Vehicle RGB Camera Sensors

RGB cameras are the most widely deployed ADAS hardware. They capture color imagery of the driving environment, enabling perception functions such as lane detection, object recognition, and traffic sign reading. Nearly every EV integrates multiple RGB cameras, ranging from simple mono units to complex surround-view arrays.

What RGB Cameras Do

• Lane & Road Detection – Identify lane markings, curbs, and road edges
• Object Recognition – Detect vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and obstacles
• Traffic Sign Reading – Recognize and interpret speed limits and road signs
• Driver Monitoring – Cabin-facing RGB cameras track driver attention and fatigue
• Surround-View Systems – Stitch multi-camera feeds for 360° awareness

Why They Matter

RGB cameras are the backbone of cost-effective ADAS. They provide rich visual data, are relatively inexpensive, and integrate easily into vehicle designs. However, they rely heavily on lighting and weather conditions, which is why many systems pair them with radar or LiDAR for redundancy.

Vendor Landscape

Supplied primarily by Tier-1s as well as specialized vision firms (Omnivision, Sony, ON Semiconductor). Automakers such as Tesla and XPeng emphasize camera-only strategies, while others use RGB cameras as one part of a sensor fusion stack.

RGB camera vendors