Date: 21/02/2012

Driver assist sensors in cars to see big growth in 2012, as per HIS

IHS says autonomous vehicles that operate themselves with minimal human intervention may well represent the new wave of driving in the future. IHS predicts park-assist cameras and lane departure warning cameras just two of the sensors that will figure in autonomous driving applications are expected to post significant growth every year for the next five years.

IHS estimates shipments in 2012 of such sensors will reach 3.4 million units, double the 1.7 million units of last year, on their way to some 18.0 million units by 2015 a remarkable expansion almost 20 times the sensors' 2010 level of just 939,200 units.