Road weather data for assisted and autonomous driving
Xweather provides precision road weather for developing and enabling assisted and automated driving systems. Our end-to-end offering includes everything from predictive data-as-a-service to hardware for ground-truth observations of road surface conditions. We support ADAS and AD technology throughout its development lifecycle from early validation to performance testing and on to production.
Increase system availability
We work with the automotive industry to safely extend the weather-specific operational design domain of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) vehicles.
Our real-time and predictive road weather data helps developers test and improve system performance. For example, road weather data can help avoid weather-related congestion or show routes that are suitable for autonomous driving.
Improve safety and performance
Onboard vehicle sensors have a limited ability to detect changing weather and road conditions. A sensor’s range, ability to detect road state, and impaired performance in adverse weather present safety risks for assisted and autonomous driving.
The Xweather Road Weather API acts as a preemptive virtual sensor providing accurate real-time information about road surface conditions and weather beyond the vehicle's line of sight.
Develop driver trust and passenger comfort
Comfort is a notable factor in building customer trust and acceptance of autonomous vehicle technology. As assisted and autonomous driving technology evolves, it is increasingly important to make drivers and passengers feel comfortable.
Predictive road weather insights help minimize unwanted events like sudden braking or the disengagement of an autonomous driving system due to unexpected changes in road conditions.
Navigation and route planning
Find safer, more efficient routes and reduce drive time by using road weather data to avoid roads with poor driving conditions.
Situational awareness
Reduce the risk of accidents with real-time information about road surface conditions beyond the vehicle's line of sight.
Electric vehicle range
Calculate EV range more accurately by factoring in the current and forecasted weather and driving conditions.
Mitigate risks
Innovation for software-defined vehicles
Changing weather and road conditions affect the performance and efficiency of vehicle systems. Our technology helps you mitigate weather-related risks, optimize vehicle systems, and leverage opportunities for new innovation.
Navigation and route planning
Find safer, more efficient routes and reduce drive time by using road weather data to avoid roads with poor driving conditions.
Situational awareness
Reduce the risk of accidents with real-time information about road surface conditions beyond the vehicle's line of sight.
Electric vehicle range
Calculate EV range more accurately by factoring in the current and forecasted weather and driving conditions.
Weather data market leader
In-vehicle infotainment
Xweather supports innovation in automotive infotainment and connected-car experiences with timely information about air quality, weather, and road conditions that improves road safety, travel efficiency, and driver awareness.
Weather-aware navigation
Improve route planning and timing with weather-aware navigation powered by high-quality weather data for every journey worldwide.
Hazard warnings
Fulfill safety assessment requirements by informing and warning drivers about local hazards such as poor road and weather conditions.
Air quality
Protect drivers worldwide with a real-time view of local air quality, updated hourly, and a forecast up to 72 hours ahead.
"Working with Vaisala, we were able to create weather map overlays on our navigation, giving travelers an at-a-glance view of current weather as well as conditions down the road."
John McAvoy
Vice President, Geographic Information Systems Engineering
Rand McNally
