A new system represents the first time that the capabilities of conventional beam-scanning lidar systems have been combined with those of a newer 3D approach known as flash lidar. The nonmechanical 3D lidar system is compact enough to fit in the palm of the hand and solves issues of detecting and tracking poorly reflective objects.
Compact, non-mechanical 3D lidar system could make autonomous driving safer: Unique, chip-based light source allows scanning lidar to be combined with 3D flash lidar
