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Would an infrared camera have picked up the trailer?
by curiousgal 10y ago
Would an infrared camera have picked up the trailer?
- mikeash 10y agoGood question. I wouldn't be surprised if the existing hardware already incorporated some infrared, but I really have no idea.
- jdmichal 10y agoThe range of most, if not all, digital camera sensors ranges into the infrared spectrum. I don't know if it's a useful part of the spectrum for this purpose, nor whether Tesla uses image processors that maintain the full sensor data. Would definitely be an interesting thing to work with, from a tech point of view.
- extrapickles 10y agoSunlight swamps infrared and thermal cameras as well. The only way to see it would be lidar (it might have issues too) or radar. Ultrasonics don't have the range. They should have the autopilot refuse to operate when the sun is within X degrees of the road in the direction of travel.