TechHive: Spiked with LIDAR sensors, Ford research car tracks objects and creates 3D maps

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Spiked with LIDAR sensors, Ford research car tracks objects and creates 3D maps Dec 12th 2013, 20:46, by Melissa Riofrio Four spinning LIDAR sensors rise like spikes out of the roof of the car. They can see everything in a 200-foot surrounding area and turn all detected objects into a 3D map. They sit atop Ford's Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle, revealed by Ford on Thursday as the star player in the company's ongoing exploration of future smart technologies for cars. The retail Ford Fusion is already one of the techiest cars on the road today, but the current version has nothing on this specially tricked-out ride. The Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle's LIDAR sensors scan the road 2.5 million times per second and can interpret reflections within 200 feet of the vehicle. The data can be used to create a three-dimensional map of the immediate area. Ford showed off the Automated Hybrid Research Vehicle's 3D-mapping talents at the press event revealing the car.  To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: ford_automated_fusion_hybrid_research_vehicle_dec_2013-100160113-small.jpg

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