lidar
noun
li·dar
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Definition of lidar
: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves
Examples of lidar in a Sentence
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The criminal charges filed against Anthony [Levandowski] relate exclusively to lidar and do not in any way involve Pronto's groundbreaking technology. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Former Google engineer Levandowski indicted for stealing trade secrets," 27 Aug. 2019 That included Google’s breakthroughs in lidar, a key piece of technology that enables self-driving cars to detect what’s around them. — Washington Post, "Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case," 27 Aug. 2019 That included Google's breakthroughs in lidar, a key piece of technology that enables self-driving cars to detect what's around them. — Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY, "Former Google employee charged for stealing secrets, selling them to Uber," 27 Aug. 2019 The car was mounted with two lidars—laser-radar sensor technology used by most self-driving car companies to help the vehicles see the world around them—developed by the Chinese company Hesai. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "What it’s like riding in an advanced self-driving car in China," 24 Aug. 2019 The cars, loaded with radar, optical and lidar -- or laser -- instruments, will be easy to recognize on highways between Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers, and Miami. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Waymo will test autonomous cars in Florida downpours," 20 Aug. 2019 Unlike some of it’s competition, the REV-1 doesn’t rely on an expensive and complicated suite of navigational tools like lidar sensors. — Peter Holley, Washington Post, "A new autonomous delivery vehicle is designed to operate like a bicycle," 25 July 2019 Billing it as the largest such trove of data made available to researchers and rivals, Lyft said Tuesday the initiative includes more than 55,000 three-dimensional frames gleaned from cameras, lidar, and radar installed on its research fleet. — BostonGlobe.com, "Coca-Cola stock boosted by sales of less sugary drinks," 25 July 2019 But even the best lidar works a bit like the game Battleship. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "The Uber Crash Won't Be the Last Shocking Self-Driving Death," 31 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lidar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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