Headlights Get Smart with Built-In Sensors
Headlights are becoming a lot smarter these days thanks to Koito Manufacturing, the largest global maker of automotive headlights, and Quanergy Systems, a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions.
The companies have announced a collaboration to design an automotive headlight concept with built-in Quanergy S3 solid state LiDAR sensors.
The plan looks like this: The Koito headlights, which will be located on the corners of a vehicle, each incorporates two compact Quanergy S3 solid state LiDARs that perform sensing forward and to the side, and provide real-time long-range 3D views of the environment around the vehicle and the ability to recognize and track objects.
What’s more, the sensors are seamlessly embedded inside the headlights and do not protrude or alter the exterior look of the headlights or the vehicle. Additionally, the headlight protects the sensors from dust, dirt and water, and headlight lens washers can be used to help ensure an unobstructed view for the sensors.
The LiDARs embedded in the headlights have the function of primary sensors in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. As primary sensors, the LiDARs are used for (a) perception, (b) mapping and localization, and (c) occupancy grid detection, path planning and navigation.
Category: Connected Fleet News, General Update
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