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Multi-Sensor Systems

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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.