ShadowCam System Helps Self-Driving Cars See Around Corners

Oct-29-19 The ShadowCam system could help self-driving cars avoid accidents by detecting movement in the shadows.

The system was developed by a team from MIT, and builds on a previous version that relied on a floor-aimed camera able to detect changes in light intensity. That technology was applied to autonomous cars in the form of a system that combines overlays of multiple images to detect the shadows in real-time and determine the direction of the object casting the shadow. Based on that information, the system can direct the vehicle to slow or stop, offering a small but significant advance warning.

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