Visimind uses Velodyne’s lidar sensors to provide lidar-based solutions for energy companies in vegetation management and more.

Velodyne Lidar’s Intelligent Infrastructure Solution, or IIS, will now be called BlueCity, offering intelligent transportation solutions.

A case study looking at the use of DigiFlec and Velodyne Lidar for a LEADER project in rural Scotland to monitor traffic flow.

TOPODRONE’s newest product, the LiDAR PRIME + aOrion Heli-E, uses Velodyne’s lidar to provide their most advanced lidar system.

Vella Development Kit VDK 2022.3 has been released, expanding computing platform options for our customers.

Quality at Velodyne Lidar is of the utmost importance, applying to everyone, everything and every day and lead by our quality group.

The ANYmal X from ANYbotics, equipped with Velodyne’s lidar, enables safer industrial inspections with ATEX certification.

Velodyne Lidar supported the Autonomous Driving Robot Race 2022 hosted by the Korean Society of Robotics, using Puck lidar sensors.

Using both drone and backpack systems equipped with Velodyne’s lidar, researchers found and measured the largest tree in China.

Austin Wilson discusses stroads plus three steps for local and state governments to assess lidar for infrastructure modernization.

Humans of Velodyne: Loan Huynh discusses how Velodyne addresses requirements from regulators and customers to manage environmental impact.

A look at motor vehicle fatalities & life-saving efforts to implement Vision Zero, including Velodyne’s Intelligent Infrastructure Solution.

Velodyne Lidar, along with other lidar companies, recently announced formation of the Lidar Coalition to advocate for technology and safety.

The latest release of VDK brings perception capabilities for indoor environments and our surround lidar sensors.

Top three takeaways from a recent webinar with Bluecity looking at how data-driven infrastructure technology informs urban planning.

Top three takeaways from a recent webinar with Bluecity looking at how intelligent infrastructure technology can improve traffic operations.

Meet Nancy Rhoads, Velodyne Lidar’s Senior New Product Introduction (NPI) Planner, and learn about her role on our Operations team.

Conversation with Velodyne Lidar’s Vishal Jain and dSPACE’s Caius Seiger about low lidar simulation can improve testing and validation.

Velodyne Lidar LIVE! webinar series TechTalk featuring lidar experts discussing Velodyne’s Velarray M1600 + VDK robotics solutions.

Meet Velodyne Lidar’s Velarray M1600 solid-state lidar, one of Velodyne’s newest lidar sensors optimized for robotics.

The latest of the lidar software advancements from Velodyne Lidar’s Vella Development Kit, VDK, for accelerated innovation.

Elon Musk’s recent call for AI-powered traffic management already happening thanks to Velodyne Lidar’s Intelligent Infrastructure Solution.

Humans of Velodyne spotlights Ethan Ferguson, Data Visualization Software Engineer on Velodyne’s Visualization Team.

Automated with Velodyne (AwV) program has achieved the 100 partner landmark. AwV is a one-of-a-kind program in the lidar industry that spurs collaboration in commercializing next-generation autonomous solutions.

In this Velodyne Lidar Leadership Spotlight we talk with Sinclair Vass, Chief Product Officer leading Velodyne’s Product Management team.

The Velodyne Lidar leadership spotlight series continues with a feature on Sophie Wang, Vice President, System Engineering and Validation.

Laura Wrisley, SVP Worldwide Sales, discusses how Velodyne Lidar works with customers to promote safety in mobility.

Renu Robotics CEO Tim Matus discusses Renubot, a fully autonomous, all-electric mower for utility-scale vegetation management.

Jesslyn Park, Department Manager/Director at Twinny, introduces the company’s autonomous mobile robots (AMR) that use Velodyne Lidar.

Navya presents on the added value of their self-driving solutions as a mobility service dedicated to first/last mile transportation.

Jason Derenick, Chief Technology Officer at Exyn, discusses how they help companies and government with multi-platform autonomy.

Dr. Jeremy Sofonia, Technical Evangelist at Emesent, joins Velodyne for a CES 2022 presentation on mapping GPS-denied environments.

Alban Brisy, Head of Business Development at EasyMile joins Velodyne Lidar for a Virtual CES 2022 presentation on driverless vehicle solutions.

Bluecity CEO Asad Lesani joins Velodyne Lidar for a Virtual CES 2022 presentation about how their AI powers intelligent infrastructure.

Chip Pankow of ROBORACE joins Velodyne Lidar for a Virtual CES 2022 presentation about their autonomous racing solutions using lidar.

Velodyne Lidar executives spoke on how our lidar sensors and software are shaping autonomous solutions in a wide range of markets during a virtual CES 2022 press conference.

