Contributing to a Safe and Secure Mobility Society
New developments in autonomous driving, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and environmental awareness are pushing the automotive industry toward a major transformation. In addition to supporting safer vehicles, Kyocera is developing technologies and products for a safe and secure mobility society, including smart transportation infrastructure.
Enhancing Transportation with Sensor Technology that Outperforms the Human Eye
Camera-LiDAR Fusion Sensor
LiDAR, a technology that can measure the size and distance of an object with great accuracy, is essential to the advancement of autonomous driving. Kyocera has independently developed LiDAR sensors that meet the world's highest performance standards.* Furthermore, our proprietary technologies have succeeded in integrating a LiDAR sensor and an optical camera on a single optical axis, which eliminates parallax error. Just one sensor provides both distance measurement (using LiDAR) and color imagery (using an optical image sensor), while requiring no parallax adjustment. This innovation makes more accurate object recognition possible and contributes to the realization of a safer and more comfortable mobility society. *Based on the irradiation density of LiDAR currently announced for commercial use. (Kyocera research, as of October 2024)
Detection image from the "Camera-LiDAR Fusion Sensor"
Products
Improving Safety and Assisting Drivers
Camera Modules
High-reliability and advanced optical sensing help enhance vehicle safety and convenience.
In-Vehicle Millimeter-Wave Radar Substrates
Substrates with embedded antennas for obstacle detection.
Head-Up-Display LCDs
Vehicle speed and other critical driving data are projected above the dashboard. High-definition display technology makes the projection clear and vivid.
Automotive Connectors
Kyocera develops electronic connectors for specific automotive requirements, including a high-reliability floatingstructure board-to-board connector that absorbs misalignments and vibrations.
Environmentally Friendly High-Performance Automotive Components
LED Packages
Ultra-compact, low-profile, surface-mountable packages are ideal for high-brightness automotive LEDs. They also offer high heat dissipation properties.
EV Components
Our high-reliability ceramic components are used for motor drive and charging current switching in electric vehicles and other applications.