: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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The bidirectional vehicle, with an identical front and rear, is also packed with sensors, including eight laser lidars; 10 radar units; 18 cameras; eight microphones (to hear emergency vehicles); and four thermal cameras to detect humans and animals in murky weather, dim lighting and fog.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the Nevo A06’s roof houses a lidar system, complemented by three millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 11 cameras, enabling level 2 advanced driving assistance features.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Think ultrasonic, vibration, lidar, thermal, visual.
—Jake Loosararian, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2025
The predictions are based on weather forecasts and a detailed terrain map made from satellite and lidar scans.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2025
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the Nevo A06’s roof houses a lidar system, complemented by three millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 11 cameras, enabling level 2 advanced driving assistance features.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Think ultrasonic, vibration, lidar, thermal, visual.
—Jake Loosararian, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2025
The predictions are based on weather forecasts and a detailed terrain map made from satellite and lidar scans.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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