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
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MIM scanners
12 September 2018
Precision Laser Scanning has introduced its compact MIM (Motor In Mirror) scanners for autonomous vehicle lidar systems
The rise and rise of VCSELs
3 September 2018
VCSELs are known for their size, reliability, volume scalability and cost effectiveness. With more industries catching on to their potential, it’s no wonder the VCSEL market is forecast to be $3.1bn in four years, says Keely Portway
ESA launches lidar wind measuring satellite
23 August 2018
On 22 August, a powerful lidar instrument was launched into orbit by the European Space Agency as part of the first space mission to acquire profiles of the wind on a global scale
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
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
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
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
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
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2 July 2018
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