‘Scanner Sombre’ arms you with lidar for a gorgeous, creepy explore-’em-up

 Something about the polychromatic pointillism of lidar imagery has always intrigued me, but as a writer…

Luminar reveals sensors that could make self-driving cars safer than human

 Cameras help autonomous vehicles read street signs and the color of traffic lights. But LiDARs, aka…

Uber denies Waymo theft claims on grounds it never used custom LiDAR

 Acknowledging that its technology is second-best is a rare move for a competitive startup, but as Uber faces…

WTF is lidar?

 Long ago, people believed that the eye emitted invisible rays that struck the world outside, causing…

A view from Andreessen Horowitz on the questions shaping the future of autonomous vehicles

 Everything that moves, says a16z partner Frank Chen, will go autonomous. But what does that really…

Blackmore raises $3.5 million to build better eyes for your self-driving car

 A Bozeman, Montana startup called Blackmore Sensors and Analytics Inc. has raised $3.5 million to build…