Lidar, Lost Cities, & The Circular Economy Of The Future
Lidar has also become a powerful tool for reclaiming lost histories and building the sustainable, circular economy of the future, too.
Lidar has also become a powerful tool for reclaiming lost histories and building the sustainable, circular economy of the future, too.
When Google unveiled its first autonomous cars in 2010, the spinning cylinder mounted on the roofs really stood out. It was the vehicle’s light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, which worked like light-based radar. Together with cameras and radar, LiDAR mapped the environment to help these cars avoid obstacles and … [continued]
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that were focused on software, electrification, and autonomy. When asked about his thoughts on lidar technology, he said that it was essential in achieving Level 3 autonomy. “Lidar technology … [continued]
Tesla is forging ahead its own way.
Tesla is well known for its plans to create a fleet of robotaxis and is actively working on that with the development of its Full-Self Driving (FSD) suite. The company and it fans are probably the most vocal about this potentially amazing, life-saving technology. There are other companies developing similar … [continued]
Volvo has taken the wraps off its Concept Recharge, the all-electric car that will replace the XC90.
The Shanghai-based Lidar manufacturer Hesai has announced that it brought in more than $300 million in a Series D financing round. The round was led by GL Ventures, Meituan, Xiaomi, and CITICPE. Hesai has said that the new capital injection will be used to increase the volume production of its … [continued]
Argo AI seems to be one of the top autonomous driving startups out there. It has significant backing from Ford and Volkswagen. Their investments into the company have totaled $1 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. Last I checked, top global automakers don’t drop a few billion dollars on a company … [continued]
Jim Park at Truckinginfo.com wrote an interesting story questioning the safety of lidar systems. Some types of lidar could potentially cause damage to human eyes, while other types could be hurting cameras that other autonomous depend on for safe operation (not to mention cameras used by traffic equipment, cell phones, … [continued]
There are approximately a dozen autonomy-related companies I’m keeping an eye on. As noted in a recent article about Waymo’s approach versus Tesla’s approach, two key take-home points were: 1) autonomous driving experts disagree on which approach will lead to the most success in commercialized autonomous driving, 2) I certainly … [continued]