: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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But developments in lidar technologies, though still expensive and too cumbersome to put into practice, have shown promise.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
While the two companies’ vehicles use different hardware to navigate the roads—Teslas rely solely on cameras; Waymo cars draw data from cameras plus radar and lidar laser sensors—AI will play an increasingly important role.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Luminar has inked deals to sell its lidar to Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Audi, Toyota Research Institute, Intel’s Mobileye, Airbus, and two Chinese companies: automaker SAIC and AV operator Pony.ai.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 May 2024
Supervisors on land who direct divers in the water can get a situational awareness of the wreckage thanks to the Coda Octopus’ sonar and lidar system, Suarez said at a Thursday news conference.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
While the two companies’ vehicles use different hardware to navigate the roads—Teslas rely solely on cameras; Waymo cars draw data from cameras plus radar and lidar laser sensors—AI will play an increasingly important role.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Luminar has inked deals to sell its lidar to Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Audi, Toyota Research Institute, Intel’s Mobileye, Airbus, and two Chinese companies: automaker SAIC and AV operator Pony.ai.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 May 2024
Supervisors on land who direct divers in the water can get a situational awareness of the wreckage thanks to the Coda Octopus’ sonar and lidar system, Suarez said at a Thursday news conference.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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