{"id":42541,"date":"2025-12-24T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=42541"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:00:00","slug":"ncap-2026-countdown-raytrons-thermal-camera-boosts-nighttime-aeb-and-vru-detection-for-oems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=42541","title":{"rendered":"NCAP 2026 Countdown: Raytron&#8217;s Thermal Camera Boosts Nighttime AEB and VRU Detection for OEMs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">YANTAI,\u00a0China<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 24, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; As Euro NCAP prepares to roll out its 2026 safety protocol, the automotive industry is facing a fundamental shift, from post-crash protection to pre-collision avoidance. The new requirements introduce complex test scenarios, pushing vehicle perception systems to perform reliably under extreme conditions. Leveraging automotive-grade infrared thermal imaging, Raytron provides OEMs with a robust sensing foundation to address these challenges, enabling next-generation Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems to maintain safety performance even when visibility fails.<\/p>\n<p><b>Why Thermal Imaging Matters for Euro NCAP 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Facing new Euro NCAP requirements, vehicle mounted thermal cameras leverage their physics-based infrared thermal imaging to complement perception gaps where traditional sensors fail. Independent of ambient light, they detect objects&#8217; emitted heat, providing a distinct information dimension.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span>Overcome low-light\/night challenges<\/span><\/b><span><b><span>:<\/span><\/b> Whether test fields meet 2000 lux or simulate night, thermal imagers clearly detect heat-emitting targets like pedestrians and cyclists, supporting ADAS under Euro NCAP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span>Eliminate glare blind spots: <\/span><\/b><span>In tunnels or sunset glare conditions where cameras fail, infrared night vision cameras maintain reliable perception, ensuring continuous data for CCFtap\/CCCscp at intersections and preventing sensor-induced system failures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span>Enhance Biological Object Detection:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>Strong contrast between pedestrians or animals and background in thermal imaging cameras accelerates accurate detection in busy urban scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Raytron&#8217;s Thermal Imaging Engineered for Automotive Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Raytron&#8217;s strength lies in its fully integrated automotive thermal imaging capabilities, spanning infrared thermal cameras to perception algorithms, all compliant with AEC-Q100 Grade 2 standards. The company&#8217;s solutions are already in production, powering the thermal imaging AEB system on the Zeekr 9X and featured in models from BYD and Geely. To date, Raytron&#8217;s thermal imaging modules have been adopted in over 20 vehicle models through 15 automakers. &#8220;Euro NCAP 2026 tests the limits of perception,&#8221; said Whilson Li, Raytron&#8217;s automotive executive. &#8220;We believe true &#8216;zero-collision&#8217; safety must see through the dark. Raytron&#8217;s thermal imaging is becoming the foundational layer for all-weather autonomy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As vehicle safety paradigms shifts, Raytron is dedicated to providing the foundational perception layer essential for achieving the vision of zero-collision mobility.<\/p>\n<p><b>For Further Information<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Raytron Marketing Department<\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:sales@raytrontek.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sales@raytrontek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.raytrontek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.raytrontek.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">YANTAI,\u00a0China<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 24, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; As Euro NCAP prepares to roll out its 2026 safety protocol, the automotive industry is facing a fundamental shift, from post-crash protection to pre-collision avoidance. The new requirements introduce complex test scenarios, pushing vehicle perception systems to perform reliably under extreme conditions. Leveraging automotive-grade infrared thermal imaging, Raytron provides OEMs with a robust sensing foundation to address these challenges, enabling next-generation Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems to maintain safety performance even when visibility fails.<\/p>\n<p><b>Why Thermal Imaging Matters for Euro NCAP 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Facing new Euro NCAP requirements, vehicle mounted thermal cameras leverage their physics-based infrared thermal imaging to complement perception gaps where traditional sensors fail. Independent of ambient light, they detect objects&#8217; emitted heat, providing a distinct information dimension.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span>Overcome low-light\/night challenges<\/span><\/b><span><b><span>:<\/span><\/b> Whether test fields meet 2000 lux or simulate night, thermal imagers clearly detect heat-emitting targets like pedestrians and cyclists, supporting ADAS under Euro NCAP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span>Eliminate glare blind spots: <\/span><\/b><span>In tunnels or sunset glare conditions where cameras fail, infrared night vision cameras maintain reliable perception, ensuring continuous data for CCFtap\/CCCscp at intersections and preventing sensor-induced system failures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span>Enhance Biological Object Detection:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>Strong contrast between pedestrians or animals and background in thermal imaging cameras accelerates accurate detection in busy urban scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Raytron&#8217;s Thermal Imaging Engineered for Automotive Excellence<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Raytron&#8217;s strength lies in its fully integrated automotive thermal imaging capabilities, spanning infrared thermal cameras to perception algorithms, all compliant with AEC-Q100 Grade 2 standards. The company&#8217;s solutions are already in production, powering the thermal imaging AEB system on the Zeekr 9X and featured in models from BYD and Geely. To date, Raytron&#8217;s thermal imaging modules have been adopted in over 20 vehicle models through 15 automakers. &#8220;Euro NCAP 2026 tests the limits of perception,&#8221; said Whilson Li, Raytron&#8217;s automotive executive. &#8220;We believe true &#8216;zero-collision&#8217; safety must see through the dark. Raytron&#8217;s thermal imaging is becoming the foundational layer for all-weather autonomy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As vehicle safety paradigms shifts, Raytron is dedicated to providing the foundational perception layer essential for achieving the vision of zero-collision mobility.<\/p>\n<p><b>For Further Information<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Raytron Marketing Department<\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:sales@raytrontek.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sales@raytrontek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.raytrontek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/en.raytrontek.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}