LIDAR

Silicon lidar chip brings accuracy at low cost to autonomous vehicles

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A compact 3D lidar imaging system has been developed that its creators say can match the performance and accuracy of most advanced, mechanical systems currently used.  Lidar (light and radar) uses the precision of lasers to sense an environment by emitting them into the nearby environment and measuring the time taken for them to be … Read more

Cut-price lidar sensor could slash cost of autonomous driving

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Velodyne Lidar, which makes one of the most crucial sensors for driverless cars, has announced a new $500 (£380) lidar array with no moving parts that could drastically lower the cost of bringing automation to vehicles.  The high cost of lidar sensors, which act as the eyes of a self-driving car, has been one of … Read more