Arbe chipset improves automated driving decisions

Perception radar company Arbe was at IAA Mobility in Munich this year to press the case that customers can and should trust automated vehicles. One reason is the global trend of stricter regulations from the NHTSA, Euro NCAP, and in China, which now require automated vehicles to safely meet demanding use cases that are not covered by current sensors, according to Arbe co-founder and CTO Noam Arkind. Arkind told SAE Media that one such category is detecting vulnerable road users (VRU) in poor weather and lighting conditions.

“We know from recent tests that a lot of Chinese cars, for example, failed VRU detections in the dark,” he said. “Camera alone doesn't really have reliable pedestrian detection in a dark situation. Radar is a great sensor. It's very sensitive. It's not dependent on weather conditions or lighting conditions, but it's noisy, it's low resolution, and it's hard to use.”