JAKARTA - Huawei officially introduced an image-class LiDAR system with a dual optical path that is claimed to be one of the latest breakthroughs in the smart vehicle industry. This technology carries a dual optical path architecture that is capable of increasing resolution up to four times.
As reported by Carnewschina, Thursday, March 5, it also makes it the highest specification 896-line LiDAR in the world that is mass-produced. In its announcement, Huawei said the system is able to detect objects of very small size more consistently and clearly.
This sensor is even claimed to be able to identify objects as high as 14 centimeters from a distance of up to 120 meters, including falling traffic cones, flat tires, and other objects with low reflectivity.
Huawei Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU CEO, Jin Yuzhi, explained that this latest LiDAR technology combines two laser receiver units with different focal lengths. One unit serves to capture a wide-angle view for an overview, while the other unit is focused on the details of objects at a distance.
When working together, the two create an imaging effect of high-definition images. With this approach, the system is able to recognize various obstacles that are difficult to detect, such as small objects on the vehicle chassis, objects with low reflectivity, to objects with irregular shapes.
As an illustration of the capabilities of this technology, Jin said that the sensor is even capable of capturing the movement of a dog wagging its tail from a distance of about 55 meters. Based on information circulating, the term "line" on LiDAR refers to the number of laser emission channels in the vertical direction.
Each line represents one independent laser beam that plays a role in the scanning process. The more lines you have, the denser the vertical scan produced, thus forming a more detailed 3D point cloud.
This makes the system able to identify pedestrians, vehicles, obstacles, and various elements on the road with a higher level of accuracy. Currently, common LiDARs usually have 16, 32, or 128 lines, while previously the highest record for mass-produced LiDAR in the industry was 520 lines.
Huawei said the two vehicle models under the HIMA ecosystem, namely Aito M9 and Maextro S800, will be the first to use the 896-line LiDAR. Cailian Press' report also said an internal source revealed that this technology will later be applied to more Huawei collaboration models in various price segments.
Not only that, two brands outside of HIMA, namely Avatr and Voyah, have also confirmed the use of this technology. Both companies stated that their latest models, Avatr 12 and Voyah FE, will be equipped with Huawei's 896-line LiDAR.
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