National Instruments and Seagate Collaborate

National Instruments, Inc. (NI) and Seagate Technology Holdings plc announced a collaboration to enhance storage and transfer services, including an advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) record offering.

The announcement was made during NI Connect, the test and measurement company’s digital event for engineers.

The ADAS record offering combines NI’s in-vehicle data logging systems with Seagate’s data transfer and edge storage services, enabling OEMs and suppliers to leverage data to ensure the safety and reliability of the next gen of autonomous vehicles.

The latest autonomous vehicles require more real road data, making efficient storage all the more important. With this ADAS record offering, OEMs and suppliers can modernize their storage strategy from self-managed to storage as a service (StaaS), leading to reduced costs and efficient storage. The offering combines NI’s Data Record System AD in-vehicle data logger for ADAS and autonomous vehicles with Seagate’s Lyve Mobile edge storage and data transfer service.

“Seagate’s Lyve Mobile helps avoid lengthy lead times and added cost for edge storage hardware by moving from a CapEx to an OpEx model,” said Chad Chesney, NI SVP and GM of the transportation business unit. “As we announced at NI Connect, this collaboration with Seagate is a key component of how NI will accelerate the product life cycle for ADAS components and autonomous vehicles. Our open, partner-driven approach connects experts across an entire workflow to improve quality, speed and outcomes on the path to Vision Zero.“

Seagate’s Lyve Mobile accelerates access to the data collected by autonomous vehicles for analysis and algorithm optimization. Lyve Mobile Array can be mounted to the vehicle’s trunk and can store all the data in real time. After the data logging ride has been completed, it can be transported to the closest edge data center and can transfer the data for immediate use.

“The combined offering from NI and Seagate provides a scalable model that reduces the TCO of ADAS and automated driving storage and transfer solutions,” said Melyssa Banda, Seagate VP for Lyve Mobile Solutions.

The collaboration between NI and Seagate is positioned to grow beyond this initial offering. Together, they plan to build a portfolio for storage and transfer from the vehicle to the cloud, allowing OEMs to share data more efficiently and reduce development time and cost. As NI’s preferred partner for in-vehicle storage, Seagate intends to provide mass storage solutions to complement and enhance NI’s offerings.