Once considered an essential part of the auto industry's high-tech future, lidar sensors are now often seen as optional components with uncertain prospects. The sensors, which use lasers to depict a ...

When it comes to perception technology, lidar simply can do what other sensors cannot. Developers of automated driving systems of all grades will still need to effectively utilize their camera-based ...

With the cost of sensors ranging from $15 to $1,000, carmakers are beginning to question how many sensors are needed for vehicles to be fully autonomous at least part of the time. Those sensors are ...