Advances in sensor technology help make autonomous vehicles safe and reliable. RALF BORNEFELD | Infineon Technologies Many drivers on today’s roads are already supported by advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for functions such as parking assist, cruise control and automated lighting. Now, more intelligent and connected environmental sensors are making autonomous vehicles the next logical step […]
RADAR/LiDAR
How do local regulations play into autonomous vehicles?
At CES 2017, Cason Grover, Senior Group Manager, Vehicle Technology Planning for Hyundai Motor America explains the need to be aware of local regulations for every area where an autonomous would be driving. For example, even though the on-boar sensors can detect a pedestrian, dealing with pedestrians in cross walks is one situation that is […]
What’s it like driving in an autonomous vehicle?
At CES 2017, Cason Grover, Senior Group Manager, Vehicle Technology Planning for Hyundai Motor America explains the autonomous driving experience in Hyundai’s autonomous vehicle. Indications of road signals, pedestrians, following the speed limit, stopping and turning at intersections (including the use of turn signals), automatic lane change and staying within the lane even with very […]
What kind of driver interface should an autonomous vehicle have?
At CES 2017, Cason Grover, Senior Group Manager, Vehicle Technology Planning for Hyundai Motor America explains the new driver interfaces in Hyundai’s autonomous vehicle. Since the vehicle will drive itself when it is in the autonomous mode, the displays are intended to make the person in the driver’s seat and passengers comfortable and trust that […]
Where are the autonomous vehicle sensors?
At CES 2017, Cason Grover, Sr. Group Manager, Vehicle Technology Planning from Hyundai Motor America explains the vision and range sensors in Hyundai’s Autonomous Ioniq. The vehicle has one forward facing long range radar and three LiDAR units at the front and four cameras mounted inside at the top of windshield. Radar units at the […]
MEMS-Based Laser Scanner Achieves 250 Meter Target Range at 0.1° Resolution
Extending automatic driver assistance systems (ADAS) to a broad range of vehicles, beyond high-end luxury vehicles, requires considerable cost reduction. By achieving single shot detection of up to 250 meters with an angular resolution smaller than 0.1° in broad daylight with its MEMS-based miniature laser scanning technology, Innoluce has created an option to enable long […]
What Vision and Range Sensors will be used in Future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)?
Today, radar and cameras provide the critical information for high-end vehicles with high tech Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). In fact, some vehicles have eight radar sensors, as well as several video cameras. Advances in lidar, image sensing, radar and even communication based positioning such as Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) promise to make the […]
An Integrated Solid-State LiDAR Sensor for Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are the ultimate future for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). For widespread acceptance, the cost of “seeing the road” must be considerably cheaper than it is in today’s limited production, high-end vehicles. The right cost will make a technology acceptable for many applications and wide range of vehicles. Targeting a cost of $250 […]
Highly integrated CMOS single-chip for postage stamp-sized radar sensors
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI)has announced the next step in innovation for its market-leading automotive radar portfolio: the world’s smallest single-chip 77GHz radar transceiver (7.5×7.5 mm) with very high resolution performance. Radar is a core technology in existing and future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), as it provides precise data about the surrounding driving environment, ultimately […]
A System–Level Radar Solution
At the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2015, held May 17-21 in Phoenix, AZ, Nao Motoyama, a Systems and Applications Engineer at Freescale Semiconductor, explained the capabilities of the MR2100, a recently introduced multi-channel 77 GHz radar transceiver chipset. For more information about the Freescale MR2100 77 GHz radar IC, click here.