Sophisticated computer vision/machine vision algorithms are able to ”interpret” a scene, being captured real-time, by a video camera in order to perform a specifically defined task. Automakers are now adopting this technology into their rapidly expanding applications of safety features known as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
Since its inception in 1999 Mobileye has led the way in machine vision for mono-cameras supplying global vehicle makers with the core System on Chip designed to fulfil their needs for vision based ADAS. Mobileye’s key breakthrough was comprehending that the desired functions could run on the input from a mono-camera, whereas all other automotive suppliers were focused on stereo vision or alternative technologies such as radar. The realization that a mono-camera could be implemented for all ADAS functions was a revolutionary leap in the market in 1999 and still today Mobileye still leads the field of mono vision for automotive ADAS.
