The first three-dimensional lidar sensor was introduced by Velodyne more than a decade ago. The spinning unit cost around $75,000 and was significantly larger than a smartphone. Apple needed to ...

Apple is bullish on lidar, a technology that's in the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro, and Apple's iPad Pro models since 2020. Look closely at the rear camera arrays on these devices and you'll ...

Rand Voorhies: LiDAR is well suited for outdoor applications where there are a lot of unknowns and inconsistencies in terrain. That's why it's the best technology for self-driving cars.

Volvo's lidar system, for example, uses 1550-nanometer lasers, and at that wavelength, the light can't even reach the retina. We still wouldn't recommend staring at them, though.

On April 22, the same day Tesla held its autonomy event, a trio of Cornell researchers published a research paper that offered some support for Musk's claims about lidar. Using nothing but stereo ...

LiDAR, also known as Light Detection and Ranging, uses lasers to measure the distance, shape, and orientation of 3D objects. LiDAR is becoming increasingly common, appearing in devices like the ...

Tesla bought over $2 million in lidar sensors from Luminar after Elon Musk dismissed the technology as “a crutch” that would doom any company working on self-driving cars.