What Is LiDAR? LiDAR stands for "light detection and ranging." In general terms, this technology uses infrared light or lasers to create a three-dimensional image of an environment. NASA initially ...

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.

Modern LiDAR relies on laser sensors that are deployed from the air or via handheld units. As lasers shine on the area to be mapped, they emit brief pulses of light. The amount of time it takes ...

LiDAR has arrived, but the dice is still rolling as to the winners, key applications and time-frames. What better place than CES and Las Vegas to see this fascinating landscape evolving?

LiDAR and vSLAM are two of the most popular navigation methods used by today's best robot vacuums. Working in conjunction with various sensors, they help the robot vacuum find its way around your ...

Palo Alto–based Luminar calls its new, third-generation lidar Iris. The unit is about the size of a soda can and weighs just under 2 pounds, small enough to fit into a car’s bumper. CEO Austin ...

At least 50 lidar startups have been out raising money. Venture investors have sunk $678.4 million into lidar startups over the last four years, more than half of that going to 18 startups in 2017 ...

In 2015, the cost of a LiDAR unit was no less than $75,000. But in early 2020, leading player Velodyne put a LiDAR sensor on the market for $100. In the future, LiDAR will be incorporated not just ...

But it’s not really about the iPad Pro. Apple put a lidar scanner in a tablet to prepare, almost certainly, for when it puts one in a pair of AR glasses. Speculation is cheap.