The 6th annual DVN 2023 Lidar Conference on November 29th/30th in Wiesbaden was again the place to be if you want a clear understanding of the Market and Developments in Lidar Technology.
With almost 160 attendees incl. many OEM representatives (10% of the attendees), 20 exhibitors, and 31 speakers, it has again been a great success. The experts of the Lidar community met to discuss the key topics and news on Lidar technology.
Participant Voice (Olga Raz / Optica): “Thank you again for the invitation to join this event. I found it to be excellent. Well curated, well executed, of very high quality and most importantly, truly beneficial to all the participants. I liked the format.”
Here are the Take Aways
- Market Growth is accelerating, due to advanced ADAS features (i.e., Autopilot L2+). New applications will be related to Urban autopilot and memorized parking aids
- High volumes are expected in the Chinese Market which is growing fast and will continue to grow next year. Some suppliers expect to deliver over 500ku Lidars for ADAS applications next year and have put in place fully automated production lines, which they can scale to track the increasing demand
- Price – Lidar characteristics are different between the Chinese market (Autopilot L2+) and the European Market (L3 & High performance): this allows a lower price in China.
- Lidar’s integration into the car is getting easier: OEMs have now plenty of alternatives such as Roof Top, In-cabin behind windshield and Integration into headlamps. There is even a solution of collimated integration of radar/lidar/LEDs all together in the headlamp.
- Continuous Wave (Coherent) Lidar will be available soon on the market with higher performance (and cost) than pulsed Lidars
- The present report is sent to the attendees. Video recordings will be accessible to all attendees, and presentations (pdf) to gold members and speakers.