When it comes to perception technology, lidar simply can do what other sensors cannot. Developers of automated driving systems of all grades will still need to effectively utilize their camera-based ...

After we wrote about a Tesla Model Y with Luminar Hydra LiDARs in tests, company advocates quickly pointed out that Tesla has used them for a long time. There are indeed images of Tesla prototypes ...

As passenger mobility becomes electric and more technologically advanced, engineers have developed several components to make car travel easier, more efficient, and, most importantly, safer. One of ...

Hesai Group, the Shanghai-based sensor maker, shipped more than 500,000 automotive LiDAR units last year while cutting its ...

LiDAR, short for light detection and ranging, sounds like the sort of made-up term you might find coming out of the mouth of an engineering officer on a fictional starship. It rolls off the tongue in ...

An example of 3D mapping produced by LiDAR. Image credit: Nuview. Clouds and darkness: These are the two challenges that bedevil every Earth observation (EO) satellite that relies on visible light ...

Emergency evacuations during natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis increasingly rely on advanced technology to ...

While lidar has been around for years, it’s now more affordable and accessible than ever, so we’re seeing this technology show up on a variety of professional applications … and even in the smart home ...

I'm travelling,and bored,and when that happens, I look closely at the hardware I'm carrying. Yesterday it's the camera/lidar bump on the iPad Pro. And I got to thinking how weird it was that it was so ...

Mercedes-Benz plans to integrate Luminar lidar sensors into its next-generation vehicle platform. Luminar, a laser lidar startup led by one of the youngest U.S. billionaires, has a new partnership ...