: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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The approach avoids reliance on a single lidar by layering redundant perception systems.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Ford plans to use lidar, a remote-sensing technology, to support its Level 3 system, Field said.
—Nora Eckert, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The cars—powered by lidar, cameras, and other sensors—are remarkably safe, logging fewer crashes over more than 125 million miles than the average human driver on the same roads.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Additionally, executives announced that future models of its second-gen vehicle lineup, R2, will have lidar sensors integrated into the sensor suite, supplementing cameras and radar.
—Jordyn Grzelewski, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Ford plans to use lidar, a remote-sensing technology, to support its Level 3 system, Field said.
—Nora Eckert, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The cars—powered by lidar, cameras, and other sensors—are remarkably safe, logging fewer crashes over more than 125 million miles than the average human driver on the same roads.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Additionally, executives announced that future models of its second-gen vehicle lineup, R2, will have lidar sensors integrated into the sensor suite, supplementing cameras and radar.
—Jordyn Grzelewski, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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