: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Artificial intelligence pairs that information with real-time data gathered from 13 cameras, four lidar, six radar and several external audio receivers to determine the car's movements.
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Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles require continuous, millisecond-accurate synchronization between radar, lidar and cameras to interpret surroundings and make split-second decisions.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Indeed, orbiting Earth-observation satellites routinely use lasers for light-detection and ranging (lidar) on the planet's surface, despite the clouds and smog, while Chinese scientists have recently conducted the first ever daytime laser-ranging experiment from Earth to the moon.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the Nevo A06’s roof houses a lidar system, complemented by three millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 11 cameras, enabling level 2 advanced driving assistance features.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles require continuous, millisecond-accurate synchronization between radar, lidar and cameras to interpret surroundings and make split-second decisions.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Indeed, orbiting Earth-observation satellites routinely use lasers for light-detection and ranging (lidar) on the planet's surface, despite the clouds and smog, while Chinese scientists have recently conducted the first ever daytime laser-ranging experiment from Earth to the moon.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the Nevo A06’s roof houses a lidar system, complemented by three millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 11 cameras, enabling level 2 advanced driving assistance features.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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