What are automotive LIDAR systems?
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LIDAR stands for light imaging, detection and ranging. LIDAR sensors emit invisible laser lights to scan and detect objects in the near or far vicinity of the sensors and create a 3D map of the objects and surroundings on the display screen.
In automotive applications of the LIDAR technology, most of the LIDAR sensors are installed on the top of the vehicle. LIDAR Sensors continuously rotate and generate thousands of laser pulses per second. These high-speed laser beams from LIDAR are continuously emitted in the 360-degree surroundings of the vehicle and are reflected by the objects in the way. With use of complex machine learning algorithms, the data received through this activity is converted into real-time 3D graphics, which are often displayed as 3D images or 3D maps of the surrounding objects.
