New 4D camera could supercharge autonomous vehicles

Technologies such as autonomous vehicles rely heavily on the imaging technology they have to capture their surroundings.  A recent paper from engineers at Stanford and the University of California San Diego highlights the progress that has been made.

They’ve developed cameras that can generate 4D images across 138 degrees of information.  The team believe that the devices will provide a huge boost to the capabilities of a range of autonomous technologies that need to understand the environment within which they operate.

“We want to consider what would be the right camera for a robot that drives or delivers packages by air. We’re great at making cameras for humans but do robots need to see the way humans do? Probably not,” the authors say.

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