NEWS
Lidar could help in search for missing murder victims
14 August 2018
Lidar could help narrow the scope and speed up the search for clues during crime scene investigations, according to a new study
lidar
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Lighting up the road
11 July 2018
Various lidar companies are finding ways to meet the huge challenges automotive applications present. Jessica Rowbury discovers Luminar’s approach, and decisions made in designing their system
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Lidar: Seeing beyond the hype
11 July 2018
Simon Andrews, executive director of Fraunhofer UK Research, believes the excitement surrounding automotive lidar will ultimately bring benefits to many other sectors
NEWS
Leti launches project to characterise lidar sensors
11 July 2018
French research institute Leti has announced a pilot programme to characterise and assess lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles
NEWS
Finisar opens site to ramp VCSEL production
3 July 2018
Optical communication component supplier, Finisar, has opened a manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas to increase the production capacity of its VCSELs
WHITE PAPER
SPONSORED CONTENTThis article is brought to you by:
Thin Film Interference Filters for LIDAR
2 July 2018
Driven by a multitude of new applications, LIDAR is becoming more efficient, affordable, and accessible than ever. Recent technological advancements have seen dramatically increased accuracy and resolution, even in systems that are small enough to be discretely hidden within the side mirrors of self-driving cars. Thin-film interference filters have kept up with the technology through state-of-the-art design and coating techniques, advanced measurement systems, tight uniformity control, and minimal thermal dependence.
NEWS
Volvo invests in Luminar's lidar tech
18 June 2018
Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in lidar start-up Luminar to advance its position in the autonomous vehicle space
NEWS
Lidar developer Innoviz targets Chinese automotive market with new partnership
7 June 2018
Israeli lidar developer Innoviz Technologies has partnered with HiRain Technologies, a Tier 1 automotive supplier in China, to bring Innoviz's technology to Chinese automakers
NEWS
Automotive lidar to grow at a 43 per cent CAGR from 2017-2023, says Yole
21 May 2018
Between 2017 and 2023, the global lidar systems market for automotive applications will grow from $726 million to $5 billion, achieving a CAGR of 43 per cent, according to a new report by Yole Développement
NEWS
On Semiconductor acquires SensL for lidar sensing tech
15 May 2018
On Semiconductor has acquired SensL Technologies, a producer of silicon photomultipliers, single photon avalanche diodes, and lidar sensing products