11 Facts About Velodyne LiDAR

Velodyne LiDAR donated one of its early prototype sensors to the Robotics Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in 2011.

Since 2018, Velodyne LiDAR has partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in a campaign to promote the use of autonomous vehicles for improving roadway safety and preventing impaired driving deaths.

Since October 2018, Velodyne LiDAR has organized an annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology.

Velodyne LiDAR's sensors have a range of up to 300 meters and can be used for immediate object detection without additional sensor fusion.

Velodyne LiDAR introduced Vella software for integration of the Velarray into ADAS applications, supporting features such as lane keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, and adaptive cruise control.

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In November 2019, Velodyne introduced a lidar sensor for improving vehicle safety and enabling precise mapping.

In 2020, Velodyne introduced the Velabit, the company's smallest sensor, the Velarray H800, a solid-state sensor built using a micro-lidar array architecture.

In 2012, Velodyne Lidar signed a contract with Caterpillar for a supply of lidar sensors to be used for off-road vehicles.

From 2012 to 2015, Velodyne LiDAR's spinning HDL-32E sensors were used on mobile mapping vehicles by Nokia Here, Microsoft Bing Maps, Tencent, Baidu, and TomTom.

In 2017, Velodyne partnered with Renovo as Reference Lidar provider for the AWare automated mobility operating system and with Mercedes-Benz for a perception system contract.

In 2019, Velodyne LiDAR partnered with Clearpath Robotics, Holomatic, Kaarta and Hyundai Mobis.