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Detectors and sensors

Doppler effect lights up future of self-driving cars

06 Feb 2019 Susan Curtis
Doppler lidar in action
Blackmore's lidar system can detect the velocity of pedestrians and vehicles: objects moving away from the vehicle are in yellow or red, those moving toward it appear blue.
This morning I got a glimpse of what the future might look like for cars that can drive themselves.

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