Making sense of autonomy

Industry offers a range of sensors that will free humans from many tasks while also improving reliability, though devising strategies that meet demanding requirements without breaking the bank is no easy challenge.

Fully autonomous vehicles are just a sliver of the industry, but semi-autonomous technologies are paving the way for mainstream adoption. Strategies for sensing the vehicle's surroundings will play an important role in the advance of piloted and driverless vehicles.

A range of sensors are being used to feed the controllers that make driving decisions. These sensors must provide enough information to ensure that automated braking and steering decisions are always perfect.