Missile Maker Adapts Guidance Systems for Self-Driving Cars

  • Mitsubishi Electric repurposing sensors for use in future cars
  • Japanese company seeks to catch up with rivals, boost sales
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan’s armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.

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