Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka; President: Osamu Inoue; hereinafter referred to as 'the company') will start selling its pedestrian detection millimeter wave sensor NEXUSEYE*1, which achieves high detection accuracy even at night or in bad weather conditions, from October 2024. The global demand for sensors capable of detecting pedestrians is increasing to reduce the number of traffic accidents involving pedestrians and to assist the crossing of vulnerable road users. Although pedestrian traffic accidents often occur in poor visibility conditions at night or in bad weather, conventional sensors (such as image sensors*2 and LiDAR*3) have the challenge of deteriorating detection accuracy under such conditions. To solve this problem, the company has developed the NEXUSEYE millimeter-wave sensor, which adopts a radar method using millimeter-wave radio waves and can reliably detect weak reflection signals from pedestrians using its unique antenna technology and detection algorithm.
The demand for sensors capable of detecting pedestrians is increasing worldwide to reduce the number of pedestrian traffic accidents and to support road crossings by vulnerable users. Although pedestrian traffic accidents often occur in poor visibility conditions at night or in bad weather, conventional sensors (such as image sensors*2 and LiDAR*3) have the challenge of deteriorating detection accuracy under such conditions.
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'NEXUSEYE' is a highly performance sensor with many excellent features, such as a wide detection area, high detection accuracy, and easy installation and maintenance. For example, even in rainy weather at night, it can detect pedestrians up to 60m away with almost 100% accuracy. There is also no need for lens surface cleaning that is necessary for conventional sensors.
First of all, starting from October 2024, the company will offer its products in the North American market, where the increasing number of traffic accidents involving pedestrians has become a social issue. We will start by working with our exclusive partner for this market, Iteris, Inc. (Headquarters: Austin, Texas; CEO: Joe Bergera).
Moving forward, we will continue to provide various sensors globally to achieve a reduction in traffic accidents and smooth traffic flow and contribute to realizing a safe, comfortable, and environmentally friendly transportation society.

*1 NEXUSEYE and NEXUSEYE logo are registered trademarks of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
*2 Image sensor: A sensor that detects the presence of an object and determines its type using an image captured by a digital camera.
*3 LiDAR: An abbreviation for Light Detection And Ranging. A sensor that measures the distance and shape of an object based on the information obtained from the reflected light.
*4 Iteris, Inc.: A US company that provides monitoring, visualization, and optimization solutions for transportation infrastructure worldwide and is a leading company in smart mobility.