Lidar vs. Everybody in the Onboard Sensor Race

Future vehicle systems will feature a reduced sensor array, but still will need a technology combination for safe performance.

Despite the industrywide realization that SAE driving automation Levels 4 and 5 are not imminent and instead long-term goals, development continues on the sensors that power current and future ADAS systems and up to Level 3.

Nothing made it more clear that lidar was the industry favorite than the 30-plus companies showing versions of the tech at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. That's an unstainable number, say industry experts. They see the next few years consisting of consolidation and many companies leaving the market.