General Motors has already paired with Indigo as a "Cooperative Source Partner" in this same effort to establish industry standards and solutions to night visionsystems. Like the GPS (Global Positioning System) when it was introduced, the cost was prohibitive for most consumer use. The broad appeal and the subsequent cost per unitbecame quickly affordable and desirable at the mass-market level. The night vision camera affordability will likely follow suit.
About the company
Indigo SystemsTM Corporation, founded in 1996, is a premier developer and supplier of infraredthermal imaging cameras, advanced infrared sensors (FPAs-focal plane arrays) and custom, mixed-signal readout integrated circuits (ROICs) for commercial, military,scientific and industrial use. The company is currently geared up to supply the demand for homeland security and defense products, specifically in their line of infraredcameras.