: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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On the back is a 12-megapixel camera, lidar scanner, and a new adaptive True Tone flash.
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Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 7 May 2024
The company makes lidar, a key ingredient in autonomous driving that uses near-infrared light to detect the shapes and distances of objects.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 May 2024
The vehicle is also outfitted with camera sensors, radars, lidar (light and range detection) and ultrasonic systems, all of which work together to detect what's going on around the vehicle in real time.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 May 2024
Three-dimensional models are created using lidar and photogrammetry, a technique in which hundreds or thousands of photographs of a single object are stitched together to produce a digital reproduction.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Ford and Volkswagen are collaborating on self-driving cars that combine lidar, radar and cameras with detailed road maps.
—Steve Richmond, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
In this photo, the lidar is being shot nearly straight up from an observatory at McMurdo Station.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
This could include the lidar systems that use lasers to map roads and spot obstacles, a market in which Chinese companies are major players.
—Aarian Marshall Will Knight, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
Add a front-facing lidar and imaging radars and nine car models to be launched in 2026.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 7 May 2024
The company makes lidar, a key ingredient in autonomous driving that uses near-infrared light to detect the shapes and distances of objects.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 May 2024
The vehicle is also outfitted with camera sensors, radars, lidar (light and range detection) and ultrasonic systems, all of which work together to detect what's going on around the vehicle in real time.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 May 2024
Three-dimensional models are created using lidar and photogrammetry, a technique in which hundreds or thousands of photographs of a single object are stitched together to produce a digital reproduction.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Ford and Volkswagen are collaborating on self-driving cars that combine lidar, radar and cameras with detailed road maps.
—Steve Richmond, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
In this photo, the lidar is being shot nearly straight up from an observatory at McMurdo Station.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
This could include the lidar systems that use lasers to map roads and spot obstacles, a market in which Chinese companies are major players.
—Aarian Marshall Will Knight, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
Add a front-facing lidar and imaging radars and nine car models to be launched in 2026.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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