Velodyne Lidar has delivered a new release of our Vella Development Kit (VDK) that simplifies building autonomous solutions.

Velodyne Lidar will demonstrate lidar solutions at Auto Guangzhou 2021 from Nov. 19 – 21 at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China.

he 2021 World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology brought together leaders across industry, government, journalism, and academia to highlight autonomous technology and foster a greater understanding of its contributions to safety.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving president Alex Otte discusses the Velodyne MADD partnership and the potential of lidar to save lives.

A look at how energy-efficient lidar sensors can enable power efficiency for connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs).

Team CSIRO Data 61 took home second place in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge Urban Circuit equipping their robots with Velodyne lidar.

Get to know Partha Narasimhan, Velodyne Lidar’s new Vice President of Engineering and Managing Director in India.

Concerns about data privacy and protection against misuse have accompanied the adoption of smart city technologies, as we have previously…

Christina Aizcorbe, Vice President of Government Affairs, shares her background and Velodyne Lidar’s priorities in the public sector.

Interview with Daniel Lopez Madrid, Team Lead of Perception at ANYbotics, discussing their autonomous robot, ANYmal.

A look at how lidar and power consumption impact the power efficiency and sustainability of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.

For over a decade, Velodyne has been leading the way in lidar solutions uniquely suited to deliver flexibility, quality and performance.

An interview with Mohamed Sadek, Founder, COM-IoT Technologies, discussing how AI and lidar improve physical security and traffic safety.

Jim Barnhart, Chief Operating Officer, shares his background, Velodyne’s global manufacturing ability to scale production, and more.

Willard Tu of Xilinx shares how Xilinx FPGA and SoC solutions are used in Velodyne Lidar’s breakthrough lidar sensors.

Velodyne Lidar was joined by ThorDrive and CVG Airport to discuss the benefits of autonomy in the aviation industry.

The legendary HDL-64E lidar sensor from Velodyne Lidar started an industry but now it’s time to retire. A look back on all it has done!

A look at the environmental and safety advantages of electric vehicles and vehicle automation for a cleaner, safer future.

A webinar with Velodyne Lidar and GoMentum Station discussed the importance of testing emerging connected and automated vehicles.

How Time Sensitive Networking Advances Autonomous Mobility Solutions

A look at Automated with Velodyne companies that have developed the innovative lidar-base autonomous solutions for mapping and robotics.

Members of the Automated with Velodyne integrator network are advancing new, cutting-edge autonomous solutions in Korea.

Velodyne Lidar and NavVis are members of the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program to develop smart city applications.

Overview of Velodyne Lidar, Blue City Technology and Rogers webinar looking at lidar and 5G smart city applications.

Velodyne Creating the Future of Mobile Robots with NVIDIA

Overview of Velodyne Lidar and Emesent webinar discussing autonomous drone exploration and mapping in challenging settings.

Learn how lidar technology is used for applications across industries, from enhancing photograph to security to autonomy and more!

NextDroid discusses its Veritas System & how automakers can use lidar to build a ground truth model to evaluate their AV and ADAS systems.

An inside look at GoMentum Station, the nation’s largest testing facility for connected, autonomous vehicle and ADAS technology.

OxTS Georeferencer Adds Support for Multiple Velodyne Lidar Sensors

Velodyne Lidar white paper looks at how roadside lidar is key to building smart, safe transportation infrastructure.

Learn how Velodyne’s lidar combined with OxTS Inertial Navigation Systems/GNSS technology can help systems location and orientation.

In a C_TEC white paper, Velodyne discusses how lidar can deliver on the promise of safer mobility in drones and autonomous vehicles.

Episode 30 of the SAE podcast interviews Anand Gopalan, CEO of Velodyne Lidar. The episode discusses lidar, how Velodyne became the leader, and more.

PARIFEX discusses how their traffic monitoring solutions, using Velodyne’s lidar sensors, enable highly accurate, reliable speed enforcement measurement.

Velodyne’s lidar sensors can help advance pedestrian safety with autonomous vehicles and ADAS, and intelligent transportation systems.

Velodyne Lidar’s Alpha Prime is a next generation lidar sensor that utilizes Velodyne’s 360-degree surround-view perception technology to support autonomous mobility.

Velodyne Lidar and DGWorld discuss autonomy in seaports and deploying 3D lidar to improve logistics in seaport, marine and intermodal terminal operations.

Velodyne Lidar goes public after listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker VLDR. Access the associated press releases, SEC filings & more!

Sally Frykman of Velodyne Lidar is helping grow brand awareness, advance sales goals and foster deeper knowledge of lidar solutions.

