Development milestones in 24 GHz automotive radar systems

Driving a car means a dangerous task! There are about 5000 fatalities on German streets every year, which are absolutely too many. Drivers have strong limitations in the ability to measure precisely the distance and the speed difference between cars, which is the reason for several accidents. Therefore some assistance is needed. There is large progress in waveform and system design as well as in MMIC chip development for 24 GHz radar sensor technology [4].