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Lidar

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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

Patterns

Related Entities

Waymo 8 Uber 4 Luminar 4 Volvo 4 Levandowski 4 Pro Max 3 iPhone 3 Apple 3 U.S. 3 Velodyne 3

Top Voices

@tsnyderdc 8 discussions @harrymccracken 2 discussions @dunne_insights 2 discussions @ghosthayes 1 discussions @rsgnl 1 discussions @aparanjape 1 discussions @arstechnica 1 discussions @gadgets360 1 discussions

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Coverage Timeline

2019-08-12
Ars Technica

An in-depth look at the feasibility, progress, and experts' opinions of lidar-based vs Tesla-like camera-only approaches to fully autonomous cars

“They're all going to dump lidar,” Musk said about self-driving rivals in April.  —  Lots of companies are working to develop self-driving cars. Tweets: @arstechnica , @aparanjape , and @ghosthayes Tw...

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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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