Even though it may seem like we have already explored every single square centimeter of the Earth, there are still many areas that are practically unmapped. These areas include the bottom of the Earth ...

A research team led by University of Tsukuba has developed a new method to estimate long-term debris supply from steep slopes by measuring debris accumulated on decades-old abandoned roads using a ...

After we wrote about a Tesla Model Y with Luminar Hydra LiDARs in tests, company advocates quickly pointed out that Tesla has used them for a long time. There are indeed images of Tesla prototypes ...

As passenger mobility becomes electric and more technologically advanced, engineers have developed several components to make car travel easier, more efficient, and, most importantly, safer. One of ...

When it comes to perception technology, lidar simply can do what other sensors cannot. Developers of automated driving systems of all grades will still need to effectively utilize their camera-based ...

LiDAR, short for light detection and ranging, sounds like the sort of made-up term you might find coming out of the mouth of an engineering officer on a fictional starship. It rolls off the tongue in ...

An example of 3D mapping produced by LiDAR. Image credit: Nuview. Clouds and darkness: These are the two challenges that bedevil every Earth observation (EO) satellite that relies on visible light ...

Carbon credits are becoming a big business. Recently, Delta Airlines was sued by an unsatisfied customer because it claimed to be carbon neutral. The lawsuit asserts that this was not, in fact, the ...

While lidar has been around for years, it’s now more affordable and accessible than ever, so we’re seeing this technology show up on a variety of professional applications … and even in the smart home ...

I'm travelling,and bored,and when that happens, I look closely at the hardware I'm carrying. Yesterday it's the camera/lidar bump on the iPad Pro. And I got to thinking how weird it was that it was so ...