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ZF, Partners Aim to Launch Solid-State Lidar by 2021
ZF Friedrichshafen and its Ibeo Automotive Systems unit are partnering with Austria’s AMS AG to commercialize solid-state lidar sensors by 2021.
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ZF Friedrichshafen and its Ibeo Automotive Systems unit are partnering with Austria’s AMS to commercialize solid-state lidar sensors by 2021.
Lidar is expected to be a key enabling technology for fully autonomous vehicles. By eliminating mechanical parts, solid-state systems promise to be smaller, lighter and significantly less expensive than the pricey spinning units used in prototype self-driving cars. Several other companies also are developing solid-state lidar.
The new partnership will team Ibeo’s lidar systems with AMS’ vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) technology. ZF acquired a 40% stake in Ibeo in 2016.
VCSEL features a cylindrical beam with a narrow wavelength that AMS says provides improved reliability and stability compared with LEDs and edge emitter light sources. More information about the technology is available on the company’s web site.
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