Velodyne's Augmented Reality demonstration allows people to experience how autonomous vehicles see the world. Velodyne will showcase a wide array of products that fully meet all of the auto industry's lidar needs, including new products to address directional and short-range sensing with trailblazing technology and performance. Velodyne will also introduce complete lidar-based safety solutions that incorporate Velodyne hardware and software. For more details, please see the Velodyne CES new product release on Tuesday, January 8.
"The new products we are unveiling at CES advance Velodyne's leadership position in providing the smartest, most powerful lidar solutions for autonomy and driver assistance," said Anand Gopalan, PhD, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Velodyne Lidar. "Delivering integrated hardware and software safety solutions is extremely valuable to automakers with the technologies seamlessly working together to provide breakthrough advanced driver assistance systems."
At CES, live demonstrations of Velodyne's lidar sensors will show their industry-leading combination of long range, high resolution, and wide field of view. Visitors to the Velodyne booth can experience a lidar point cloud via augmented reality. Velodyne partners also will lead in-booth presentations, unveil new technologies, and demonstrate lidar's use in autonomy, marine, agriculture, and emerging industries.
Velodyne demonstrations at CES will include: Velodyne Alpha Puck(tm): The culmination of ten years of lidar development and learning from millions of road miles, the Alpha Puck is a sensor specifically made for autonomous driving and advanced vehicle safety at highway speeds. Perfect for Level 4-5 autonomy, the sensor produces an image best described as "stunning," with the highest resolution data set in the world. It boasts the longest range for highway driving and maximum safety.
Velodyne Velarray(tm): The Velarray's best-in-class range, resolution, and field of view facilitate robust object detection, allowing for longer braking distance and increased safety. Designed for seamless vehicle integration, this compact sensor generates a richly-detailed directional image, day or night. It can be concealed within roof lines, in bumpers, and - as demonstrated at CES-behind windshields. The Velodyne booth will also feature Velodyne's Augmented Reality demonstration that allows people to experience how autonomous vehicles see the world.
"At CES, people can come to the Velodyne booth to experience how our intelligent lidar sensors are enabling autonomous vehicles on the road today," said Mike Jellen, president and chief commercial officer of Velodyne Lidar. "They can see how Velodyne's rich computer perception data helps determine the safest way to navigate and direct a self-driving vehicle. Visitors to our booth can also learn how Velodyne's versatile lidar sensors are utilized in a myriad of trailblazing applications in addition to self-driving cars and driver assistance, including unmanned aerial vehicles, mapping, industrial safety, robotics, security, and more."
Accur8vision: Equipped with Velodyne lidar, Accur8vision provides an innovative approach to the security sector. Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that protects an entire area needing to be secured, compared to perimetric detection which only guards the boundary. With Accur8vision and Velodyne lidar sensors, any intruder who enters the guarded area will never go undetected.
AGC: A world-leading supplier of flat, automotive, and display glass, as well as chemicals and other high-tech materials and components, AGC will showcase windshield technology from its WIDEYE task force.