Lidar technology can enable significant advances in driver assistance.
In part 1 of a 3-part article series in SAE Mobilus, Velodyne Lidar experts Dr. Mircea Gradu, Senior Vice President of Quality and Validation, and David Heeren, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, explored how adding a directional lidar sensor in an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) can contribute to the prevention of forward-facing vehicle crashes.
The article outlines how an:
“ADAS system designed around one forward-facing lidar sensor could prevent 90% of the crashes not currently addressed by ADAS technologies. Such an improvement would prevent $325 billion in total societal harm (90% of $362 billion). Achieving this benefit by equipping each of the 288 million vehicles registered in the US in 2016 with a high-performance directional lidar would represent a starting value of approximately $1,100 per unit.”
The addition of lidar to ADAS has the potential to provide essential intelligence to detect more objects and offer cars a more detailed view of their surroundings to maximize roadway safety.
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Velodyne Lidar (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) ushered in a new era of autonomous technology with the invention of real-time surround view lidar sensors. Velodyne, a global leader in lidar, is known for its broad portfolio of breakthrough lidar technologies. Velodyne’s revolutionary sensor and software solutions provide flexibility, quality and performance to meet the needs of a wide range of industries, including robotics, industrial, intelligent infrastructure, autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Through continuous innovation, Velodyne strives to transform lives and communities by advancing safer mobility for all.
