They may not realize their car already knows when rain starts and can wipe the windshield for them. If the vehicle has a rain-sensing system, it can automatically adjust wiper speed using a ...

You might not notice the small sensor tucked behind the rearview mirror, but it can save you distraction and hassle the moment rain starts. Many modern vehicles now include rain-sensing wipers—once a ...

Autonomous cars need to see the world around them, kind of like we do, but with a lot more gadgets. They use a bunch of ...

Wiper woes: My SUV’s automatic rain sensor is all wet John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader who’s having no luck with his new vehicle’s rain-sensing system.

The MLX75308 sensor detects the accumulation of moisture on the windscreen of a car by optical signal transmission and measurement. The system provides data to adjust the wiping rate depending on the ...

In this article, we implement a rain and ice sensor by analyzing the reflection of an infrared (IR) light source. This project uses proven techniques based on multiple reflections of IR light in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nilton Renno mounts the infrared sensor onto his car, to test how well it performs on a snow-covered, residential road. (CREDIT: ...

But perhaps first place should really have gone to unresponsive driver detection. AutoPacific says that this idea was represented by two different options: a system that stops the car in its lane and ...

Pilots, drivers and automated safety systems in cars and airplanes could be alerted to icy hazards by a pair of sensors developed at the University of Michigan. "More people are traveling by plane ...