How perception technologies work together to enable machine autonomy
Autonomous vehicles are often described in terms of intelligence, decision-making, or artificial intelligence. In practice, however, autonomy rises or falls on a more fundamental capability: perception.
A vehicle that cannot reliably perceive its environment cannot make safe decisions, regardless of how advanced its planning software may be.
Perception is the process by which an autonomous system detects objects, understands spatial relationships, tracks motion, and anticipates change. It is not a single function, nor is it delivered by a single sensor. [Read more…] about The sensor suite for autonomous vehicles: LiDAR, radar, cameras and sensor fusion