Hyundai and Kia have jointly announced Vision Pulse, a new application of existing technology that the automakers hope will increase pedestrian and road safety.
Vision Pulse builds on the array of cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors modern safety technologies use to see around them, expanding the vehicle’s field of vision through obstacles including buildings and other road users.
Vision Pulse utilizes ultra-wideband wireless signals, the same bandwidth used by your smartphone’s Find My feature. UWB also enables Apple’s AirDrop and Android’s Quick Share touchless file-transfer functions. Vision Pulse uses a module installed on the vehicle to emit a UWB signal, which is returned by any nearby device with UWB technology.
