Meet the world's FIRST autofocus automotive camera – autonomous cars might be closer than we think…

An animation of the Sheba Sharp7 autofocus automotive camera in action: a vehicle is driving down a busy city street, with the AF system detecting and placing green tracking boxes around other vehicles.

Canadian technology company Sheba Microsystems has apparently developed the world’s first autofocus automotive camera, the Sharp-7.

The company designs and manufactures Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors – miniature devices used to measure physical quantities such as pressure, temperature, acceleration and magnetic fields.