Special Report

27 attendees joined at the Hotel Novi for the Lidar Deep Dive workshop; they came from GM, Aeva, Cepton/Koito, Hesai, Innoviz, Robosense, Luminar, Valeo, Voyant, AMS Osram, AGC Wideye, FKA, NTT, Hitachi High Tech, Saint Gobain, and Steerlight. Presentations and detailed meeting minutes are available for attendees and DVN-Lidar Gold members.Here’s a summary of the…

The AEC Lidar Tech Expo is the biggest lidar expo in the World. This year it was co-organized by DVN and Enmore. DVN is now present with events in the EU, the US, and China.DVN brought about 20 companies, including seven speakers—Valeo, AGC-Wideye, Sony, FKA, Siemens Simulation, Voyant, and Baidu Apollo), three exhibitors (C3nano, RCoola,…

This event on 11-12 March was focused on applications and sensing technologies, and validation processes for AVs.Radar:Mercedes-Benz’s Dr Jürgen Dickmann gave interesting feedback on the state of the art of the radar technology and the lessons learned from the development and launch of the ‘Drive Pilot’ feature on the S- class (traffic jam pilot up…

HesaiHesai Technology won a CES Innovation Award this year for their ultra-thin, long-range ET25 lidar.Designed specifically for placement inside the vehicle’s cabin behind the windshield, the ET25’s ultra-thin form, low noise levels, and high performance are said to be significant advancements. The size difference from Hesai’s popular AT128 is quite striking—its height has been nearly…

Autosens Brussels, held on  19 to 21September, was a major autonomous-vehicle and sensor technology event. It brought together about 270 automotive industry experts, researchers and policy makers to discuss the latest advances and future challenges of self-driving systems.One of the main topics discussed at the conference was the integration of sensors into AVs. Participants discussed…