The forefront of LiDAR

Explaining the characteristics, positioning, and cutting-edge product technology of LiDAR, an essential technology from autonomous driving level 3.

The recent boom in autonomous driving can be said to be supported by the performance of Velodyne's LiDAR. Velodyne developed LiDAR at the request of a team from Stanford University to win an autonomous driving contest organized by the U.S. Department of Defense. After winning the Urban Challenge, the Stanford team moved to Google, where they established the de facto standard for current autonomous driving systems. In Japan, demonstrations of autonomous driving have also begun, with LiDAR playing a significant role. However, since there are no Japanese-made LiDAR systems, the ones being used are from Velodyne. Therefore, I conceived this book project to contribute to the development of LiDAR, which will be a key technology for autonomous driving in Japan. This book has been written by leading researchers and engineers in the field of LiDAR, covering everything from basic principles to applications. While it does not cover everything about LiDAR due to its emphasis on timeliness, it is believed that most of the major topics have been introduced. I hope this book will be of some reference to researchers and engineers involved with LiDAR.

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