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Alain Servel
DVN-L Visits Robosense in Shenzen
DVN had the pleasure to visit RoboSense’s facility in Shenzen, including labs and manufacturing lines. We met with Senior Product Director Sean Wang; Strategic Planning Manager Anna Zhang; Marketing Deputy Director Jasmine Gao, and Overseas Marketing Specialist Gloria He. The DVN team included DVN-Lidar General Editor and lidar sensor expert Eric Amiot, and ADAS &…
VanJee’s New vehicle-mounted Lidar is Thinnest in World
VanJee has officially released new automotive lidar, the WLR-760. It achieves all-around strength in an ultra-thin body, with ultra-clear vision; ultra-low power consumption, and ultra-low cost thanks to new transceiver technology. It’s just 24 mm high, for a slimmer profile than other lidars for versatile integration. It has low power consumption of only 12 W…
Aeva FMCW Lidar for Major German Automated Train Project
Aeva has been chosen to participate in an automated and driverless train initiative in Germany. Leveraging their frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technology, which is unique from traditional lidar by being chip-scale silicon photonics-based, Aeva joins forces with a consortium of ten companies including the likes of Siemens Mobility and Bosch Engineering. This collaboration, known as…
MIT Uses Shadows to Model 3D Scenes, Occluded Objects
A collaborative effort between MIT and Meta researchers has led to a new computer-vision technique that potentially allows self-driving cars to have a more comprehensive view of their surroundings, even seeing through obstacles like nearby vehicles. The technique involves producing complete, three-dimensional models of a scene including sections not directly visible by employing just a…
Delo White Paper on UV-Cure Molded Microöptics
There’s a new white paper from Delo, presenting an industrial solution for the manufacture of microöptics at the wafer scale by lens molding using UV-curable polymers. It is a technology of choice for the mass production of high-performance, purpose-built optical components and modules for a variety of emerging markets and applications. The EVG 7300 is…
Obsidian Gets Himax Cash to Advance Thermal Image Sensor Tech
Obsidian Sensors, specializing in thermal imaging tech, has secured an investment from Taiwan’s Himax Technologies, a display driver and semiconductor provider. Together, they plan to create an enhanced thermal vision system that integrates Himax’s AI technology with Obsidian’s sensors to improve detection in demanding environments, aiming to enhance industrial, automotive, and security applications. Obsidian crafts…
Preliminary Docket: DVN-Lidar Deep Dive 3 @ Detroit
Program under review (max 8 speakers); online participation possible 11 September (Welcome Dinner) 19:20 Cocktail20:15 Dinner 12 September (Lidar Deep Dive 3 event) 8:30 Opening and introduction of participants Session 1: Lidar Applications & Technology, FMCW Lidars9:00 GM-tbc: Lidar for L2+ and L3 applications (title & speaker tbc)9:20 Luminar: New generations of lidars (title &…