California-based EV maker Faraday Future have chosen Innovusion’s Falcon lidar to power the FF 91’s autonomous driving system. The system is intended to seamlessly integrate into the FF 91 Futurist to deliver real-time 3D vision, even in adverse weather conditions and at night, providing a safer and more reliable driving experience.
Innovusion’s Falcon lidar is designed to give the FF 91 Futurist unprecedented insight into the environment far in front of the car. Enabled by Falcon’s long-distance capability and high angular resolution, other vehicles in the FF 91’s path can be detected up to about 500 metres away, and even pedestrians and small road debris can be detected over 200 metres away.
The Falcon’s advanced vision capabilities assimilate uninterrupted full field-of-view and high-resolution data collection, enabling superior visibility and improved safety in complex road conditions. Leveraging 1,550-nanometre laser technology, the Falcon can cope with challenging weather and environmental conditions. Rain, snow, in the dark of night, or on the sunniest of days, the forecast provides consistent, real-time precision.
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Here we see yet another interesting example of how to integrate lidars into cars.