Tiny Lasers on Microchips Could Help Self-Driving Cars “See” The Road
Since self-driving cars don’t have drivers, the cars have to perceive their surroundings themselves. Lidar is a great option—it’s like radar but with lasers instead of radio waves—but it’s big and pricy. However, a new kind of lidar from DARPA could change that. DARPA, the U.S. Department of Defense’s emerging tech branch, announced the new…
