Tesla’s refusal to equip its cars with LiDar sensors is deeply controversial, with some tech experts claiming that the company’s reliance on cameras makes its cars less safe than rivals. Now a ...

One of the most integral, expensive, and noticeable pieces of equipment found in an autonomous vehicle is the roof-mounted, Death Star-like LIDAR sensor. LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and ...

If you need more evidence that camera-based image processing isn't at all a good idea for fully autonomous driving, go no further than this fun exposé comparing self-driving tech between a Tesla ...

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. will deploy its most advanced automated driving system to date in a freshened Lexus LS sedan later this year, pitching the setup as a lidar-based Level 2 system that can ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk once called LIDAR a “crutch,” something that automakers would find themselves leaning on in order to solve the problem of self-driving. Soon after, Tesla shifted wholly toward ...

Google’s got some competition in the burgeoning self-driving vehicle market now that Lexus has unveiled its LIDAR-beaming LS600 hL. Lexus hopes to eliminate—not just reduce—traffic casualties with an ...

Apple has had several Lexus SUVs equipped with sensors and cameras out on the road to test its self-driving software platform since April, but MacRumors reader Amy, who lives near one of Apple's ...

Images have recently emerged showing new Lexus SUVs being used by Apple that feature an updated array of sensors and cameras on top. While Apple has been using such vehicles for some time now, these ...

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. will deploy its most advanced automated driving system to date in a freshened Lexus LS sedan later this year, pitching the setup as a lidar-based Level 2 system that can ...