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Fuji Heavy Industries reveals next generation EyeSight at CEATEC JAPAN 2013
Fuji Heavy Industries has developed its next generation EyeSight advanced driving assist system to enhance safety performance and further reduce burden on the driver. FHI has fully revamped the stereo camera system from current version of EyeSight for significantly improved recognition accuracy and added steering assist control features. The next generation EyeSight adopts the revamped…
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Mitsumi Electric exhibits next-generation in-dashboard laser projector using 2-axis MEMS scanning mirror at CEATEC JAPAN 2013
Mitsumi Electric today exhibited a reference automotive laser projector using a 2-axis MEMS scanning mirror uniquely developed by the company at CEATEC JAPAN 2013. This device promises wide viewing angle, higher contrast and higher image quality than conventional LCD windshield projectors. As informatization of vehicles continues, there are greater and greater demands for information visualization…
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Nissan tests its groundbreaking driverless car technology at CEATEC JAPAN 2013
Ahead of demonstrations to the public at CEATEC JAPAN 2013 Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has experienced the latest developments in Nissan’s breakthrough Autonomous Drive technology. Mr. Ghosn visited the exhibition – Japan’s largest for IT and electronics – at the Mahukari Messe convention center outside Tokyo to ride in a Nissan LEAF equipped with the…
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Sharp futuristic Health Car Support Chair can check a patient remotely from their doctor or hospital
At CEATEC 2013, Sharp unveiled its new Health Care Support Chair. The futuristic recliner chair with its circular frame and triple display monitor set-up looks like an e gaming station, or a spaceship captain’s chair the unit actually features a number of devices and censors used to check and monitor one’s health. The real purpose…
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Omron launches hand gesture recognition software with improved hand shape recognition accuracy
Omron today launched the new image sensing software “Hand Gesture V2” that allows users to interact with machines in a natural manner. With a wider range of recognizable angles — ±30 degrees left-right and ±20 degrees up-down — Omron’s new software enables users to manipulate machines using more natural types of hand gestures. “Hand Gesture…
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Toyota to exhibit Toyota i-Road personal mobility concept at CEATEC Japan 2013
Toyota will exhibit the Toyota i-Road personal mobility concept car, which is to be introduced for use in the Ha:mo system, at CEATEC Japan 2013 to be held from October 1 to 5.Ha:mo, a collective name, is an urban transport system designed to provide transport that is amenable to users, cities and society as a…