: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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The driver-assist versions that support driving on city streets use lidar from companies such as Hesai, Nomura pointed out.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Using digital photography and the remote sensing method known as lidar, the researchers aim to map the complex for the first time, in part to determine which portions are most vulnerable to decay, and therefore most in need of protection.
—Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Unlike the rest of the industry, Tesla has eschewed sensors like lidar and forward-looking radar for its driver assists and the supposedly fully autonomous Cybercab, an approach that NHTSA was looking more likely to demand fixes to, at least until the results of the 2024 election became clear.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
Sensor fusion technologies take a combination of data from radar, lidar and camera sensors to create a detailed image of the driving environment.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Using digital photography and the remote sensing method known as lidar, the researchers aim to map the complex for the first time, in part to determine which portions are most vulnerable to decay, and therefore most in need of protection.
—Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Unlike the rest of the industry, Tesla has eschewed sensors like lidar and forward-looking radar for its driver assists and the supposedly fully autonomous Cybercab, an approach that NHTSA was looking more likely to demand fixes to, at least until the results of the 2024 election became clear.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2025
Sensor fusion technologies take a combination of data from radar, lidar and camera sensors to create a detailed image of the driving environment.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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