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Fully Autonomous Highway Driving in 2022

Posted on August 3, 2020 by lidar

Volvo is partnering with tech firm Luminar to provide their industry-leading LiDAR and perception technology for Volvo’s next-generation cars.The partnership will deliver Volvo’s first fully autonomous driving technology for highways and paves the way for future active-safety developments. From an … Continue reading →

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Volvo to Offer Lidar-Equipped Self-Driving Cars in 2022

Posted on May 8, 2020 by lidar

Most new cars sold today include a bevy of sensors such as cameras and radar to help power modern conveniences like automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping assist. Very few automakers, however, sell cars with the high-powered laser sensor known as … Continue reading →

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Lidar as a Service May Be the New AV Business Model

Posted on January 17, 2020 by lidar

Subscription sales have helped countless software companies rack up big-time revenue. Are autonomous-driving technology startups about to borrow a page from that playbook? Some think lidar as a service may become the new business model for some of the cash … Continue reading →

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Lidar Sensor Leasing Program Offered to Developers

Posted on January 12, 2020 by lidar

Upstart lidar maker Luminar, with one of the most sophisticated laser sensors for self-driving cars, is expanding beyond hardware with the addition of much-needed commercial software and a computing system that makes its technology plug-and-play capable for autonomous vehicle developers. … Continue reading →

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Autonomous Lidar Vehicle Designer is Legally Blind

Posted on September 15, 2019 by lidar

Nico Gentry has always loved cars. “I wanted so badly to get my permit and eventually my driver’s license,” the 25-year-old manufacturing engineer from Orlando, Florida, told me in a recent phone call. But a neurological disorder called nystagmus that … Continue reading →

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Lidar Sensors Designed to be Auto-Ready

Posted on August 26, 2019 by lidar

ORLANDO — A thief provided the perfect circumstances for an inadvertent experiment with a pallet of Luminar lidar sensors. From an article in Automotive News by  Pete Bigelow. Last summer, a pallet containing lidar sensors made by Luminar was stolen … Continue reading →

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Volvo and Luminar Team to Produce 360c Concept

Posted on November 29, 2018 by lidar

There is no question that the video is impressive and that Volvo and Luminar seem fully invested in a safe introduction of autonomous vehicles, but achieving Level 4 (everything with some constraints) under highway conditions is a monumental challenge. A … Continue reading →

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Driverless Car Revolution is Running Late

Posted on November 19, 2018 by lidar

The adoption rate for the driverless car is behind schedule. Engineering challenge of the decade Auto makers are becoming more cautious Greatest obstacle is fear of trusting a robot Vehicle insurance and laws would have to be overhauled In this … Continue reading →

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