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LiDAR Technologies and Companies Survey

March 17, 2021

This is an ongoing survey to summarize the Lidar Technologies and Companies. First, the summary view of technology. Second, the choice of popular LiDAR technology is shown below. Third, the popular global companies and their products are listed. More info will be added. 

Overview

Product Comparison Table (info from CES 2020)

BrandModelPurposeH FoV (°)V FoV (°)H resV resPoints/s (single return)Range @ 10% (m)Range @ 80% (m)Framerate (Hz)Width (mm)Length (mm)Height (mm)Mass (g)Power (W)H scan methodV scan methodRange methodWavelength (nm)PriceSource
Aeva4D LiDAR on-chipLong range forward-facingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown> 2000000Unknown> 300UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownFMCW1550Unknownhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191211005284/en/Aeva-Reveals-4D-LiDAR-Chip-Autonomous-Driving
BarajaUnknownLong range forward-facingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown200UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownMEMS 1D mirror (?)Prism with swept-frequency tunable laser (“SpectrumScan”)Unknown1550Unknownhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200106005340/en/
BlickfeldCubeMedium range forward-facing100302507520000010025010806050Unknown< 15UnknownUnknownUnknown905Unknownhttps://www.blickfeld.com/products/
BlickfeldCube RangeMedium range forward-facing15102507520000015025010806070Unknown< 15UnknownUnknownUnknown905Unknownhttps://www.blickfeld.com/products/
CarnavicomVL-AS16Low-cost ADAS120 (?)Unknown16UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownMechanical mirror (?)Discrete array (?)Pulsed time of flight (?)905 (?)Unknownhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carnavicom-will-introduce-its-advanced-16-channel-lidar-sensor-at-ces-2020-300982927.html
HesaiPandarQTShort range perimeter scanning360104.26006438400020~501080.280.2754007Mechanically spinningDiscrete array (?)Pulsed time of flight905 (?)$5000CES flyer, https://www.hesaitech.com/z/PandarQT
IBEONEXTVarious12880UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown25UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown885Unknownhttps://www.ibeo-as.com/en/produkte/sensoren/ibeoNEXTgeneric
InnovizOneMedium range forward-facing115251150250~7187500Unknown250251109545UnknownUnknownMEMS mirrorMEMS mirrorPulsed time of flight905Unknownhttps://innoviz.tech/innovizone
InnovusionFalconLong range forward-facing11030~1570~429~6700000UnknownUnknown10UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownMechanical polygonal mirrorMechanical polygonal mirrorPulsed time of flight1550Unknownhttps://www.innovusion.com/products/, https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200106005899/en/Innovusion-Release-New-LiDAR-System-Advanced-Human
InsightDigital Coherent LiDARLong range forward-facingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown> 200UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown (solid-state)FMCW1550Unknownhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200106005892/en/Insight-LiDAR-Announces-Highest-Resolution-FMCW-LiDAR
LivoxHorizonMedium range forward-facing81.7 (figure-8 shape)25.1 (figure-8 shape)VaryingVarying24000090260Varying (~10)8411577118012Mechanical Risley prismsMechanical Risley PrismsPulsed time of flight905$999https://www.livoxtech.com/horizon/specs
LivoxTele-15Long range forward-facing15 (circular)15 (circular)VaryingVarying240000200500Varying (~10)1121600122160012Mechanical Risley prismsMechanical Risley prismsPulsed time of flight905$1200https://www.livoxtech.com/tele-15/specs
OusterOS0-32Short range perimeter scanning36095204832655360185010-20858558.3534814 – 20Mechanically spinning“Multi beam flash” arrayPulsed time of flight865$6000https://data.ouster.io/downloads/OS0-lidar-sensor-datasheet.pdf
OusterOS0-128Short range perimeter scanning3609520481282621440185010-20858558.3534814 – 20Mechanically spinning“Multi beam flash” arrayPulsed time of flight865$18000https://data.ouster.io/downloads/OS0-lidar-sensor-datasheet.pdf
OusterOS2-32Long range general purpose36022.520483265536012024010-20119.6119.698.591014 – 20Mechanically spinning“Multi beam flash” arrayPulsed time of flight865$16000https://data.ouster.io/downloads/OS2-lidar-sensor-datasheet.pdf
OusterOS2-128Long range general purpose36022.52048128262144012024010-20119.6119.698.591014 – 20Mechanically spinning“Multi beam flash” arrayPulsed time of flight865$24000https://data.ouster.io/downloads/OS2-lidar-sensor-datasheet.pdf
Pioneer“next-generation 3D-LiDAR sensor”Medium range forward-facingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownMEMS mirrorMEMS mirrorUnknown905Unknownhttps://global.pioneer/en/news/press/2020/pdf/0108-1.pdf
Pioneer“next-generation 3D-LiDAR sensor”Long range forward-facingUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown500UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown1550Unknownhttps://global.pioneer/en/news/press/2020/pdf/0108-1.pdf
RobosenseRS-LiDAR-M1Medium range forward-facing120256001251125000150Unknown1511012050800UnknownMEMS mirrorDiscrete array (?)Pulsed time of flight905$1898https://www.robosense.ai/rslidar/rs-lidar-M1
RobosenseRS-LiDAR-F1Short range perimeter scanning180803601601728000205025-30UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownFlash arrayFlash arrayPulsed time of flight905 (?)UnknownCES flyer
Sense PhotonicsOsprey 30Short range perimeter scanning8030296111330000152510150 + 112166 + 14480 + 86300035Flash arrayFlash arrayPulsed time of flight940$2900https://sensephotonics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Sense-Photonics_Osprey_Specs_RevA_2019-12.pdf
Sense PhotonicsOsprey 75Short range perimeter scanning8075296277820000101510150 + 112166 + 14480 + 86300035Flash arrayFlash arrayPulsed time of flight940$2900https://sensephotonics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Sense-Photonics_Osprey_Specs_RevA_2019-12.pdf
VelodyneVelabitLow-cost ADAS6010UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown100Unknown616135UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownPulsed time of flight903$100https://velodynelidar.com/press-release/velodyne-lidar-introduces-velabit/

