Autonomous driving, Argo AI's new LiDAR sensor & quot; sees & quot; up to 400 meters

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To get to offer true autonomous driving , the work is not focused only on the software but also on the hardware. In fact, cars must be able to have sensors that allow you to see the surrounding environment better and better in all conditions. Both day and night, rain or fog, the systems must always be able to have a perfect perception of what is happening around the car.

For this, several platforms, as well as cameras and radar, they also use LiDAR sensors that allow to map the environment and to better see the obstacles on the roads. Technology that, thanks to Argo AI , has made an important leap forward.

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ARGO LIDAR Argo Lidar & quot ;. According to Argo AI, the new high resolution sensor is; able to & quot; see & quot; 360 degrees up to a maximum distance of 400 meters , becoming the center of gravity of its & quot; Argo Self-Driving System & quot; platform. The secret of this new product is called & quot; Geiger-mode & quot ;.

In practice, the sensor is; capable of detecting even the most & ugrave; small particle of light (a single photon). In this way & egrave; able to & quot; see & quot; objects that reflect less than 1% of light even at long range and in darkness total of the night. In addition, it perfectly handles sudden changes from a dark to a bright environment. Think, for example, of when you leave a gallery. Sensor that & egrave; also able to distinguish very small moving objects.

Argo AI has announced that it is working to produce its new LiDAR sensor in series. A first batch is; already been used on the cars with which the company & agrave; is experimenting with its autonomous driving solution on the roads. The & quot; Argo Self-Driving System & quot; platform and therefore also the new sensor, will also be used by the company's partners and customers. Therefore, also from Ford and Volkswagen.

In this regard, please note that in 2025 the German manufacturer aims to launch an autonomous passenger transport service with his ID. BUZZ equipped with the technologies developed by Argo AI.

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