Tesla CEO Elon Musk once called LIDAR a “crutch,” something that automakers would find themselves leaning on in order to solve the problem of self-driving. Soon after, Tesla shifted wholly toward ...

Lidar maker Ouster is acquiring StereoLabs for $35 million and 1.8 million shares. StereoLabs makes vision-based perception systems.

Lots of companies are working to develop self-driving cars. And almost all of them use lidar, a type of sensor that uses lasers to build a three-dimensional map of the world around the car. But Tesla ...

We hear a lot about self-driving cars, but what’s actually in the technology that makes them possible? There are some proprietary systems in the works like AEye’s “iDAR” which uses solid-state lidar, ...

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 ...

Tesla’s refusal to equip its cars with LiDar sensors is deeply controversial, with some tech experts claiming that the company’s reliance on cameras makes its cars less safe than rivals. Now a ...

It wasn't too long ago that the automotive industry was awash with car manufacturers and tech startups proclaiming that self-driving cars were just around the corner. Tesla is perhaps the most famous ...

A great many vehicles these days use cameras, radar, and sensors to enable a wide array of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), ranging from blind-spot warning to rear cross-traffic alert—all ...

House-scanning app Canvas works with lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro, but also scans without it. The difference is accuracy. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, ...