Livox, a subsidiary of DJI, recently announced the retail launch of their second-generation semi-solid-state HAP lidar. It offers a 150-metre detection distance; 144 lines equivalent, and a 120° × 25° field of view, for C¥8,000 (approximately US $1,200 or €1,200). It does not use a one-dimensional rotating mirror; instead, it has a double-wedge prism structure,…