: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Grace will bound from one location to another using its thrusters, inertial measurement unit, star tracker, lidar and a situational awareness camera.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Tesla's Autopilot update is on par with BYD's mid-tier version of its God's Eye system, which uses advanced computing and lidars to generate 3D images of a car's surroundings to assist navigation around obstacles.
—Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
In driver-assist systems, a lidar sensor uses lasers to create a 3D map of a car’s surroundings.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Airborne lidar at Guiengola, Oaxaca: Mapping a Late Postclassic Zapotec city.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Tesla's Autopilot update is on par with BYD's mid-tier version of its God's Eye system, which uses advanced computing and lidars to generate 3D images of a car's surroundings to assist navigation around obstacles.
—Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
In driver-assist systems, a lidar sensor uses lasers to create a 3D map of a car’s surroundings.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2025
Airborne lidar at Guiengola, Oaxaca: Mapping a Late Postclassic Zapotec city.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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