Radar (acronym for Radio Detection and Ranging) uses radio waves to detect objects in the environment. It allows determining the distance (known as range), angular position (bearing), and velocity.

In the last ten years, the growth in the overall sensor market has been driven by the rise of the smart phone. This ushered in sensor technologies that continued to reduce in size and price while ...

As the automotive industry advances towards autonomous driving, several safety concerns must be addressed before full autonomy can be reached. Leading car makers are already taking steps to address ...

Sameer Wasson, TI’s general manager of radar & analytic processors, recently told EE Times that after a year of pitching the company’s radar chips, his team is seeing substantial traction for both ...

Autonomous vehicles rely on radar and LiDAR sensors, complemented by edge-based cameras to perceive their environment, make well-informed choices and navigate safely. These embedded devices are used ...

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), as many as 40,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2016, the highest total in more than a decade. Among the main causes were speeding ...

Pretty much every modern car has some driver assistance feature, such as lane departure and blind-spot warnings, or adaptive cruise control. They’re all pretty cool, and they all depend on the car ...

Until recently phased array radar has been very expensive, used only for military applications where the cost of survival weighs in the balance. With the advent of low-cost microwave devices and ...