Veoneer have won a production contract with an unidentified “world-leading” automaker to manufacture a thermal camera for an autonomous vehicle.
Veoneer’s products include radars, vision systems, and advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving software. CEO Jan Carlson called the award a breakthrough for his company. Production start on the new thermal camera is planned for 2021, and Veoneer say although volumes are expected to be low, the contract is of high technical significance, with a representative calling it “the first time, as far as we know, that a carmaker has made the decision to include thermal cameras as a sensor on self-driving cars”.
