Digital imaging radar specialist Uhnder is to mass produce a 4D digital imaging radar-on-chip which will provide improved sensing for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. The digital radar will be automotive qualified in April 2022, and it is expected to debut on consumer vehicles in production later this year.

Uhnder’s technology can sense moving or standing objects, large or small, at both short and long distances in all weather and lighting conditions while mitigating mutual interference between other radars. According to Uhnder, its digital radar can identify a pedestrian crossing the road, a child entering the street from beside a parked car, or a bicyclist next to a guard rail, at levels of accuracy that legacy analogue radar systems cannot achieve.

“Uhnder’s 4D digital imaging radar-on-chip is a next-generation product that demonstrates new ways to advance automotive safety to save lives,” said Douglas Campbell, president, Automotive Safety Council. “Fatalities of vulnerable road users are now 20 percent of all roadway deaths in the US and even more in developing countries. ADAS technologies, such as pedestrian automatic emergency braking (P-AEB) that can reliably operate at night, can help reduce pedestrian fatalities per the latest report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Improved high-resolution perception sensors, such as Uhnder’s radar-on-chip, can potentially help reduce this rising fatality category.” 

“Digital radar provides 16 times better resolution, 24 times more power on target, and 30 times better contrast than today’s analogue offerings, improving detection capabilities for better road safety for all users – drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians,” said Manju Hegde, CEO and cofounder, Uhnder, Inc. “As more and more radars are fitted onto vehicles and other mobility solutions, interference among adjacent radar becomes problematic. Our radar, based on Digital Code Modulation, mitigates this problem.”