The increasing demand for autonomous machines is challenging well-known safety and perception technologies. Compared with indoor with a high potential for standardization, outdoor applications require a huge diversity of perception, decision-making and safety functions. The key for this is highly customizable sensors, providing raw measurement data for customer-specific solutions and also intelligent integrated detection logics while balancing the requirements of safety and availability under challenging conditions. With a combination of customer-centric tailored lidar, radar and vision sensors as well as corresponding safety functions for high availability, the diverse challenges can be met, making outdoor autonomy for mobile machines happen now.

• Learn how safe environmental perception will drive the future of autonomous mobile machines
• Learn about the newest 3D lidar technologies combined with customized app/software solutions to solve complex customer applications
• Safety – learn about the two safety approaches: top-down versus bottom-up approach + safety regulations
• Overview of Sick solutions for mobile machines