This kind of sensing technology enables smart cars to detect its surrounding environment and exactly what is going on around it. The Radar is designed like a rifle to shoot narrow and straign and it has a range of 250m along with an angle of 15 deg.
The laser scanner is more of a shotgun, sensing a broader range of 140 deg with a short range of 80m.
These are precisely the kind of instruments that enable the smart car aware of danger ahead, the travel of path of nearby automobiles, and its navigation on the road.
These sensors are safe for Audi to go up to 60 kph.
There are two interior cameras directly on the driver. These cameras pack face recognition, 3D tracking along with motion sensing to check if the driver is sleeping while driving.
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