Ford equips its autonomous Vechicals with sensors Lidar for night vision

Ford demonstrated the capabilities of its new LIDAR sensor fusion hybrid autonomous vehicle. The LIDAR sensor is used in this application is a rapidly rotating laser used to calculate the distances from any function.

Ford sailed deserted roads of Arizona in total darkness, to show that autonomous cars can handle impossible situations for humans. Cars could have sailed only using the LIDAR sensor, but the test was conducted to see how a LIDAR sensor fits radar sensors and camera.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that the number of fatal accidents are three times more after sunset. "Thanks to Lidar, test cars are not dependent on the sun shining or cameras detect white lines painted on the asphalt," says Jim McBride, Ford technical leader for autonomous vehicles. "In fact, Lidar allows autonomous vehicle to drive as well in the dark as they do in daylight."

Autonomous cars have a complete 3D map of the environment, with details of the road, along with elevation, topography, gradients, buildings, trees and signs. The radar data and LiDAR are used together to determine the current car position on the map.

The demonstration shows that cars can be driven in dark environments without the use of headlights. The LIDAR sensor sent 2.8 million laser pulses a second to scan the environment. If you happen to night vision goggles he was carried, and an autonomous vehicle Ford mounted about a LIDAR sensor, you can see lasers in action are milling around the car.