Definition of lidar
: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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That could give the robot more visual resolution than a lidar system.
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Musk argues that expensive lidar systems won’t be needed once the systems that interpret visual information from cameras become sufficiently refined.
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To put it in perspective, a friend of mine built a lidar system for aerosol measurements.
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Tesla relies on cameras and sensors on its vehicles but has eschewed lidar.
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Radar and its laser counterpart lidar can detect out-of-sight objects.
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Luminar has developed a system that helps autonomous vehicles detect objects using lidar, which relies on laser lights to detect objects in much the same way radar relies on radio waves.
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How automated vehicles work Self-driving cars work with the aid of GPS, internal navigational maps, sensors, cameras, lidar and radar to navigate streets and detect objects in the environment.
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Autopilot does not use lidar — a kind of radar based on lasers — that Waymo and others have maintained are crucial for fully autonomous vehicles.
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Origin and Etymology of lidar
light + radar
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