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Lidar

30 articles decelerating

Lidar has appeared in 30 articles since 2017-03. Coverage peaked in 2017Q2 with 8 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Waymo, Uber, Luminar, Volvo.

Articles
30
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
15
publications

Coverage Timeline

2025-10-20
Financial Times 7 related

London-based CoMind, which develops a non-invasive brain monitoring device with Lidar-like tech, raised $60M led by Plural, taking its total funding to $102.5M

Financial Times :

2023-12-31
Politico

Lidar sensor tech is the latest flashpoint in the US-China trade war, as the US lidar industry mounts a lobbying offensive against Chinese companies like Hesai

Tanya Snyder / Politico : X: @tsnyderdc , @tsnyderdc , @dunne_insights , @tsnyderdc , and @tsnyderdc X: Tanya Snyder / @tsnyderdc : @ousterlidar @HesaiTech Ouster says lidar made by adversary nations...

2023-12-30
Politico

Lidar sensor tech is the latest flashpoint in the US-China trade war, as the US lidar industry mounts a lobbying offensive against Chinese companies like Hesai

Tanya Snyder / Politico : X: @tsnyderdc , @tsnyderdc , @dunne_insights , @tsnyderdc , and @tsnyderdc X: Tanya Snyder / @tsnyderdc : @ousterlidar @HesaiTech Ouster says lidar made by adversary nations...

2021-02-17
Bloomberg 3 related

Lidar startup AEye says it is going public via SPAC, valuing the new company at $2B and raising $455M

- Company nets $455 million to develop self-driving technology  — Its software will also be used in driver assistance systems  —  AEye Inc., a startup that makes lidar systems …

2020-12-22
Reuters 2 related

Lidar sensor manufacturer Ouster says it will go public through a SPAC, raising up to $200M at a valuation of ~$1.9B, the fifth lidar manufacturer to do so

(Reuters) - Ouster Inc, a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for self-driving cars and smart cities, said on Tuesday it has agreed …

2020-11-07
MacRumors 26 related

Kuo: iPhone 13 to come in same four sizes as iPhone 12, Pro Models to feature a major upgrade to ultra wide camera with f/1.8, 6P lens with autofocus

iPhone 13 leak just revealed killer upgrade Scott Stein / CNET : Lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro: What it can do now, and why it matters for the future Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Three reasons 2021 iPhone is ...

2020-10-16
Ars Technica

A look at the lidar industry and Apple's potential role within it, as the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max become the first mass market phones to adopt the technology

How Apple made affordable lidar with no moving parts for the iPhone.  —  At Tuesday's unveiling of the iPhone 12, Apple touted the capabilities of its new lidar sensor. Tweets: @sdelevator , @l4stewar...

2020-09-08
VentureBeat 1 related

Lidar sensor manufacturer Ouster raises $42M Series B from investors including Cox Automotive, Tao Capital, and Fontinalis, bringing its total raised to $140M

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :

2020-09-04
Fast Company 23 related

Source: only the iPhone 12 Pro Max will support speedy millimeter-wave 5G, and the feature will be limited to the US, South Korea, and Japan

here's what LiDAR can do Ali Salman / Wccftech : mmWave 5G Network Will be Exclusive to iPhone 12 Pro Max, Will Launch in Only Three Countries Samuel Martinez / Pocketnow : mmWave 5G support would onl...

2020-05-06
The Verge 4 related

Volvo says it will sell Lidar-equipped self-driving cars to consumers starting in 2022 using Lidar startup Luminar's cheaper sensors

Volvo's new platform will include high-powered laser sensors — an industry rarity  —  Most new cars sold today include a bevy of sensors such as cameras …

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Quarterly Coverage

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Narrative

Lidar has appeared in 119 Techmeme articles since September 2015. The biggest stories include Apple debuts $999 6.1" iPhone 12 Pro and $1,099 6.7" iPhone 12 Pro Max with flat-edge... and Apple unveils new 11" and 12.9" iPad Pro with a lidar scanner for depth-sensing, backlit.... Frequently covered alongside Waymo, Apple, TechCrunch, SPAC, and Luminar.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +67pts; research -25pts; funding -75pts
2025Q1enterprise -67pts; consumer +50pts; research +50pts
2025Q2safety +100pts; consumer +50pts; research -50pts

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