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Insight LiDAR has introduced the Digital Coherent LiDAR, an ultra-high resolution, long-range LiDAR sensor targeted at the emerging autonomous vehicle (AV) market. Insight’s unique sensor combines a number of critical technologies to deliver a low-cost, chip-scale LiDAR that not only has the sensitivity to range low-reflectivity objects at over 200 meters, but also delivers industry-leading resolution, putting 10-20 times more pixels on objects. This ultra-high resolution, along with direct Doppler velocity enables perception teams to identify and classify objects much faster than ever before, while additionally providing the critical information necessary to solve difficult AV edge cases.
LiDAR is the most critical sensor enabling autonomous vehicles. According to Pitchbook’s Q3 2019 Emerging Tech Mobility Report, “Lidar technology is critical for automotive-grade, self-driving applications because it provides distance, speed and depth information in a computationally compact fashion.” However, today’s legacy lidar sensors are unable to simultaneously meet all of the critical performance, cost and reliability targets required for widespread, safe autonomous...