Porsche invests in startup building night vision for driverless cars

Porsche is betting on an Israeli company's Short-Wave-Infra-Red (SWIR) sensing technology to help their cars' assistance and autonomous driving systems deal with fog, heavy rain, dust and darkness. TriEye's sensor technology enhances safety in vehicles fitted with assistance systems during bad weather. — Porsche/dpa

An Isreali startup developing sensors that enable better vision in adverse weather and night-time conditions has attracted an investment from Porsche.

The German sports car manufacturer is betting the company’s Short-Wave-Infra-Red (SWIR) sensing technology will help their cars’ assistance and autonomous driving systems deal with fog, heavy rain, dust and darkness.