Subaru Enhances EyeSight with HPE's AI-Powered Cray XD670 Servers

Subaru partners with HPE to enhance AI technologies for its EyeSight driver assist system. HPE's Cray XD670 servers will support Subaru's AI development with improved image recognition capabilities. The initiative aims to achieve zero fatal traffic accidents by 2030, emphasizing preventive safety and customer value. The partnership is expected to significantly reduce development time and elevate Subaru's automotive safety standards.

Subaru Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to accelerate the development of its next-generation EyeSight driver assist system. The collaboration involves the deployment of HPE Cray XD670 servers, which are designed to optimize AI algorithms, model training, and inferencing for advanced driving assistance systems [1].

The HPE Cray XD670 servers feature industry-leading direct liquid cooling technology, which is expected to significantly enhance the computing power of Subaru’s AI development environment. This initiative is part of Subaru’s broader commitment to achieving zero fatal traffic accidents by 2030, emphasizing preventive safety and customer value [2].

The next-generation EyeSight system aims to enhance vehicle safety in diverse real-world scenarios by simultaneously measuring the precise distance to objects and classifying them using AI, utilizing images captured by stereo cameras. Subaru has been providing its stereo camera-based image recognition technology for over 35 years and is now integrating it with the latest AI technologies to deliver greater value to customers [3].

The partnership also includes the establishment of SUBARU Lab, a strategic hub for in-house software development and AI-based image recognition. Researchers and engineers at SUBARU Lab are collecting video data by driving on roads around the world to optimize AI algorithms and train inference models that run on HPE Cray XD670 servers powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs with NVIDIA NVLink connectivity for up to four GPUs [2].

HPE Cray XD670 achieved top rankings in the MLPerf Inference v5.0 benchmarks, an industry effort driven by MLCommons to standardize performance evaluation of AI technologies. The energy-efficient HPE Cray XD670 system delivers twice the performance compared to the existing system, allowing Subaru to maximize its use of GPU resources and speed up the development of its AI models [2].

Subaru also selected HPE Tech Care Service for faster access to HPE experts and intuitive self-help tools via the HPE Support Center, which is expected to reduce downtime and streamline operations, unlocking greater value from the investment in HPE [2].

This strategic partnership is anticipated to significantly reduce development time and elevate Subaru's automotive safety standards, aligning with the company's commitment to delivering “Enjoyment and Peace of Mind” to its customers [1].

References:

[1] https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250728714687/subaru-selects-hpe-to-accelerate-ai-development-for-next-generation-eyesight-driver-assist-system
[2] https://www.greencarcongress.com/2025/07/20250729-subaru.html
[3] https://www.stocktitan.net/news/HPE/subaru-selects-hpe-to-accelerate-ai-development-for-next-generation-85xppynm4hze.html