With the aim of preventing traffic accidents and reducing injuries, Hitachi Automotive Systems have developed and provided several types of components as a sensor of the outside recognition drive system for checking the outside and the current condition of driving operation. A image processing camera for recognizing the driving lane and other vehicles traveling ahead, a millimeter wave radar for detecting the distance, relative speed and direction with respect to preceding vehicles nearby objects and a stereo camera capable of detecting objects such as pedestrians and bicycles then controlling brakes to reduce the possibility of collision.
