VEHICLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY

A sensor assembly includes a transparent roof panel of a vehicle, the roof panel including a top surface facing upward and a bottom surface facing downward, the roof panel including a cutout spaced from edges of the roof panel and extending through the roof panel from the bottom surface to the top surface; a bracket mounted to and supported by the bottom surface of the roof panel, the bracket covering the cutout; and a sensor supported by the bracket and extending upward from the roof panel. The bracket and the sensor are spaced from roof beams of the vehicle.