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Advances In LiDAR And Radar Accelerate Driving Autonomy

June 30, 2025 Leave a comment

Advances In LiDAR And Radar Accelerate Driving Autonomy – Forbes Magazine recently posted this article by Sabbir Rangwala The article explores how recent advances in lidar and radar technologies are accelerating the development of autonomous driving. While lidar provides highly accurate 3D mapping crucial for object detection, radar has evolved—especially with imaging and 4D radar—offering improved resolution, cost-efficiency, and performance […]

What’s the difference between Laser Radar and LIDAR technology?

March 24, 2024 6 comments

What’s the difference between Laser Radar and LIDAR technology? Article by John Smits, Gary Confalone, and Tom Kinnare – ECM A question frequently asked by our clients is, “What’s the difference between Laser-Radar and LIDAR technology?” It’s a question without a simple answer. Confusion between the two is understandable. Their names are nearly synonymous and the terms are often used interchangeably. […]

IDS GeoRadar – Chaser XR ground-penetrating radar

November 27, 2023 2 comments

IDS GeoRadar launches Chaser XR ground-penetrating radar The new compact and lightweight ground-penetrating radar solution for subsurface profiling extends the power of revolutionary Equalised scrambled Technology to geophysical surveying. (PISA, Italy — Sept. 26, 2023) IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, today announced the launch of Chaser XR, a powerful ground-penetrating radar (GPR) solution that sets a new standard in subsurface […]

GPRS Acquires TruePoint Laser Scanning

June 8, 2022 Leave a comment

GPRS Acquires TruePoint Laser Scanning TOLEDO, Ohio, June 7, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, LLC (GPRS) has acquired TruePoint Laser Scanning, LLC. TruePoint Laser Scanning is a leading provider of 3D laser scanning services to the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. “We’re very excited about this acquisition,” said Jason Schaff, Senior Vice President of Customer Service at […]

Seiler Instrument Announces Partnership with Screening..

June 1, 2022 Leave a comment

Seiler Instrument announces partnership with Screening Eagle Technologies as an Authorized Distributor of Ground Penetrating Radar Solutions ST. LOUIS (June 1, 2022) – Seiler Instrument announced today an expansion of their innovative geospatial product offerings as they now are an Authorized Distributor for Screening Eagle’s technology platform including the Proceq GS8000 subsurface ground penetrating radar (GPR). Proceq is the world leader […]

LiDAR to Industrial Automation and Metrology Markets

August 10, 2021 Leave a comment

Aeva and Nikon to Bring 4D LiDAR to Industrial Automation and Metrology Markets Leveraging Nikon’s market position in laser radar technology and excellence in industrial precision with Aeva’s industry-first Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR on chip, companies to develop next-generation solutions with superior performance at industry-leading costs Aeva and Nikon positioned to accelerate broad adoption of 4D LiDAR […]

Velodyne Announces Sales Agreement with Local Motors

November 19, 2020 Leave a comment

Velodyne Lidar Announces Multi-Year Sales Agreement with Local Motors SAN JOSE, Calif. (November 19, 2020) – Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a multi-year sales agreement with Local Motors, a leading digital vehicle manufacturer that develops sustainable mobility solutions to empower communities around the world. Local Motors uses Velodyne’s lidar sensors to enable safe, reliable operation of Olli, the company’s 3D-printed, electric, self-driving […]

RADAR SURVEY TEAM USES NEW INNOVATION FOR FASTER SURVEYS

June 14, 2019 Leave a comment

RADAR SURVEY TEAM USES NEW INNOVATION FOR FASTER SURVEYS The Radar Survey section of the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently obtained new technology that revolutionizes how they survey terrain and man-made features. That new technology is a 3-D terrestrial laser scanner called the Riegl VZ-2000i. As the nation’s only long-range radar evaluation unit, the […]

Starsky Robotics Autonomous Trucks Won’t Use Lidar

November 29, 2018 Leave a comment

The co-founder of Starsky Robotics believes that for the use case involving long haul trucks running over interstate highways that lidar is not needed. Let’s see what you think of the arguments. This is a guest post in IEEE Spectrum by Kartik Tiwari. Last year a partner at a well-known Silicon Valley venture firm wouldn’t take a meeting with me […]

Research Fab Microelectronics Develops LiDAR Solutions

October 28, 2018 Leave a comment

The Research Fab Microelectronics (FMD) in Berlin, Germany is the single access point for customers to a broad variety of technological competencies in the field of LiDAR solutions. This significant investment by Fraunhofer Microelectronics in cooperation with the Leibniz Institutes FBH and IHP, is all about being positioned for the future in autonomous vehicle, industrial lidar fabrication and much more. Christoph […]