A new approach to LiDAR technology invented by University of Washington researchers resides on a computer chip and uses sound waves running over its surface to steer a laser beam. It allows self-driving cars to see objects like pedestrians…

Refractive lenses have been around forever—800 years, in fact. The basic architecture of lenses, however, may be changing. Metamaterials could revolutionize lensing systems. Conventional lenses rely on refraction at interfaces to focus…

The most significant concerns surrounding autonomous vehicles include safety and reliability. The vehicles must accurately, effectively, and efficiently monitor and distinguish their surroundings, including potential threats to passenger…

Hyundai Mobis will unveil a new convergence technology optimized for purpose-built vehicles (PBV) at CES 2023. Their CES theme, 'Hi! For a Better Tomorrow!' will be an intro to new PBV concept models "M.Vision TO" and "M.Vision HI" for the…

The NVIDIA DRIVE Sim platform now supports Aeva's Aeries 4D LiDAR sensors. The Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR sensors detect 3D position and instant velocity for each point at distances up to 500 meters. The NVIDIA…

Collaboration between LiDAR sensor providers, Hesai and Lumentum, specialists in VCSEL arrays for 3D sensing, yields the industry's first 200-meter, long-range VCSEL-based hybrid solid-state LiDAR solution for ADAS. High costs and poor…

FEV, Beijing LiangDao Intelligent Automotive Technology, and Ibeo Automotive Systems have announced their cooperation to bundle competencies, providing OEM customers worldwide with access to a full-range of solutions for Level 3 and 4…

Calibrating sensor data in autonomous systems must be simple and quick, but above all, it must be accurate. Deepen AI just unveiled a software tool, Deepen Calibrate, to enable the calibration of multi-sensor data, managing process…

The technology required to make autonomous cars a commonplace reality is here. But they aren’t economically viable yet. The biggest obstacle to making them cheap enough for everyday adoption is the cost of LiDAR, the technology that enables…

While there’s really no such thing as standard reaction time, accident reconstructionists often use a standard number (around 1.5 seconds) as a basis to calculate fault when determining how a reasonably careful person drives. Safety…