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New image sensing chips for cars from Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC have started shipping with the intention of preventing collisions with pedestrians and other vehicles.
Image detection processors have initially been deployed for facial recognition in
security applications. NEC is among the first of the electronics
manufacturers to apply image detection to the automotive industry for
accident prevention.
The first of the NEC IMAPCAR image detection chips will be installed in
the soon to be released upmarket Toyota Lexus LS460 sedan. The high
cost processors have the capability of detecting people, animals and
other cars that are on a collision course with the vehicle and
automatically applying the brakes to prevent impact.
What is not entirely clear, however, is how the technology works in
cases where braking is not the best option and swerving is safer. Also
unclear is where the technology draws the line between what is an
acceptable risk to the occupants of the vehicle by braking hard to
avoid hitting say a small animal.
NEC aims for its image detection technology to become the standard for
the global automotive industry within the next 10 years.
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