At the Beijing Auto Show, Hesai and Marelli showed a concept with lidars in headlamps. This concept is not new, but so far is not a commonly-deployed strategy; so far, lidars are mounted in the grille or on the roof, above the windshield.
There might be a new opportunity with short range lidars for L4 cars and trucks and for 360° surveillance. It might start with small short-range lidars—some flash lidars are close to 25 × 35 mm. Nio just announced , “Our next-generation platform will include side lidars on top of the sensors that we have today, to give users more information in very crowded, dense urban scenarios”.
In this edition, you will see the result of the new IIHS Partial Automation Rating Program: nearly all 14 systems tested received a POOR rating. This shows the industry has work to do: the strategy of the Chinese Brands to focus on improved NOA features (Navigation On Autopilot) before launching L3,4 features is the right one.
Also in this edition, you will find a brief report on the DVN-Lidar Deep Dive I event
DVN-Lidar events 2024 – Save the dates!
- 21-22 June : EAC Lidar Tech Expo in Suzhou (DVN is co-host with Enmore)
- 12 September : Deep Dive III workshop in Detroit
- 18-19 Nov. : Lidar Conference in Wiesbaden
We’re ever so glad you’re here with us in the DVN-Lidar community. Enjoy this 26th newsletter!
All best,
Alain Servel
DVN LIDAR ADVISOR