The Consumer Electronics Show has seen big announcements in self-driving car technology in recent years, but 2020’s edition of the sprawling tech extravaganza acknowledges an awareness that the timetable for widespread availability of robotaxis may be years longer than many advocates anticipated.
Velodyne debuted a $100 solid-state laser sensor at CES today, the Velabit, that the company thinks is ideal for auto safety-oriented ADAS, as well as drones and industrial robots.
“We are coming to a conclusion that the addition of the lidar into the vehicle, maybe two Velabits, will first and foremost enhance the reliability and availability of your basic ADAS functions like automatic emergency braking and lane-keep assist,” CEO Anand Gopalan, who was promoted to that position from chief technology officer late Monday, tells Forbes. “Even systems available today, using cameras and radar, become more reliable with lidar.”
Read the article at Forbes.
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