ZF TRW, a division of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, has announced that its third generation video camera, the S-Cam 3, is starting production for the first time across four major global vehicle platforms.
The camera is launching on a number of compact C and D segment sedan and crossover vehicles in Europe, North America and Asia through the end of 2015. Offering six times the processing power of previous generation cameras, the technology offers functions including traffic light detection, large animal and general object detection, automatic emergency braking for pedestrians at night etc.
Meanwhile, the fourth generation S-Cam 4 family - which will feature Mobileye's EyeQ4 chip - is scheduled to launch in 2018 and has been designed to meet the requirements of automated driving functions. It comprises a single lens, mono-camera version and a premium three lens version which adds a telephoto lens for improved long distance sensing, and a fish-eye lens for improved short range sensing.