New LIDAR package makes it easier to add smarts to your smart car

{rss:content:encoded} New LIDAR package makes it easier to add smarts to your smart car http://ift.tt/2gdC9gT http://ift.tt/2eWTvJJ November 15, 2016 at 05:23PM  Osram Opto Semiconductors has announced the availability of a LIDAR package – essentially the spinning laser array found on self-driving and mapping vehicles – that costs $5 and works as well as $70,000 tower systems and hockey-puck sized $8,000 systems. This mini-LIDAR has four laser diodes connected together to ensure accuracy without tuning. The kit also includes tiny mirrors… Read More