To start, I wanted to share more about the Velodyne VLS-128 LIDAR. As far as I'm aware, this is the first 128-channel LIDAR on the market, and it really is nuts.
• 9.6M points per second
• ~300 meters of range
• 360° coverage
Long-range and high-resolution LIDAR has historically been a unique advantage for Waymo, and my feeling is that the VLS-128 dramatically closes the gap for the rest of the field to have the same quality of vision.
• 9.6M points per second
• ~300 meters of range
• 360° coverage
Long-range and high-resolution LIDAR has historically been a unique advantage for Waymo, and my feeling is that the VLS-128 dramatically closes the gap for the rest of the field to have the same quality of vision.
Some video:
1. https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2000/1*1qQPsYeu8suHJn412...
2. https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2000/1*D13g1k2Ugq0NJJ3CN...