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Subaru and Dell Technologies Advance AI Development for Driver Assist Technology
SUBARU Lab, powered by Dell PowerScale storage systems, will deliver next-generation AI technology to enhance driver safety
Dell storage systems help Subaru store and manage approximately 1,000 times more files than
before to power next-generation AI solution development
SUBARU Lab reduces storage costs while scaling performance through Dell PowerScale storage tiering capabilities
Subaru Corporation is teaming with Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) to help improve driver safety
through the powerful combination of AI and high-performance storage. The collaboration is indicative
of AI’s profound impact on transforming one of the most common means of transportation, aiming to
help make it safer for drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
“Subaru is driving massive innovation through data to give motorists an extra set of eyes and an
extra foot on the brake while entrusting Dell Technologies to enable this journey as its AI
development infrastructure,” said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell
Technologies. “As an AI-ready data platform, Dell PowerScale storage allows companies like Subaru
to integrate, analyze and use data to deliver impactful insights that advance human progress and transform industries.”
Subaru can store, manage and use a vast amount of data to advance the development of its next-
generation EyeSight Driver Assist Technology with the selection of Dell PowerScale network attached
storage systems. Sold in more than 5.5-million EyeSight-equipped vehicles, today’s EyeSight Driver
Assist Technology monitors traffic movement, optimizes cruise control and warns drivers if they sway
outside their lane. PowerScale meets the increased IT demand for AI modeling and validation while
helping customers easily scale capacity and performance wherever their data resides.
SUBARU Lab, the AI development base for Subaru established in 2020, can store approximately 1,000
times more files on Dell PowerScale systems than with previous platforms. Subaru now can improve
AI image analysis by easily accessing stored files on PowerScale systems deployed in data centers
across the SUBARU Lab and Tokyo offices, which wasn’t previously possible. The ability to scale and
use data flexibly across locations has expanded the possibilities for business expansion.
“As a brand that has built its reputation on trust, we are constantly expanding AI development to
increase the reliability in our vehicles while contributing to the greater good,” said Takashi Kanai,
deputy chief of SUBARU Lab and manager of ADAS Development Department, PGM (Advanced
Integrated System), Engineering Division. “While requirements for systems and storage are ever
changing, we are confident that Dell PowerScale is up to the task as the underlying infrastructure for
EyeSight Driver Assist Technology, allowing us to continue advancing our AI initiatives to improve
driver safety.”
EyeSight is the world’s first system to use only stereo camera technology to provide driver assist
features such as pre-collision braking, which detects not only cars but also pedestrians and
motorcycles in the vehicle’s path, as well as adaptive cruise control.
With its superior recognition capabilities enabled by stereo camera technology, EyeSight has
consistently received top ratings from independent agencies around the world and has significantly
contributed to Subaru’s preventive safety performance over the years.
A study by Subaru, based on data from Japan’s Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data
Analysis (ITARDA), has shown that the accident rate of EyeSight-equipped vehicles in Japan is as low as 0.06%1.
Dell PowerScale, the world’s most flexible2, secure3 and efficient4 scale-out file storage system to
help customers accelerate modern workloads like analytics and AI, allows SUBARU Lab to flexibly tier
data to lower cost storage options across public, private or hybrid cloud environments. SUBARU Lab
can also quickly search and retrieve data across these locations to drive AI still image analysis with
the solution’s data visualization capability.
