Before (L) and after (R) condition of the phone camera. A video going viral on social media claims that pointing the phone camera directly at a car's LiDAR sensor could be an expensive affair.

PSA: Lidar and high-powered lasers, increasingly common in cars and at entertainment venues, can cause permanent damage to smartphone cameras – even those built to withstand everyday wear.

One reddit user found out earlier this month that car-mounted lidar sensors can damage a phone camera under certain circumstances. It was the technological equivalent of staring directly into the Sun.

A Volvo EX90's lidar sensor was caught on video damaging a smartphone's built-in camera. The lidar's lasers damaged the camera's telephoto lens, which fried certain pixels. Here's a PSA ...

Credit: Innoviz Technologies/PR Newswire. Innoviz Technologies has collaborated with Volkswagen Autonomous Mobility to integrate the InnovizTwo LiDAR units into the ID. Buzz AD, VW’s L4 ...

The new standard includes range measurement, angular resolution, anti-interference, and environmental durability. Credit: Hesai. The automotive industry in China has reached a milestone with the ...

The carmaker reported the sharp decline in quarterly earnings after its brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration. By Jack Ewing Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief ...

In 2024, lidar installations in vehicles exceeded 1.5 million units in China, more than doubling the figure from 2023. Hesai's newest product, the ATX lidar, is scheduled for mass production in ...

LiDAR, or light detection and ranging, has emerged as a pivotal technology in various industries, offering unparalleled precision in mapping and imaging. However, its strategic use in military ...

But thanks to a powerful laser-based technology called lidar, ancient history is being illuminated like never before. Scientists still debate whether lidar stands for “laser imaging, detection ...

A research team has proposed a wind sensing lidar theory based on up-conversion quantum interference and successfully developed a prototype. Their work is published in ACS Photonics. The primary ...