Products & Services
Ouster announces solid-state digital lidar sensor Ouster announced a new solid-state lidar sensor based on its digital lidar architecture. The new ES2 sensor will be the first true solid-state, high-resolution, long-range digital lidar sensor. With a $600 expected price for automotive production programs with SOP 2024 and a 200+ meter range, Ouster’s new sensor offers a low-cost option for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and industrial automation.
Hitachi Automotive Systems has new automated parking brake Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. is introducing a new heavy-duty automated parking brake (APB HD) especially designed for pickup trucks, vans, SUVs, and light commercial vehicles. Developed by the company’s Brake Business Unit in Europe, the new brake system already has gone into production in North America and Europe. Several Hitachi Automotive Systems customers have introduced the new brake system on new vehicles in September in Europe and October in North America. The brake system will go into production in the AsiaPacific region in 2021.
Hesai unveils PandarXT, 32-Channel Mid-Range LiDAR with LiDAR ASICs Hesai has released a new 32-channel mid-range LiDAR. Based on a new system architecture integrating Hesai’s LiDAR ASICs, PandarXT is a cost-effective solution designed for multiple applications, including low-to-medium-speed autonomous driving. PandarXT features a minimum range of zero and outputs a valid point cloud even when an object directly touches the sensor’s enclosure. It also has millimeter-level ranging accuracy and superb precision. Furthermore, its improved reflectivity accuracy and greater dynamic range enable accurate and consistent detection of retroreflectors, low-reflectivity targets, and object boundaries with sudden changes in reflectivity. Consistent with every LiDAR in Hesai’s Pandar series, PandarXT has undergone and passed stringent reliability testing to ensure robustness and reliability in any operational environment.
82 | Telematics Wire | November 2020
Continental invests in AEye, a LiDAR technology company Continental made a minority investment in LiDAR company AEye, Inc. a LiDAR sensors startup. AEye LiDAR offers maximum leverage for passenger and commercial vehicle applications because it combines a high dynamic spatial resolution with a long-range detection. The first series production is currently scheduled for the end of 2024. By partnering with AEye, Continental complements its existing shortrange 3D Flash LiDAR technology, which goes into series production later this year, supporting automated driving program.
