: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Several years ago, lidar surveys revealed that a small replica of Teotihuacán’s citadel lies just outside Tikal’s center.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Para lidar com isso, os gerentes precisam fazer um balanço dos desafios.
—Por Willy C. Shih E Veronica Chua, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Unlike Waymo, which uses cameras, radar, and lidar for navigation, Tesla relies heavily on cameras—a choice that critics say makes Full Self-Driving mode less safe, industry analyst Sam Abuelsamid told the L.A. Times.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
That’s also why Tesla’s robotaxi rivals use laser lidar, for 3D images, and radar to detect solid objects in a vehicle’s path–to get richer, more detailed images of the world.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Para lidar com isso, os gerentes precisam fazer um balanço dos desafios.
—Por Willy C. Shih E Veronica Chua, Harvard Business Review, 9 Apr. 2025
Unlike Waymo, which uses cameras, radar, and lidar for navigation, Tesla relies heavily on cameras—a choice that critics say makes Full Self-Driving mode less safe, industry analyst Sam Abuelsamid told the L.A. Times.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
That’s also why Tesla’s robotaxi rivals use laser lidar, for 3D images, and radar to detect solid objects in a vehicle’s path–to get richer, more detailed images of the world.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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