The new OS1-32 lidar sensor from Ouster includes a unique architecture for high-resolution images, as well as a modular cap for ease of integration.
Alpha Prime sensor from Velodyne Lidar to sharpen self-driving car perception
Velodyne Lidar said its Alpha Prime sensor, which is now available, combines capabilities to help autonomous vehicles navigate more safely through dynamic and unfamiliar settings.
Sense Photonics says new solid state 3D sensor offers longest range for industrial use
Sense Photonics said its new high-resolution, time-of-flight lidar sensor has the longest range for industrial usage at 40m.
Velodyne sues 2 Chinese rivals for lidar patent infringement
Velodyne, the world’s largest lidar developer, has filed patent infringement complaints against Hesai and Suteng (also known as RoboSense). The complaints were filed Aug. 13 to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The majority of autonomous vehicle companies rely on lidar, and the San Jose-based company said the two Chinese…
Velodyne Puck 32MR Lidar designed for drones & mobile robots
The Velodyne Lidar Puck 32MR is designed for low-speed autonomy, including mobile robots and drones. | Credit: Velodyne Lidar Velodyne Lidar has introduced the Puck 32MR sensor to offer a perception solution for low-speed autonomous markets, including robotics, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Velodyne said the solution is “cost effective,” but interested parties will have…
Velodyne Lidar acquires Mapper.ai for advanced driver assistance systems
Velodyne said it is adding Mapper.ai mapping and localization software to advance its revolutionary lidar-centric advanced driver-assistance systems.
SiLC takes modular, FMCW approach to lidar for self-driving cars, robots
SiLC is building lidar systems that get extra information out of photons while being safer for humans.
Luminar raises $100M to scale LiDAR for autonomous vehicles
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Luminar raised $100 million in funding that will help it scale production of LiDAR sensors for autonomous vehicles. This raises Luminar’s total amount of funding raised to more than $250 million. Luminar also unveiled a sensing and perception platform called Iris that has been in stealth development for the last three years.…
Analog Devices, First Sensor co-developing LiDAR sensors
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and First Sensor AG have announced a partnership to develop products aimed at speeding the launch of autonomous sensing technology serving unmanned automotive, aerial and underwater vehicles in transportation, smart agriculture, industrial manufacturing and other industries. As part of the collaboration, Analog Devices and First Sensor are developing offerings that shrink…
Sense Photonics raises $26M to expand depth perception for robots, self-driving cars
Sense Photonics has raised Series A funding for its modular, solid-state flash lidar systems, which operate like a camera and are scalable for industrial automation and autonomous vehicles.
Cornell’s ‘pseudo-lidar’ advances vision-based, 3D object recognition for autonomous driving
Cornell University researchers have developed a way of using low-cost, stereo cameras to allow self-driving cars to detect 3D objects with a range and accuracy approaching that of lidar.
Velodyne Lidar partners with Nikon to mass-produce cheaper lidar sensors
Velodyne said it is working with Nikon to mass-produce lidar sensors, which could lower their prices and help developers of robots, drones, and self-driving cars.
August 2017 fundings, acquisitions, IPOs and failures
August fundings totaled $369 million but the number of August transactions, seven, was down from previous months, eg: both July and June had 19 fundings each. Acquisitions, on the other hand, remained steady with a big one pending: Snap has been negotiating all month to acquire Chinese drone startup Zero Zero Robotics for around $150M.
Podcast: Divergent Views on Communicating with Machines
Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman, Mercedes Benz Much of what I saw at CES 2012 was about products being upgraded to “smart” under the premise that smart connectivity enables consumer convenience. It was definitely on the minds of most of those attending. That’s why the CES keynote speeches were so well attended:…