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Article: Sensors Bring Vision to Automobiles.(CMOS Technologies Inc.)(Sensata)(Sick)
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- September 1, 2009
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By Charles J. Murray
Laser scanners, CMOS imagers enable vehicles to see the road ahead
No technology is more important to the future of automotive safety than vision. Vision systems -- ranging from CMOS imagers and radar to laser scanners and ultrasound -- will one day make it possible for vehicles to anticipate and steer clear of accidents. They'll "see" the terrain in front of them and steer around rocks, debris and other vehicles.
Many of the vision technologies are available today. The key, engineers say, is for costs to keep dropping.
"The Holy Grail is to bring all these technologies to production vehicles," says Jeff Wuendry, ...