(4) News facts: TARA2000-AUT flood illuminator combines innovative ams VCSEL and optical packaging technologies developed and manufactured in-house to give customers a single, reliable supply chain High optical power output and narrow spectral bandwidth enable automotive OEMs to reduce component count, save cost, and improve sunlight immunity in 2/3D sensing systems Multiple wavelength and field-of-illumination options allow optimization for various in-cabin applications such as driver monitoring, interior monitoring, and gesture sensing ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today announces the pre-release of the new TARA2000-AUT family of VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) flood illuminators for automotive applications which are the industry's first to be qualified to the AEC-Q102 automotive quality standard and the ISO 26262 functional safety standard.