Lidar sensors add depth scanning for better photos and AR, but in future we could see mixed-reality headsets and more. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR ...

Spaceborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) has become a powerful tool for observing forest height, biomass, carbon stocks ...

Scientists explore the utility of XGRIDS Portal Cam technology for creating high-definition digital forest twins for ...

Learn about the Raven series from 3DMakerpro, a new series of LiDAR-based spatial 3D scanners that are affordable for makers.

The Airborne Snow Observatory uses lidar and spectrometers to measure the water inside Colorado's record low snowpack.

The LiDAR in Apple’s new iPhone moves 3D imaging from the esoteric to the ordinary. It is a significant boost for the technology, similar to photography's transition in the mid-2000s from a ...

The NHTSA is expanding its investigation into how safe Full Self-Driving is under less-than-ideal road conditions.

I'll be honest: I didn't know that an iPhone was able to do a lidar scan. (The iPhone 12 Pro, 13 Pro, and iPad Pro can all do it.) When I found out that my phone could, I became obsessed with scanning ...

Heading into 2023, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging - a 3D imaging technology) appeared to be struggling, given the delays in launching profitable autonomous vehicles and the ~80-90% drop in ...

We hear a lot about self-driving cars, but what’s actually in the technology that makes them possible? There are some proprietary systems in the works like AEye’s “iDAR” which uses solid-state lidar, ...

LiDAR maker RoboSense posted its first profitable quarter in Q4 2025, driven by strong revenue growth and a breakout surge in ...