: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
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Waymo vehicles rely on cameras, sensors and a type of laser radar called lidar to operate autonomously.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The company uses high-resolution cameras, radar and lidar to understand the environment, with their FirstLight lidar detecting objects from over 1,470 feet away, offering nearly nine seconds of reaction time at highway speeds.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
All of Waymo’s tech is designed in-house, including its lidar, radar, cameras and computing system, and manufactured by Alphabet’s vast, global base of suppliers.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Both shops have a buy rating on the company, which makes lidar sensors used in autonomous vehicles.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The company uses high-resolution cameras, radar and lidar to understand the environment, with their FirstLight lidar detecting objects from over 1,470 feet away, offering nearly nine seconds of reaction time at highway speeds.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
All of Waymo’s tech is designed in-house, including its lidar, radar, cameras and computing system, and manufactured by Alphabet’s vast, global base of suppliers.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Both shops have a buy rating on the company, which makes lidar sensors used in autonomous vehicles.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Lidar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lidar. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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