Lidar, Lost Cities, & The Circular Economy Of The Future

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:55:30 +0000

Lidar has also become a powerful tool for reclaiming lost histories and building the sustainable, circular economy of the future, too.

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Luminar & Mercedes-Benz Announce Broad Deal Across Next-Generation Production Vehicle Lines

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:35:56 +0000

Luminar is a global automotive technology company helping to usher in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. Luminar says that for the past  decade, it has built an advanced hardware and software platform to enable next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for production vehicles for its more than 50 industry partners. These include some […]

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Location Key to Improved Autonomous Vehicle Vision

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:50:19 +0000

QUT robotics researchers working with Ford Motor Company have found a way to tell an autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating. Professor Michael Milford, Joint Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and senior author, said the research comes from a project looking at how cameras and […]

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Tiny Switches Give Solid-State LiDAR Record Resolution

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 03:26:33 +0000

When Google unveiled its first autonomous cars in 2010, the spinning cylinder mounted on the roofs really stood out. It was the vehicle’s light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, which worked like light-based radar. Together with cameras and radar, LiDAR mapped the environment to help these cars avoid obstacles and drive safely. Since then, inexpensive, […]

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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess Shares Thoughts On Lidar During AMA

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:00:33 +0000

VolkswagenVolkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that were focused on software, electrification, and autonomy. When asked about his thoughts on lidar technology, he said that it was essential in achieving Level 3 autonomy. “Lidar technology is still expensive, but today […]

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Volkswagen CEO Shares Thoughts On Lidar

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:00:33 +0000

VolkswagenVolkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that were focused on software, electrification, and autonomy. When asked about his thoughts on lidar technology, he said that it was essential in achieving Level 3 autonomy. “Lidar technology is still expensive, but today […]

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The Electrification Of Transportation Must Be Accompanied By On-Demand Access To Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: Sponsored Content| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:00:09 +0000

Unprecedented growth in global electricity demand must be met with renewable sources and technologies delivering new levels of energy efficiency.

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Byton 2.0 At Frankfurt Auto Show — Are We There Yet?

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 22:50:44 +0000

I’m still bullish on Byton, but with caution about the direction the company is taking. Although similar to the original target of delivering autonomous electric vehicles (EV) globally, the last round of investments gives more food for thought

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The Global Rich May Not Be Able To Dodge Clear-Air Flight Turbulence Due To Climate Change

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:31:30 +0000

We’ll start seeing specific large-impact clear-air turbulence incidents attributed in part to climate change in the coming years, some regions of the globe will have worse impacts than others and newer planes will be better able to ride it out

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