Low-Cost LIDAR Design for Autonomous Systems

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4 Jul 2026MFDS Tightens LiDAR Module Thermal Cycling Rule
4 Oct 2022Requirements for Automotive LiDAR Systems - PMC - NIH

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11 Sept 2026Voyant Photonics Raises $15.4 Million Series A to Scale Chip-Based LiDAR Technology - VC Tavern
3 Aug 2026Hesai Launches Color-Detecting Lidar Sensor for Autonomous Driving, Production Planned for Later This Year | Gate News
24 Jul 2026Zhuoyu Technology Opens Changzhou ADAS Factory, Completes Dual-Base Manufacturing Layout - iEVChina

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17 SeptWindscreen and transmitting and/or receiving arrangement for a vehicle, in particular lidar arrangement Patent · Saint-Gobain Sekurit 17 SeptFlexible illumination pattern for a flash lidar sensor Patent · Cepton Technologies 17 SeptSpad array lidar, vehicle including the same and method of controlling spad array lidar Patent · LG Innotek 16 SeptLidar device and vehicle Patent · LG Innotek 16 SeptModule for emitting electromagnetic radiation, in particular laser module Patent · Elmos Semiconductor

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16 SeptMirai Aerospace And GreenValley International Boost India's LiDAR Manufacturing - Rediff.com Business News · www.rediff.com 11 SeptVoyant Photonics Raises $15.4 Million Series A to Scale Chip-Based LiDAR Technology - VC Tavern News · vctavern.com 10 SeptAI framework generates more realistic 4D LiDAR worlds for autonomous systems - Tech Xplore News · Tech Xplore 10 SeptLiDAR's Falling Costs Challenge Tesla's Robotaxi Valuation, Consider TSLQ (NASDAQ:TSLA) - Seeking Alpha News · Seeking Alpha 20 AugFEATURE: Lidar is the new sensor of choice at intersections in the US - Traffic Technology Today News · Traffic Technology Today

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17 SeptWindscreen and transmitting and/or receiving arrangement for a vehicle, in particular lidar arrangement Patent · Saint-Gobain Sekurit Laser Scanning Optical Assemblies 17 SeptFlexible illumination pattern for a flash lidar sensor Patent · Cepton Technologies Laser Scanning Optical Assemblies 17 SeptSpad array lidar, vehicle including the same and method of controlling spad array lidar Patent · LG Innotek Laser Scanning Optical Assemblies 16 SeptLidar device and vehicle Patent · LG Innotek Laser Scanning Optical Assemblies 16 SeptModule for emitting electromagnetic radiation, in particular laser module Patent · Elmos Semiconductor Laser Scanning Optical Assemblies

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16 SeptMirai Aerospace And GreenValley International Boost India's LiDAR Manufacturing - Rediff.com Business News · www.rediff.com Lidar hardware production 11 SeptVoyant Photonics Raises $15.4 Million Series A to Scale Chip-Based LiDAR Technology - VC Tavern News · vctavern.com Lidar hardware production 10 SeptAI framework generates more realistic 4D LiDAR worlds for autonomous systems - Tech Xplore News · Tech Xplore Digital Lidar Sensor Hardware 10 SeptLiDAR's Falling Costs Challenge Tesla's Robotaxi Valuation, Consider TSLQ (NASDAQ:TSLA) - Seeking Alpha News · Seeking Alpha Automotive LiDAR sensor economics 20 AugFEATURE: Lidar is the new sensor of choice at intersections in the US - Traffic Technology Today News · Traffic Technology Today Lidar hardware production

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4 JulMFDS Tightens LiDAR Module Thermal Cycling Rule News · globaltradedraft.com Digital Lidar Sensor Hardware 4 Oct 2022Requirements for Automotive LiDAR Systems - PMC - NIH News · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Digital Lidar Sensor Hardware

