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Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7276), the largest global maker of automotive headlights, and Quanergy Systems, Inc., the leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, hace announced a collaboration to design an automotive headlight concept with built-in Quanergy S3 solid state LiDAR sensors.

The Koito headlight with built-in sensors was displayed at the 2017 International Consumer Electronics show (CES).

The Koito headlights, which will be located on the corners of a vehicle, each incorporates two compact Quanergy S3 solid state LiDARs that perform sensing forward and to the side, and provide real-time long-range 3D views of the environment around the vehicle and the ability to recognize and track objects.

The sensors are seamlessly embedded inside the headlights and do not protrude or alter the exterior look of the headlights or the vehicle. Additionally, the headlight protects the sensors from dust, dirt and water, and headlight lens washers can be used to help ensure an unobstructed view for the sensors.

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