That circle on your car's dashboard is actually a sensor – here's what it does

Turns out that little circle sitting on your car's dashboard is a sensor that serves a purpose you probably utilize every time you get behind the wheel.
Embedded

Using auto-zero calibration to ensure pressure-sensor accuracy

Sensor manufacturers typically calibrate the devices in the factory to achieve highly accurate outputs, but all sensors experience some offset error once they are in ...
SlashGear

Samsung ISOCELL Auto 4AC Is An Imaging Sensor Built For Vehicles

Samsung has announced a new automotive image sensor called the ISOCELL Auto 4AC. The imaging sensor delivers 120-decibel high dynamic range and LED Flicker mitigation specifically for surround-view ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Competing Auto Sensor Fusion Approaches

As today’s internal-combustion engines are replaced by electric/electronic vehicles, mechanical-system sensors will be supplanted by numerous electronic sensors both for efficient operation and for ...
Forbes

Lidar Pioneer Velodyne Debuts $100 Auto Safety Sensor As Self-Driving Cars’ Pace To Market Slows

Velodyne developed the first spinning lidar sensors specifically for self-driving cars and is now leveraging that technology for advanced auto safety applications. The Consumer Electronics Show has ...
EDN

Micron rolls out second generation auto image sensor

Boise, Idaho — Micron Technology, Inc. has unveiled a new automotive image sensor that is designed specifically for scene viewing applications. This second generation MT9V125 CMOS image sensor ...
AOL

Sub-$200 Lidar Could Reshuffle Auto Sensor Economics

MicroVision, a solid-state sensor technology company located in Redmond, Wash., says it has designed a solid-state automotive lidar sensor intended to reach production pricing below US $200. That’s ...
autoevolution

World's First Temperature Sensor for Electric Motors Could Basically Make EVs Cheaper

Although technically a lot simpler, mechanical speaking, than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts, electric cars are also a lot more complicated. That's because they rely on a wide ...
The State

Auto insurance shocker: Simple bumper dings now require expensive sensor recalibration

The automotive past is often recalled fondly. A fender bender was a nuisance, certainly, but the required repair was relatively predictable. The fix generally involved a new bumper cover, some paint ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Where Should Auto Sensor Data Be Processed?

Fully autonomous vehicles are coming, but not as quickly as the initial hype would suggest because there is a long list of technological issues that still need to be resolved. One of the basic ...
EDN

Auto-zero calibration maintains pressure sensor accuracy

As pressure monitoring systems become more sophisticated, auto-zero calibration is becoming a critical technology for a growing number of applications. Common medical applications that demand high ...