CAMERAS LOOK TO GO THE DISTANCE

Automakers seek vision systems with greater distances, improved reliability, and more functionality, thanks to ruggedized complementary metal-oxide semiconductor technologies.

Forward-looking cameras are quickly becoming standard features on cars, improving safety and convenience. Engineering teams are burning the midnight oil to improve distance capabilities and safety while adding more functions and improving performance by leveraging advances in cameras, processors, and software.

The CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) imagers used in consumer products are helping make it more cost effective for automakers to add ruggedized cameras. Relatively few cars had cameras at the start of the decade, but most will have them by its end.