Whatever your thoughts about how quickly autonomous vehicle technology will move forward, there is little doubt that it will need to rely on better and less expensive sensor technology than we have ...

Omnitron Sensors, which makes MEMS sensor chips, has raised $13 million to create inexpensive sensors for self-driving cars. If it works, we could say goodbye to those big spinning domes atop ...

Modern cars rely on a dense web of sensors to manage everything from fuel delivery to collision avoidance, and when one fails, the result can range from a minor annoyance to a four-figure repair. I ...

Tesla is known for rolling out pretty nifty features across over-the-air updates, but to ensure the safety of small children, it's asked the Federal Communications Commission for help. Specifically, ...

For a decade, carmakers have promised that full autonomy was just around the corner, yet the real battle has been unfolding in the hardware hidden behind bumper covers and rooflines. At CES 2026, that ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. As snow, ice, or salt grime gathers on cars this winter, many of the sensors that are key to the operation of advanced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Backup sensors come standard on so many cars these days, which is awesome. Of course, that doesn’t help you at all if your car ...

Here uses lidar sensors to generate digital road maps, which can be used to help autonomous cars navigate. (Image courtesy of Here). Innoviz refueled in the race to supply inexpensive lidar sensors ...

A future "Apple Car" is likely to include sensors to allow it to be self-driving, and some of those sensors need a window or notch to allow them to work through the plastic or fiberglass of a vehicle ...