Aeva’s Aeries II sensor has won a CES Innovation Award—this after the Aeries II and Aeva’s 4D lidar technology were recently chosen as one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2022.
Aeva’s Aeries II 4D lidar sensor delivers breakthrough sensing and perception performance using FMCW to directly detect the instant velocity of each point, in addition to precise 3D position at long range. Its capabilities go beyond legacy time-of-flight 3D lidar sensors to enable the next generation of driver assistance and autonomous vehicle capabilities, including:
- Instant velocity detection directly measures velocity for each point of detection, in addition to 3D position, to perceive where things are, and precisely how fast they are moving.
- Long-range performance to detect; classify, and track objects such as vehicles; cyclists, and pedestrians at long distances.
- Ultra Resolution: A real-time, camera-level image providing up to 20 times the resolution of legacy time-of-flight lidar sensors.
- Road hazard detection to detect small objects on the roadway with greater confidence, at up to twice the distance of legacy time-of-flight lidar sensors.
- 4D Localization: per-point velocity data enables real-time vehicle motion estimation with six degrees of freedom to enable accurate vehicle positioning and navigation without the need for additional sensors, like IMU or GPS.
Aeva say the Aeries II is the first sensor on the market to integrate the company’s unique lidar-on-chip technology, which integrates all key sensor components including transmitters; receivers, and optics onto silicon photonics in a compact module. This design uses no fibre optics, resulting in a highly automated manufacturing process which allows Aeva to scale deployment of their products and lower costs to meet the needs of automakers and other volume customers.
DVN comment
We see an increasing number of suppliers developing FMCW lidars. This technology, providing real time doppler and also used on automotive radars, should become more popular in future.