Continental Group, an auto parts supplier, has developed a brand-new combined camera system, which will provide safety guarantee for automatic driving mode switching. The system includes an in-vehicle infrared camera and an out-of-vehicle camera, which can not only monitor the driver to judge whether he can take over the vehicle at any time, but also monitor the traffic situation in front of the vehicle.

At present, self-driving cars are inseparable from the supervision of human drivers and can be taken over at any time. The safe switching between "automatic driving" and "manual driving" has become a great challenge. In order to realize the safe transition of driving mode, we need the vision inside and outside the car, that is, the overall environmental model, such as traffic conditions, the behavior of other road users, the driver's situation and so on. Only when the external environment and the conditions of drivers on both sides of the car meet the requirements can they be safely transferred.

Georg, Head of Strategy and Planning, Continental Advanced Driver Assistance System Division? Binder said, "The new camera system can make the cooperation between the driver and the vehicle more perfect, which will also enhance the society's trust in autonomous driving. People can rest assured that self-driving cars will never suddenly return driving rights without warning or the driver is still distracted. "

It is reported that this combined camera system will be installed above the rearview mirror in the car. The new generation camera system has excellent night vision characteristics and high resolution, with a resolution of 8 million pixels and a wide angle of 125, and can even detect objects in cross traffic earlier. Inside the car, the camera can detect the driver's gaze direction and whether he puts his hand on the steering wheel. The system is considered as a prerequisite for self-driving cars to go on the road.