How Automatic Windshield Wiper Rain Sensors Work
Technology Connections · Explainer · 11 min · 2024 · YouTube title: The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
Why it's here
Brought up in Tesla auto-wiper threads as the clear explanation of how simple conventional rain sensors work.
What it covers
Technology Connections explains how automatic windshield wiper rain sensors work, using an infrared light source and total internal reflection in the glass.