Alberto Lacaze, president of Robotic Research, discusses how his company is using Velodyne’s lidar sensors to make mobility safer and more efficient.

Summary of Velodyne-Kaarta Webinar featuring Kaarta CEO Kevin Dowling discussing 3D reality capture with mobile scanning systems, using Velodyne’s lidar.

Twinny discusses how its indoor driving autonomous mobile robots, equipped with Velodyne’s lidar sensors, increase efficiency in for logistics & warehouses.

Port terminal automation and how lidar technology can improve efficiency & safety and reduce costs and risk in seaport, marine & intermodal terminal operations.

Autonomous shuttles, equipped with lidar sensors, are emerging as real-world solutions to first-mile, last-mile gaps in traditional transit services.

Georg Schroth discusses how NavVis mobile mapping systems use Velodyne lidar sensors to create digital twins of building environments.

Velodyne Lidar and AutonomouStuff executives discuss how autonomy is shaping the future of transportation.

Interview with Exyn’s CTO Jason Derenick, discussing how their autonomous aerial robot systems, equipped with lidar, help mining, logistics & construction companies.

Velodyne and Gexcel discussed the role of 3D lidar in accurately tracking underground assets and stockpiles in mining.

Velodyne Lidar and Gatik discuss how autonomous vehicle solutions can tackle expensive urban logistics for businesses.

A look at how lidar can play an essential role in next generation security and safety solutions, including a comparison of sensors and other considerations.

MOBILTECH offers 3D mapping scanners, which include Velodyne’s lidar sensors, that can be deployed in vehicle, handheld and UAV mode to create an HD map.

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. is happy to announce today that our company will be combining with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition…

Video highlighting companies that have recently joined the Automated with Velodyne ecosystem program to commercialize lidar-based autonomous solutions.

Top 3 takeaways from the Velodyne – Optimus Ride webinar that discussed how autonomous vehicles are providing vital services safely during the pandemic.

Top 3 Takeaways from the Velodyne – COM-IoT Technologies webinar, which discusses the role of 3D lidar in enhancing security & traffic safety applications.

Interview with Angela Quinn of Rajant, a member of the Automated with Velodyne, on how Rajant’s wireless autonomous networks power autonomous solutions.

In a webinar with Velodyne Lidar, Ryan Gariepy of Clearpath Robotics discussed how autonomous mobile robots are tackling the dirtiest and deadliest jobs.

Moon Heechang, CEO, discusses how his company is using Velodyne lidar sensors to advance Unmanned Solution’s autonomous technology.

Ángel Tena of ANYVERSE, an Automated with Velodyne partner, discusses how synthetic data solutions support ADAS & autonomous vehicle development.

DP World, UAE Region and DGWorld announced an agreement to equip Jebel Ali Port with Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles, equipped with Velodyne sensors.

Stefan Hrabar of Emesent discusses mapping with lidar using Hovermap, equipped with Velodyne’s Puck LITE™ lidar, in infrastructure, mining, & forestry.

Stephen Liu, Executive Director at TURING Drive, discusses his company’s autonomous driving development using Velodyne Puck lidar sensors.

A Velodyne Lidar and Tacticaware webinar reviewed how using lidar technology can advance threat detection and improve perimeter security.

Velodyne Lidar webinar featuring Knightscope looking at autonomous security robots in a pandemic and Knigthscope’s pivot to support COVID-19 efforts.

Velodyne Lidar has been forming partnerships with customers who are using lidar in applications for robots supporting COVID-19 pandemic response.

The latest Velodyne Leadership Spotlight interview, with Erich Smidt, Executive Director Europe, Velodyne Lidar, discussing Velodyne in EMEA and more!

Recap of recent Velodyne Lidar and PARIFEX webinar on how adding lidar technology to traffic monitoring solutions can play a vital role in roadway safety.

Lidar is helping to improve safety in offshore drilling thanks to Vision IQ installed on oil rigs to increase efficiency and safety.

Geotech’s Lidaretto 3D mobile surveying system uses Velodyne Lidar Puck™ sensors to produce highly accurate point clouds for a variety field applications.

Team CoSTAR placed first in the recent DARPA Subterranean Challenge Urban Circuit. CoSTAR used Velodyne Puck LITE™ sensors on their winning robots.

For Velodyne Lidar’s next Leadershiop Spotlight, we talked with Michelle Esau, Vice President, Finance and Controller for Velodyne.

How Deepen helps companies curate, annotate and validate real-world, multi-sensor data, for perception development for ADAS and AV.

