Tag: Lidar
How Car Manufacturers Can Improve Their Pedestrian Detection Systems
The rise of autonomous vehicles has brought significant advancements in safety features. The $53 billion autonomous vehicle industry has taken the transportation sector by storm. Yet, the challenge of pedestrian detection remains at the forefront. Thus comes the need for advanced pedestrian detection technology. This technology, designed to identify pedestrians and prevent accidents, is…
Autonomous vehicles to drive automotive sensor growth, IDTechEx finds
IDTechEx’s new report “Autonomous Cars, Robotaxis and Sensors 2024-2044” shows that autonomous cars are slowly, but very surely, becoming a part of everyday life. Although they have been hyped and overpromised for a long time, in the last couple of years the industry has accomplished some significant milestones. The US and China both now have…
Polestar and Luminar expand LiDAR collaboration
Polestar and Luminar are expanding their collaboration and integration of long-range LiDAR technology in future Polestar vehicles. The utilisation of LiDAR technology continues to gain momentum as the global focus on next-generation safety and autonomy increases. The expanded partnership provides a foundation to collaborate on the industrial design and integration of Luminar’s 3D laser scanning…
Vodafone and Ericsson trialling drones for site upgrades
Vodafone and Ericsson are working together to trial the use of drones and Lidar-based 3D technology to speed up network planning and site upgrades. Drones enable surveys of difficult to reach rural and city-centre sites, saving time and money, as well as reducing the potential health and safety risks associated with surveys. With fewer engineers…
Ford creates Digit, a robot that delivers to the door
Ford is testing a two-legged robot that is able to independently carry parcels from a self-driving delivery vehicle to the front door. Called Digit, the slightly scaring looking humanoid can walk up and down stairs, as well as on uneven ground, holding items weighing up to 18kg, with the aim of one day easing pressure…
Elon Musk’s Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars in 2020
Tesla expects to have full self-driving cars in which humans will not have to touch the steering wheel by around the second quarter of next year. The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its California, headquarters on Monday, in which it outlined its bold but risky bid to transform Tesla’s electric cars…
