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Alain Servel
Lidar Business Newsbites
Here’s where you get quick, efficient news as the industry works to find the balance between cost and revenue to achieve a profitable growth.
Will Robotaxis Be an Emerging Lidar Market Soon?
A DVN Special Report Waymo recently closed a $5.6bn investment round, led by Alphabet, to accelerate the growth of Waymo One ride-hailing services and improve their Waymo Driver ‘AI’-powered AD system. Expansion will cover cities like San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and new markets such as Austin and Atlanta through a partnership with Uber.To support…
AEye Demonstrates Matchless Performance at 1 km
Aeye’s Apollo lidar sensor has achieved exceptional results in recent field tests, consistently delivering high-resolution data at distances over one kilometer—a significant milestone in the lidar industry, and critical for allowing drivers (human and machine) more time to respond effectively at high speeds. During testing, the Apollo accurately detected vehicles and objects on a busy…
BYD Leopard 5 Lidar Could Use Huawei ADS 3.0
The BYD Leopard 5 lidar model has reportedly been observed in spy shots. Notably, a lidar—likely a Huawei 192-line item—is situated on the roof, improving obstacle detection and distance maintenance. The lidar-equipped Leopard 5 variant might use Huawei ADS 3.0, like the Leopard 8. This collaboration between the two companies aims to develop the world’s…
LSLidar 1,550-nm Solid State Lidar Has Ultra-Wide FOV
As well as automotive safety and automated driving, the automation level of mines and construction sites increases, operational safety and work efficiency have become core concerns for enterprises. Construction machinery such as mining trucks and loaders face potential risks of collisions with obstacles, other equipment, or personnel when operating in complex and dynamic environments. These…