Feature: Automotive


Figure 1: Radar data supporting real-time environmental perception


The next era of vehicle perception requires more than


just sensors By Jae-Eun Lee, CEO, Bitsensing


34 October 2026 www.electronicsworld.co.uk


whole, before any vehicle makes a driving decision. Is the object in the vehicle’s path moving? Is it a vehicle, a pedestrian or an animal? Is that pedestrian standing on the sidewalk about to step into the road? Is the vehicle in the next lane about to merge? T ese questions are complex and don’t depend on a single


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metric, like detection range. Answering them requires a complex mixture of information that must be both accurate and dependable, and work across a huge range of real-world conditions and scenarios. T e focus is on the vehicle’s perception stack.


More data? So, is better perception just a matter of collecting more data? T is idea oſt en surfaces in debates around autonomous driving, with many believing that higher-resolution cameras, increasingly denser LiDAR scans and new advancements in radar technology might provide more information to improve perception.


utonomous driving is upon us, requiring new ways of using data and engineering systems. It is no longer a question of which sensing technology to adopt based on its range, resolution, performance or cost, but how to minimise uncertainty within the system as a


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