: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Waymo and other self-driving startups used a combination of cameras, lidar, and other sensors and built a complex network of fail-safes, detailed mapping, and human oversight.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Unlike every other autonomous vehicle developer, Tesla relies on a handful of monocular cameras rather than fusing the inputs from cameras, lidar, and radar.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Artificial intelligence pairs that information with real-time data gathered from 13 cameras, four lidar, six radar and several external audio receivers to determine the car's movements.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles require continuous, millisecond-accurate synchronization between radar, lidar and cameras to interpret surroundings and make split-second decisions.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Unlike every other autonomous vehicle developer, Tesla relies on a handful of monocular cameras rather than fusing the inputs from cameras, lidar, and radar.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Artificial intelligence pairs that information with real-time data gathered from 13 cameras, four lidar, six radar and several external audio receivers to determine the car's movements.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles require continuous, millisecond-accurate synchronization between radar, lidar and cameras to interpret surroundings and make split-second decisions.
—Markus Lutz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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