The Driven

BYD’s cheapest electric cars to have LiDAR self-driving tech

BYD to launch affordable electric hatchbacks with LiDAR sensors to help upgrade autonomous driving tech in its cheaper cars.

California launches statewide LiDAR wildfire-fuel mapping

The California Natural Resources Agency, working with state and federal partners, has launched the state’s first-ever LiDAR ...
IEEE

LiDAR-Only Navigation of UGVs in Dynamic Environments via Graph Attention Networks and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Abstract: A novel deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework is proposed for autonomous navigation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in dynamic environments using LiDAR data. Utilizing a Graph ...
IEEE

Accurate Pose Refinement of Detected Vehicles Using LiDAR Point-to-Surfel ICP and Vehicle Shape Priors

Abstract: This letter proposes an accurate pose refinement system that integrates point cloud registration and vehicle prior shapes to improve LiDAR-based vehicle pose estimation. For safe autonomous ...
The Verge

Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy

The lidar maker has been stuck in a legal fight with its former CEO, Austin Russell, and has gone through several rounds of layoffs. The lidar maker has been stuck in a legal fight with its former CEO ...
TechCrunch

Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy

Lidar company Luminar has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after months of layoffs, executive departures, and a legal fight with its largest customer, Volvo. The company aims to sell off its ...