Lidar set to power cars’ journey of transformation
27 August 2019
Andy Extance asks: which laser wavelengths, detector architectures and ranging techniques are required to deliver competitive and cost-effective automotive lidar performance?
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Iris: Luminar’s perception platform for series production vehicles (Image: Business Wire)
Luminar to launch sub-$1,000 lidar platform on production vehicles in 2022
17 July 2019
The firm claims that Iris is the first sensing platform to exceed the essential requirements needed to deliver level three and level four autonomy to consumers
AEye lidar system tested at 1km range
27 November 2018
US robotic perception company AEye has shown its Idar lidar system is able to detect and track a truck at 1km distance
Top lidar firms to be honoured at CES 2019
22 November 2018
Lidar system suppliers, Innoviz and RoboSense, have been honoured by awards at the upcoming 2019 consumer electronics show, CES
II-VI to acquire Finisar for $3.2bn
9 November 2018
US optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI has announced that it will acquire optical communications firm Finisar for $3.2 billion
Photonics Leadership Group targets new UK government funding
29 October 2018
At the latest Photonics Leadership Group meeting, held at Photonex, engagement with the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund was top of the agenda
Chinese automotive lidar firm wins $45m funding
25 October 2018
Chinese automotive lidar provider RoboSense has received a combined investment of over $45 million – the largest-ever single round of financing for a Chinese lidar company
Hollow-core fibre breakthrough could herald 5G networks
28 September 2018
Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronic Research Centre (ORC) have developed a new type of hollow-core optical fibre (HCF) that exhibits the world’s lowest optical signal attenuation
MIM scanners
12 September 2018
Precision Laser Scanning has introduced its compact MIM (Motor In Mirror) scanners for autonomous vehicle lidar systems
Techspec HPi and HPr
12 September 2018
Edmund Optics’ new Techspec HPr (high performance ruggedised) series fixed focal length lenses feature up to 9MP resolution
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