Technology
Multi-Sensor Systems
Quick fact
Autonomous vehicles often combine at least four sensor types: cameras, lidar, radar, and ultrasonic sensors—each compensates for the weaknesses of the others.
Why this is interesting
You rely on your eyes, ears, and touch together to navigate the world—so why should a robot trust just one sensor? Multi-sensor systems combine different sensing technologies to give machines a far richer and more reliable understanding of their surroundings.