We would like to share an update on the status and measures that Velodyne Lidar is putting in place as…

MOV.AI is among the companies using Velodyne Lidar’s sensors in logistics systems, including its TugBot automated guided vehicle.

Velodyne partner Applanix’s Autonomy Development Platform provides SLAM capabilities in a customizable environment to support any stage of development.

Sally Frykman discuss autonomous vehicle safety representing Velodyne Lidar at the Autonomous Vehicles Silicon Valley Conference on 2/26/20.

The use of 3D lidar technology improves the versatility and efficiency of robotic systems. A Velodyne Lidar white paper outlines…

Recently appointed CEO of Velodyne Lidar, Anand Gopalan answers a few questions and shares his vision for for the future of lidar and Velodyne.

Cities are embracing smart city technologies and their resulting data to power a range of solutions that address challenges like…

Lidar technology is being used to understand and preserve the ancient world. Students of the Wheaton College Archaeology Program, led…

A Discussion with Martin Vojtek, CEO at Tacticaware As the demands on security-related technology increase and evolve, lidar-based systems offer…

Current independent testing of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features overlooks some common conditions encountered in real-world driving. A white…

At CES, Velodyne Lidar (Booth – LVCC, North Hall – 7520) will have information and experts available on a recently…

  A smart city uses information and communications technologies to enhance its livability, workability and sustainability, according to the Smart…

Original interview courtesy of Landis Communications Inc. Sean Dowdall recently met Lidar Larry at the second annual World Safety Summit on…

An interview with Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., Chief Safety Innovation Officer at Zoox, on striving to set the bar in autonomous mobility.

Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., Chief Safety Innovation Officer at Zoox, is a preeminent safety professional with more than 30 years…

Interview with Zeng Wenda, Senior Architect of Automatic Driving at Neolix Neolix, headquartered in Beijing, China, is among the trailblazers…

With the second annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology approaching, Gene Roe, Managing Editor of Lidar News, connected with Velodyne Lidar…

As the demands on security-related technology increase and evolve, new perception systems have the potential to vastly improve public safety…

An Interview with Chris Urmson, Co-founder and CEO at Aurora Chris Urmson has 20 years of experience developing self-driving and…

An Interview with Lawrence D. Burns, author of Autonomy As both an automotive and tech world insider, Dr. Lawrence D….

Crossing a city street can be a challenging, and sometimes dangerous, experience. Enabling pedestrians and bicyclists to make it safely…

Interview with Gary Thompson, COO of GUSS Automation The heritage of GUSS, which stands for Global Unmanned Spray System, goes…

Velodyne Lidar is hosting the second annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on October…

Interview with Dr. Zhang Dezhao, CEO of Idriverplus Founded in 2015, Idriverplus is the first company in China to launch…

Velodyne is taking a leadership role in advocating for autonomous vehicle (AV) community cooperation in addressing safety and standardization requirements for lidar sensors….

The landscape of robotics business applications is evolving. Robots are being called upon to handle a broader variety of tasks….

An Interview with Todd Neff, author of The Laser That’s Changing the World Lidar has a long, rich history with its early…

An overview of lidar wavelengths, including a comparison of 905 nm vs 1550 nm lidar when considering safety, water absorption, and technology components

In the summer of 2014, a crew of National Geographic’s Discovery Channel program made an amazing discovery in the jungles…

Las Vegas For most of us, self-driving vehicles still might seem like some strange novelty from the future. But in…

It was the first; here’s to the first of many.  Some of the most respected and well-known experts intricately involved…

Jamie Hyneman, former host and executive producer of the Discovery Channel’s ‘Mythbusters’ served as host.  Hyneman quickly pointed out the…

There is a great deal about the rise of autonomous vehicles that can be learned through experience borrowed from the…

For sure, the task of educating the public about the technology and practicality of autonomous vehicles falls on the industry…

That’s a good question, said Anne Ferro, president and CEO of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.  Ferro is…

There is going to be a need for regulations related to the industry of vehicles and their autonomous technology.  To…

Driverless cars and the best-known organization against drunk driving may be natural partners, said Vicki Knox, chief operating officer and…

Maybe the biggest smiles of the day were found on the parking lot.  Inside a pair of fenced-in lots at…

The numbers don’t lie.  Car crashes kill 1.3 million worldwide each year.  About 93 percent of the accidents are caused…

There are many advantages to increasing the levels of autonomy in trucking. Autonomous vehicle technology provides multiple efficiency and safety…

This past Sunday (September 30th, 2018) at San Francisco’s Lake Merced, over 300 walking warriors gathered for the 10th anniversary of…

In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for people to obtain driver’s licenses in China. However, an increasing presence…

Part Three of A Three Part “How Autonomous Vehicles Work” SeriesTo make autonomous cars a commercial reality, automakers must equip…

Part Two of A Three Part “How Autonomous Vehicles Work” Series Situational awareness is the key to good driving. To…

Part One of A Three Part “How Autonomous Vehicles Work” Series Autonomous cars (also called driverless cars, self-driving cars, or…

Velodyne LiDAR and MADD thank law enforcement officers and demonstrate how the future of driving can be safe for all….

