with all providers. So it’s very easy.
Turn’s future potential users can be from automated makers to mobile phone manufacturers, from Google to Uber. Harrison said the startup is open for the company to grow, but also a achievement.
Harrison said, “The basic thing is that with the growing threats and the appearance of tech, which is not recognizing its full potential because of the limits of the triangle.
Turn is looking for possibilities with the government, he said. Startup recently received the contract award by the US Department of Transportation a week after showing his technology with nine other companies from around the world.
Harrison said, “We are hoping that we have done a good job to show the government what is possible now with the American innovation.”
Explanation: This article was updated to clarify how long the Tren’s claim is how long it takes to reach full harmony.