Lidar makers Ouster, Velodyne complete merger

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Ouster Inc. (NYSE: OUST), today, Friday, March 12, 2021, in celebration of its Initial Listing. To honor the occasion, Ouster CEO Angus Pacala, joined by Chris Tay...

China’s Hesai Group Climbs In Nasdaq Debut On Autonomous Transport Hopes

This 2022 photo shows a sensor from Hesai on top of a “robotaxi” autonomous vehicle developed by … [+] Baidu Apollo as it drives along a street in Shenzhen in China southern. (Photo ...

This Radar Tech Startup Just Raised $17 Million To Make Automated Driving Cheaper And Safer

A Spartan Radar engineer runs sensor tests in a chamber that blocks electromagnetic interference in Los Alamitos, California. Elizabeth Lippman / Spartan Radar Autonomous cars and trucks won’t be a bi...

2 LiDAR Stocks Under $10 With Over 100% Upside Potential; J.P. Morgan Says ‘Buy’

Every so often, some technological advance comes along that forever alters the world we live in. Henry Ford’s assembly line brought cars to the masses, the internet has changed the way we communicate,...

Xiaomi-Backed Lidar Startup Hesai Planning to File for US IPO

The details of the IPO have not been disclosed, but if Hesai proceeds with all the steps on time, it might be the first Chinese company to launch an IPO in the US this year.  Hesai Technology, the Chi...

Volvo reveals new $80,000 electric SUV with Luminar lidar

Volvo’s plans to exclusively sell all-electric vehicles by 2030 kicked off Wednesday with the reveal of its EX90 – the first in a new lineup of EVs for the Swedish automaker. The carmaker is cal...

Lidar makers Ouster and Velodyne agree to merge

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Ouster Inc. (NYSE: OUST), today, Friday, March 12, 2021, in celebration of its Initial Listing. To honor the occasion, Ouster CEO Angus Pacala, joined by Chris Tay...

Luminar lidar production begins ahead of schedule

Luminar showcased the first passenger vehicle, a Toyota RAV4, fully integrated with the company’s Iris lidar, which is on-track for series production with its partners starting in late 2022. Lum...

Advances In Computer Vision Propel Transportation Autonomy

Autonomous self-driving car is recognizing road signs. Computer vision and artificial intelligence … [+] concept. getty Vision is a powerful human sensory input. It enables complex tasks and pro...

J.P. Morgan Storms Into the LiDAR Space; Here Are 2 Stocks That the Banking Giant Likes

With the objective of providing a high-resolution 3D view of their environment, LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensors are set to be a mainstay in autonomous vehicles. While not all have been pro...

Innoviz wins $4 billion dollar Volkswagen lidar contract

In this photo illustration a Innoviz Technologies logo is displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Israeli lidar maker Innoviz announced Tuesday it has won...

Is Tesla Backtracking On Its Camera-Only Autopilot Strategy?

About a year ago, Tesla announced that it was dropping the use of radar for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving on the Model 3 and Y. The argument was that it could perform the same function with just cam...

Laser Lighting, LiFi And LiDAR

Figure 1: Crossword puzzle showing LIFI keywords as dice on a white board communication concept flat … [+] design 3D illustration getty WiFi is embedded in our lives today. The term originated a...

World’s First Printable Optical Metasurface For Vision, 3D Sensing, LIDAR Now Shipping In Consumer Products

Metalenz co-founder Rob Devlin holds up a 12-inch wafer of printed camera lenses during a recording … [+] of the TechFirst video podcast. John Koetsier Metalenz announced today that chip giant S...

Automotive LiDAR Has Arrived

05 May 2022, Berlin: Mercedes is the first manufacturer in Germany to start selling a system for … [+] highly automated driving that can completely take control in gridlocked traffic on the auto...

Opsys Announces Major Customer Collaborations For It’s Solid State LiDAR Products

Opsys, with locations in Israel, California and the Czech Republic, develops and builds solid state scanning LiDAR systems that utilize a combination of fully addressable VCSEL  (Vertical Cavity Surfa...

Valeo Leads Deployment And Industrialization Of Automotive LiDAR

Figure 1: A Valeo ‘Cockpit Lighting’ is pictured at the research and development center of France’s … [+] multinational automotive supplier Valeo, November 20, 2017. PHOTO / ST...

Innoviz Launches New 360 Degree Lidar Sensor

Innoviz is launching a new 360 degree lidar sensor at CES 2022 Innoviz Israeli-startup Innoviz is widely viewed as one of the leaders in the emerging market for automotive lidar sensors. The company w...