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LiDAR, which self-driving cars use to organize functions, is an expensive item. Of course, thanks to this, it can be said that it is essential for autonomous driving that detects surrounding cars or pedestrians crossing. However, the cost of Lida is too expensive. Systems from companies like Velodyne cost $75,000.
Of course, the price of Lida is showing signs of a sharp drop. The price of a lidar announced by Waymo, an autonomous vehicle development division, is $7,500. However, Luminar, which makes sensors and software, plans to sell mass-produced models of the Iris LiDAR system for less than $1,000 and some limited editions of $500.
Iris is about a third of the size of the existing lidar and is more compact. It can be integrated in inconspicuous places, such as under car headlights and truck cabins. It also provides software to control hardware, and it is said that sensor integration and automatic calibration, object detection and identification, and even simulation are possible. It is said that Iris aims to be put into mass-produced vehicles from 2022. Related information can be found here .
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