Velodyne LiDAR Gets $150M Investment from Ford & Baidu
First off, LiDAR is a detection system which works on the principle of radar, but uses light from a laser. Why should you care? Well, they are a critical component in 3D mapping systems- and- based on this investment from Ford & Baidu, likely to be critical to the goal of achieving fully autonomous driving in the not-too-distant future.
Velodyne LiDAR is…
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