Intelligence and Sensors

In modern automobiles, numerous types of sensors and actuators fulfil many important tasks ranging from engine performance and passenger safety to comfort and vehicle dynamic behaviour. Although rarely visible, they contribute significantly to the vehicle performance, quality, image and its customer appeal. Your are required to identify telematic devices used to realise a fully autonomous vehicle. Your answer should address to the following : 1. With the aid of diagrams, discuss how the level of intelligence provided in sensors has evolved, and explain why enhancing the intelligence of a typical sensor may improve its performance. 2. Give an example of an intelligent sensor and explain the mechanism for transferring the measurement to a central data logger or processor. I need it to be done by tuesday (~40 hours from now)