To rapidly map regions in fine detail, researchers need national but not necessarily local permission to carry out an aerial scan. It's similar to how Google can map your home without your consent.

GRAND FORKS — Farmers, watershed managers and others with an interest now have easy access to precise information on land elevations and similar data in the Minnesota portion of the Red River Basin ...

While a certain car company blindly refuses to incorporate lidar into its semi-autonomous driving systems, Rivian has announced it is embracing the technology, and on its less expensive model, no less ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Bionic LiDAR has crossed a psychological and technical threshold, delivering spatial detail that out-resolves the human ...

For a hands-free driving system to keep a vehicle safely in its lane, the software first needs to know where that lane is and some information about it. We've explained how these systems rely on ...

Mobileye Global Inc. will use laser sensors made by Innoviz Technologies Ltd. for the autonomous driving system it supplies to vehicle manufacturers, a potential revenue boost for the upstart as it ...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has described lidar sensors as a “crutch” for autonomous vehicles. Yet Tesla has become the largest customer of lidar manufacturer Luminar Technologies, Inc.

Using light to move data over shorter distances is becoming more common, both because there is much more data to move around and because photons are faster and cooler than electrons. Using optical ...

Chinese EV startup Li Auto‘s (NASDAQ:LI) founder and CEO Li Xiang on Friday reportedly backed the use of LiDAR technology in the company’s vehicles, saying it is necessary on the roads in China. What ...