Events for the first year of the self-driving competition were held in GM’s Desert Proving Grounds facility. Between April 30th and May 5th,…

The SAE AutoDrive Challenge is well underway!  Velodyne LiDAR is honored to have its products featured so prominently in this…

During a weeklong challenge beginning April 30th, student teams from eight select universities will participate in the inaugural AutoDrive Challenge™,…

Last Thursday night at the opulent Fox Theater in central Oakland, the very best of the business community came together…

Imagine this: A future of pristine roadways and safely driven cars, in which no lives are ever lost, or families…

Easier Commutes. In a recent round table on the 360 Blog, a pair of Velodyne visionaries share their hopes for self-driving cars…

Everything and nothing has changed in 12 years. When I invented the spinning LiDAR sensor leading up to the 2005…

Every summer, for two weeks around Labor Day, the U.S. Open is played at the Billie Jean King National Tennis…

In Tanzania, a helicopter mounted with an advanced laser sensor hovers over a tropical forest. With the data gathered, modern…

Recently, the 360 Blog asked Velodyne LiDAR team members what they would do if they had an autonomous car. Here’s…

As Velodyne Lidar rapidly accelerates production, the world leader in 3D real-time perception systems for autonomous vehicles recently welcomed five…

If you are looking to see the future of lidar, head over to Velodyne Labs in Alameda, CA. Once there,…

note: this is part 2 of a two-part series examining how science fiction has directly and indirectly imagined aspects of…

his is part 1 of a 2-part series examining how science fiction has directly and indirectly imagined aspects of the…

In February 2017, Marty Neese joined Velodyne Lidar as Chief Operating Officer. His primary focus is the rapid expansion of…

In March 2017, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for Brandon Paul, a 23-year-old Florida man who fell overboard…

Mike Jellen is the President and Chief Commercial Officer for Velodyne Lidar. His responsibilities include growth strategy, product forecasting, investor…

In 2015, Randy Olson, a Senior Data Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Biomedical Informatics posted “Computing the optimal…

GreenValley International recently visited Velodyne LiDAR’s Megafactory to demonstrate the breathtaking capabilities of their LiBackpack. Equipped with Velodyne’s VLP-16 LiDAR Puck, the LiBackPack…

During two weekends in April 2017, visitors to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art(SFMOMA) were greeted by a curious sentinel. In the…

Have you ever been driving at night—perhaps on a twisty two-lane highway—when the headlights of an oncoming car seemingly “crash”…

Just west of Willows, CA in rolling hills bordering the northwest Sacramento Valley is the Thunderhill Raceway Park. The motorsports complex…

Beginning in the early 17th century, countless maps depicted California as an island floating just off shore from North America. As…

Sixteen years ago, Velodyne LiDAR founder David Hall faced a few challenges. His first company, Velodyne Acoustics was increasingly losing…

In 2013, Jeff Bezos, CEO of online retailer Amazon, unveiled to Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes a research and development program aimed…

Broad UAV Market Trends The industrial drone market has evolved at a phenomenal pace over the last 12 months. Drone…

Solar power accounts for an estimated 30GW of renewable electricity generated in the US. This number is growing each year…

Wind farming is an efficient method of harvesting alternative energy that is seeing rapid adoption across the globe. A reported…

Velodyne made a big splash last week in Las Vegas while attending the Commercial UAV Expo, October 31-November 2nd. We…

New 3D LiDAR applications have exploded in the last year, largely due to the release of Velodyne’s economical VLP-16 ‘Puck’…

A rescue squad’s speed and efficiency can mean the difference between life and death for someone lost or trapped due…

Velodyne LiDAR is striving to make the world a safer place with the integration of our LiDAR units into autonomous vehicle…

Archeologists uncover pre-historic mysteries so humans can understand the past. Traditional archeology requires hundreds of man-hours poring over old documents…

One of the most visible indicators of a self-driving vehicle is the spinning LiDAR sensor (Light imaging, Detection and Ranging) that is usually…

Ford Motor Co. plans to release a fully driverless car without a steering wheel or pedals in the next five…

Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., the recognized global leader in Light, Detection, and Ranging, or LiDAR technology, today announced the completion of…