ONSEMI HYPERLUX SENSORS NOW SUPPORTED ON NVIDIA DRIVE

onsemi announced that its Hyperlux™ Image Sensor Family drivers are now available on the NVIDIA DRIVE platform to greatly enhance the vision of autonomous vehicles and improve safety. With this powerful combination of technologies, automated driving systems get a solution that fully utilizes the sensor’s benefits with best-in-class image quality that captures more detail across any lighting condition.

One of the most critical features for autonomous driving is the vision system. The Hyperlux image sensors offer unparalleled detailed images and avoid blind spots without the need to change exposure settings. This provides the highest quality data for the NVIDIA DRIVE platform to process and make better, informed decisions quickly. Additionally, the sensors offer industry-leading low power consumption combined with the efficient architecture of the NVIDIA platform, delivering the lowest power option available for autonomous vehicle (AV) operation.

NVIDIA DRIVE is an open, scalable AI platform that consists of hardware, software and firmware that work together to enable the production of automated and self-driving vehicles.

Better Vision for Greater Safety
The Hyperlux Image Sensors are the only sensors available today that offer 150 dB high dynamic range (HDR) that can meet and exceed those expectations. For example, with Hyperlux Image Sensors, an AV can distinguish between a yellow and red stoplight at a distance, even when facing a setting sun in a situation where human eyes would likely be blinded. Even in very low light, performance exceeds requirements with super exposure pixel technology, capturing people, animals and objects that may be difficult to see while driving.

The Hyperlux sensors give the NVIDIA DRIVE platform the information needed to make more accurate decisions because they nearly eliminate dropped frames that could contain critical details or moments when other sensors need to change exposure mode for a clear picture. Without that delay, the system can see and make decisions on anything in view, including objects the human eye couldn’t see.

Reliable, Stable Performance
To ensure safety, image sensors need to be stable and perform, no matter what condition they are in. At extreme temperatures, image quality degrades, which makes the overall system less effective for perception tasks such as object detection and classification. The Hyperlux family avoids degradation with its ability to work at spec performance and deliver best-in-class image quality for both viewing and sensing applications across the entire automotive temperature range, from -40 C to 125 C. Not only does the Hyperlux Family have the ability to achieve a clear image, even in hot conditions, it can also capture fast-moving objects, car headlights, and flickering lights for higher system safety.

For more information on the Hyperlux family, click here.