Velodyne aims to price new self-driving car sensor below $700 – iTnews

Velodyne Lidar said it would introduce a new lidar unit, a key sensor in self-driving cars, with a target price point of less than US$500 (A$685) and no moving parts.
Velodyne became a public company in September and is one of several companies vying to supply automakers with lidar, a sensor that generates a three-dimensional map of the road ahead.
Velodyne was an early entrant into the market, and its units have powered research operations for many automakers.
Some of those early research units…

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