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Money and capacity	24 FebMicroVision buys assets of troubled lidar maker Luminar for $33M - WardsAutoWardsAuto 5 JanHesai Announces Plan to Double Annual Lidar Production Capacity at CES 2026 \| The AI Journalaijourn.com 23 DecOuster: Building A Scalable Lidar Platform Beyond Automotive (NASDAQ:OUST) - Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha	20 MayTop Solid-State LiDAR Companies Driving Autonomous Tech - SNS InsiderSNS Insider 6 MayRivian (RIVN) mulls making its own lidar as it builds full autonomous driving stack \| Electrekelectrek.co	3 AugHesai Launches Color-Detecting Lidar Sensor for Autonomous Driving, Production Planned for Later This Year \| Gate Newswww.gate.com 24 JulZhuoyu Technology Opens Changzhou ADAS Factory, Completes Dual-Base Manufacturing Layout - iEVChinaievchina.com	11 SepVoyant Photonics Raises $15.4 Million Series A to Scale Chip-Based LiDAR Technology - VC Tavernvctavern.com
Launches and deployments	12 FebWaymo begins fully autonomous ops with 6th-gen Driver, targets 1M weekly rides - ElectrekElectrek 21 DecAn Open and Novel Low-Cost Terrestrial Laser Scanner Prototype ...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 19 DecVoyant Photonics Unveils First Fully Solid-State 4D FMCW LiDAR Platform - bisinfotech.combisinfotech.com	21 AprRoboSense Unveiled EOCENE SPAD-SoC Architecture and Chipsets Phoenix and Peacock: Ushering the LiDAR Industry into the Image-grade Era of High-Definition 3D Perception - TheWire.inTheWire.in 10 AprSony Launches Compact Depth Sensor for Autonomous Systems & Inspection Drones - Unmanned Systems TechnologyUnmanned Systems Technology 2 MarLiDAR-based autonomous mini-vehicle with obstacle detection and avoidance for Indian road conditionsdoi.org	22 JulMIT’s new lidar chip could give self-driving cars a wider view - ScienceDailyScienceDaily 22 JunSTMicroelectronics unveils new compact direct Time-of-Flight 3D LiDAR module bringing high-resolution spatial awareness to compact edge AI systems with industry-leading resolution and performance - ST Newsnewsroom.st.com 10 JunA low-cost single-actuator beam-steering architecture for embedded 3D LiDAR measurement - IOPsciencegoogle.iopscience.iop.org	10 SepAI framework generates more realistic 4D LiDAR worlds for autonomous systems - Tech XploreTech Xplore
Partnerships	24 FebOptical filterAGC, Optical Coatings Japan 10 FebAn on-chip integrated laser radar based on acousto-optic modulation, an on-chip acousto-optic scanning method, and a laser radar system.Sun Yat-sen University, Southern Marine Science And Engineering Guangdong Laboratory 30 JanA photonic integrated chip for wind-measuring lidarState Grid, Chang'an University, State Grid Corporation of China, State Grid Eastern Inner Mongolia Electric Power	26 MayScanner for a lidar system and lidar systems and methods including a scannerYandex, Y E Hub Armenia 26 MayBack-emitting lidar chip based on nanobeam switch arrayShanghai Jiao Tong University, SJTU Pinghu Institute of Intelligent Optoelectronics 19 MayA galvanometer-compensated FMCW zoom airborne lidar systemHarbin Institute of Technology, Controlway Industrial Automation System	25 AugLIDAR sensor that cancels noise by shielding EMI and light leakageYujin Robot, Miele 24 AugFLASH LIDAR APPARATUSVerts, Butts 20 AugLIDAR DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING SAMELG Innotek, LG Intek	–
New to this radar	16 JanSemiconductor light-emitting devices and electronic devicesFoxconn 19 DecAn infrared lens and optical moduleNingbo Sunny Infra-red Technology 18 DecCOLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS ON A MATRIX OF SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER MICROCELLSSemiconductor Components Ind	19 MayA galvanometer-compensated FMCW zoom airborne lidar systemControlway Industrial Automation System 10 MarA lidar transceiver device and method for achieving full vertical field of viewAccelink, Wuhan Guangxun Information Technology 5 MarLOW POWER SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE PHOTON COUNTER WITH PEAK CURRENT SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUEOmnivision Technologies	7 AugA rotating mirror lidarYiwei Technology 30 JunOptical phased array lidar optoelectronic moduleBeijing Jiguang Zhiyan Technology 25 JunDirect Time Of Flight Distance Measuring System With In-Pixel Histogram Circuit Incorporating LFSR Shift Register Based Photon Counting AccumulatorCognisea	10 SepLIDAR SYSTEM WITH RADIATIVE WAVEGUIDE ARRAY OR RADIATIVE WAVEGUIDE SURFACE AND FEED WAVEGUIDEAumovio 4 SepA device for frequency shift detectionShanghai Pinyu Electronic Technology 4 SepA method, device, and lidar for filtering out dirt and noise from light windows.Tanmi Technology

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