Omnitron Sensors, which makes MEMS sensor chips, has raised $13 million to create inexpensive sensors for self-driving cars.

For instance, Google’s self-driving car project, Waymo, utilizes a combination of sensors, lidar (light detection and ranging – a technology similar to RADAR), and cameras. It combines data ...

Google spin-off Waymo plans to sell ... security and agriculture not other self-drive cars. It did not say how much it would cost. Lidar technology is seen by many as crucial to the success ...

An curved arrow pointing right. LIDAR sensors might be getting a lot cheaper thanks to Velodyne. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Tech LIDAR sensors might be ...

So far, almost every autonomous vehicle we've encountered uses lidar to determine how far away things are, just as the winners of the DARPA Grand Challenges did back in the early 2000s.

Alteration made to the LiDAR sensor attached to car’s roof made the single biggest aerodynamic difference. Credit: Yiping Wang “Externally mounted sensors significantly increase aerodynamic ...