Some Notable Companies

Velodyne

Enlarge / Three Velodyne products: the Alpha Puck, Velarray, and Veladome.

Beam steering: Spinning

Distance measurement: Time-of-flight

Wavelength: 905nm

Luminar

Enlarge / Luminar’s lidar.

Beam steering: Mechanical scanning

Distance measurement: Time-of-flight

Wavelength: 1550nm

AEye

Enlarge / The AEye AE100 lidar. AEye

Beam steering: Mechanical scanning

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 1550nm

Ouster

Enlarge

Beam steering: Spinning

Distance measurement: Time-of-flight

Wavelength: 850nm

Blackmore

Enlarge Blackmore

Beam steering: Mechanical scanning

Distance measurement: Frequency-modulated continuous-wave

Wavelength: 1550nm

Baraja

Enlarge Baraja

Beam steering: “Spectrum scan lidar”

Distance measurement: Amplitude-modulated continuous-wave

Wavelength: 1550nm

Quanergy

Enlarge Quanergy

Beam steering: Optical phased array

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 905 nm

Cepton

Enlarge Cepton

Beam steering: “Proprietary micromotion technology”

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 905 nm

Innoviz

Enlarge Innoviz

Beam steering: Mechanical scanning

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 940nm

Sense Photonics 

Beam steering: Solid-state

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 905 nm

Innovusion

Beam steering: MEMS

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 1550nm

Sony Demo 

ISSCC 2021

Beam steering: MEMS + SPAD

Distance measurement: Time of flight

Wavelength: 905 nm

Credit

  1. ISSCC 2021, Sony
  2. Hamamatsu
  3. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/02/the-ars-technica-guide-to-the-lidar-industry/
  4. https://www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivingCars/comments/eof1og/lidars_announced_at_ces_2020/
Last updated on February 13, 2023