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Many sources of Cheap Lidar for affordable self driving cars

LIDAR, (laser radar) is a sensor that has been essential for self driving cars. A popular early model from Velodyne, used by many, costs $75,000. Velodyne and other players in the self-driving space ...
Business Insider

Luminar Stock Rides Bullish LiDAR Wave With Volvo, But There’s More to Come

Luminar (NASDAQ:LAZR) stock flies higher today on news that Volvo (OTCMKTS:VLVLY) will include Luminar’s LiDAR technology in its next-generation electric vehicle. This comes as no surprise to us. In ...

Sorry, early Rivian R2 buyers: No lidar retrofit for you

There's just one thing that tripped a few folks up: the R2 won't receive its groundbreaking lidar hardware until months after it launches. And Rivian does not plan to offer a lidar upgrade path for ...
Daily Mail

Is this the high-tech solution to Trump's border wall? Lasers used in self-driving cars could be deployed along Mexican perimeter to 'detect people trying to cross'

Technology built for self-driving cars could be the next step in the US fight against illegal immigrants arriving from Mexico. Lidar, a laser-based detection system, would cost far less to install ...