The Next Web

LiDAR is getting so cheap it’d be madness not to use it in self-driving cars

LiDAR, a combination of the words light and radar, is a type of sensor technology that’s popular among some self-driving car companies for real-time mapping. But so far, the tech has been kind of ...
The Verge

Luminar unveils Iris Plus lidar sensor with 300-meter range

The laser sensor company says it will acquire another lidar startup, open a high-volume manufacturing facility in Mexico, create a semiconductor subsidiary, and launch a new insurance product. Phew!
Wired

This Lidar Is So Cheap It Could Make Self-Driving a Reality

Alex Davies covers autonomous vehicles and other transportation machines for WIRED. “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed,” Musk said at Tesla’s inaugural “Autonomy Day” in April. “It’s like having a ...
Automotive News

Luminar Technologies becomes public company as lidar race builds

SAN FRANCISCO -- Luminar Technologies Inc. started trading as a public company on Thursday under the ticker symbol LAZR, marking the second Silicon Valley firm to go public while working to deliver a ...
Business Wire

RoboSense Became the First Solid-state LiDAR Provider Completed the SOP, and Delivered to the Designated Vehicle Manufacturer

SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RoboSense LiDAR, the leading Smart LiDAR Sensor provider announced the second-generation intelligent solid-state LiDAR RS-LiDAR-M1 (referred to as "M1") completed ...
Nasdaq

Velodyne Lidar Introduces Solid State Sensor for Autonomous Mobile Robotics and Last-Mile Delivery

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced the Velarray M1600, an innovative solid state lidar sensor designed to serve mobile robotic applications. The ...