BROWSING: LiDAR
LiDAR in the iPhone 12: What is it and what does it mean for augmented reality?
Head of Verizon's XR Lab: 'Apple's use of LiDAR in the iPhone 12 Pro is a huge step in augmented reality'
Apple forever changed the course of 5G last week when it announced the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone Pro Max and iPhone 12...
Shanghai smart city project to include ‘high-tech roads, autonomous buses and a 5G Network’
Automotive technology company Human Horizons is conducting a smart city project called the Vehicle-Road-City Integrated Smart City in the artificial intelligence hub of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai, China. Part of the company’s larger strategic blueprint, called '3 Smart,' the project will combine...
Australia appoints UK firm to run drone analytics for decommissioning old mines
The Australian government is to use drones and analytics to monitor the decommissioning and revegetation of mining sites in the north of the country.
The department for the environment and energy in Australia has appointed UK-based analytics firm Maestrano Group to equip drones with video...
The top five applications for Lidar beyond the automotive market (Reader Forum)
It’s clear that lidar technology will play a pivotal role in the automotive market, transforming the way we navigate with the advent of autonomous vehicles and shuttles. Aside from its impact on the automotive space, lidar also has the potential to revolutionize a number...
What sensors are needed for safe autonomous driving?
The two basic rules for autonomous driving are: Rule number 1: Do no harm. Rule number 2: Don’t get hurt.
Forget about insurance companies’ claim that autonomous driving is safer and that insurance rates will be lower. When people hear about an autonomous car running...
Car maker Volvo takes stake in California autonomous driving start-up
Swedish car-maker Volvo has taken a stake in US start-up Luminar, based in California and Florida, to develop sensor technology for autonomous vehicles.
Volvo Cars, a subsidiary of Chinese automotive company Geely, has been working with Luminar already on development and testing of LiDAR technology,...
GM to bring self-driving cars to Manhattan
GM's Cruise Automation has had a big month. First the company said it had purchased a chip developer that will help it virtually eliminate one of the major costs of making self-driving cars. Then, Cruise announced plans to test those cars in New York...
LiDAR sensors could make driverless cars affordable
How long will it be until self-driving cars become part of daily life? For some Americans, the future is literally right around the corner. Google parent Alphabet is preparing to put Chrysler Pacifica minivans that drive themselves onto public roads in Phoenix and Mountain...
LiDAR sensors could make driverless cars affordable
How long will it be until self-driving cars become part of daily life? For some Americans, the future is literally right around the corner. Google parent Alphabet is preparing to put Chrysler Pacifica minivans that drive themselves onto public roads in Phoenix and Mountain...
Vodafone and Nokia reach 5 Gbps in live public 5G trial in Australia
Vodafone Australia and Nokia clocked speeds of up to 5 Gbps and latency of 3 ms in a live public 5G trial in Sydney.
Using 200 MHz of spectrum, Vodafone Australia and Nokia successfully conducted on Wednesday a live public 5G trial at Sydney’s University...
Amsterdam’s canals to test autonomous boats
A fleet of autonomous boats will start navigating the canals of Amsterdam next year following a research collaboration between AMS and MIT.
The Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) in the Netherlands and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the U.S. have joined...