Category Archives: Autonomous vehicles

Intel Capital Invests in Delair to Accelerate Software Platform

Posted on September 19, 2018 by lidar

Intel Capital is one of the world’s most powerful venture capital firms. If you recall from the Olympics (see below) they have a keen interest in UAVs, making Delair an ideal investment partner. For the past year, Delair and Intel … Continue reading →

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Automotive Lidar – Are We There Yet?

Posted on September 19, 2018 by lidar

The use of automotive lidar for autonomous vehicle navigation requires not only the innovative application of technology, but in the final analysis a business plan that reflects the realities of supplying components to the automotive industry. Jan-Erik Källhammer is the … Continue reading →

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Doppler Lidar – Is This the Better Approach?

Posted on September 9, 2018 by lidar

Blackmore is promoting the use of Doppler lidar as a better sensor for the autonomous vehicle industry. The typical example of the Doppler effect in the real world is the apparent change in frequency of a train as it approaches … Continue reading →

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AutoX to Deliver Groceries with Driverless Vehicles

Posted on August 28, 2018 by lidar

AutoX, a developer of autonomous driving technology, is launching a grocery delivery pilot in San Jose, California. Well, the risk of failure in this driverless vehicle experiment seems to be significantly reduced as their will be no person in the … Continue reading →

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Coord Initiative from Alphabet Sidewalk Labs

Posted on August 27, 2018 by lidar

Coord could be the real time platform for bringing urban transportation into a coordinated system. (By Stephen Smyth from the Coord website) “When I look ahead to the future of urban mobility, I often think back to the challenge of … Continue reading →

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SharedStreets Provides Foundation for Smart Cities

Posted on August 25, 2018 by lidar

SharedStreets supports a data standard for urban environments that recently received important support from Uber. Just when you think you are getting on top of the latest developments in the highway and street data projects around the world, such as … Continue reading →

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Wingtra CEO Boosfeld on the Future of VTOL UAS

Posted on August 22, 2018 by lidar

The Wingtra UAS vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) may make small, fixed wing  drones obsolete. (Editor’s Note – The following is from a recent interview with Maximilian Boosfeld, CEO.) Wingtra started as an ambitious research project called Pacflyer. Basil Weibel, … Continue reading →

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OpenDrive is a Standard for Driving Simulators

Posted on August 20, 2018 by lidar

The OpenDRIVE standard could stimulate new business for mobile lidar mappers As many of you know Lidar News has been a long standing proponent of the need for standards. I think most people in the 3D laser scanning industry will … Continue reading →

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Quanergy is Facing a Number of Challenges

Posted on August 15, 2018 by lidar

In this extensive article by Bloomberg entitled, How a Billion – Dollar Autonomous Vehicle Start-up Lost its Way, the authors present a case that Quanergy is experiencing problems with its manufacturing, ability to retain key people and overall focus. This is … Continue reading →

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LeddarTech Delivers Solid State Lidar

Posted on August 10, 2018 by lidar

This is a very important milestone for LeddarTech based in Quebec City, Canada and the autonomous vehicle market worldwide. The firm announced today that they had delivered the first A-samples of its LeddarCore LCA2 system-on-chip (SoC) to select automotive partners, … Continue reading →

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