Autonomous driving: Webasto offers elegant integration of sensors into vehicle roofs

The car roof – the highest point of the vehicle – provides the ideal conditions for positioning this sensor technology. The new Roof Sensor Module is also capable of determining distances, thanks to the use of stereo cameras. Multiple Automated Driving System lights (ADS) inform other road users that the vehicle is driving autonomously. Luminar, Hesai and Innoviz supply the lidar technology for the existing prototypes, while the innovative cameras come from Bosch. In the Lotus Eletre electric SUV, for example, Webasto’s Roof Sensor Module with a single retractable lidar is already in series production.