: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Rajagopalan said the decision to introduce lidar came down to improvements in the sensors’ cost, performance, and design in recent years.
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Jordyn Grzelewski, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Using sonar, lidar, cameras, and electromagnetic sensors, the robot can detect mines, track undersea structures, and conduct change-detection analysis on harbors, pipelines, and cable corridors.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Autonomous vehicles rely primarily on onboard code and sensors, such as lidar, to navigate city streets but are also backed by remote human operators who assist in unusual traffic conditions.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
But instead of humans behind the wheel, software generally drives the vehicles aided by cameras and, in the case of Waymo, other sensors such as lidar.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jordyn Grzelewski, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Using sonar, lidar, cameras, and electromagnetic sensors, the robot can detect mines, track undersea structures, and conduct change-detection analysis on harbors, pipelines, and cable corridors.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Autonomous vehicles rely primarily on onboard code and sensors, such as lidar, to navigate city streets but are also backed by remote human operators who assist in unusual traffic conditions.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Nov. 2025
But instead of humans behind the wheel, software generally drives the vehicles aided by cameras and, in the case of Waymo, other sensors such as lidar.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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