The third generation Lidar laser for autonomous cars developed by the French equipment manufacturer Valeo. Valeo
The equipment manufacturer believes in the potential of this technology, which Bosch has just abandoned.
“Lidar is the keystone of autonomous driving.”Christophe Perillatthe general manager of Valeo, was very clear at the Munich Motor Show this week. The equipment manufacturer will continue to develop this technology in the coming years. Valeo is one of the world’s leading players in Lidar (for “Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging”). The sentence of its director general is therefore surprising.
In reality, it follows the decision of the German Boschthe world’s leading automotive supplier, to withdraw from this segment. “Given the technological complexity and time to market, Bosch decided some time ago to no longer invest additional resources in the hardware development of Lidar sensors”justified the company, confirming information from the German economic daily Handelsblatt . Another equipment manufacturer, ZF, had already put an end to its projects…
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