Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has announced development of the
world's first 3D image synthesis technology for advanced driver-assistance
systems. The new technology can display, without distortion and with an
accuracy level within two centimeters, people and objects within close
proximity of the vehicle that pose a risk of collision.
In previous commercially available products that improve a
driver's field of vision, images from multiple onboard cameras are joined
together into an overhead view using image processing, but distortions in this
view make people, vehicles, and other objects in the vehicle's vicinity
difficult to recognize. Fujitsu Laboratories has used range information from
wide-angle laser radars to augment the cameras, correct the distortion, and
present the driver with a view of the surroundings that is much easier to
recognize and that shows collision risks visually, day or night. When parking
or passing on narrow roads, this technology will increase safety and provide
reassurance to the driver.