light. as a general assumption right now but light. as a general assumption right now but automatic- right now but automatic emergency braking or collision avoidance hearings for systems solve avoidance hearings for systems solve problems and because of the reality is the opposite, peorfle the reality is the opposite, people still get into accidents all the people still get into accidents all the time, despite substantial majority of new vehicles being produced with assisted driving capabilities. the reality is that you would think the reality is that you would think it the reality is that you would think it would be easy to build system think it would be easy to build system that willjust prevent you from hitting the thing right you from hitting the thing right in you from hitting the thing right in front of you but thars right in front of you but that s simply not the case with these that s simply not the case with these existing camera and radar systems these ex
and this is despite now the substantial majority of new vehicles being produced with assisted driving capabilities. the reality is, you would think it would be easy to build system that willjust prevent you from hitting the thing right in front of you, but that s simply not the case with these existing camera and radar systems. luminar s laser sensing technology measures how far away objects are, perception software interpreting that data, feeding what it finds into the control software that tells the car how and where to stop. and because it is using lidar, should also workjust as well in low light. you take a look at most of the autonomous vehicle companies that have been out there. they have generally been stuck in this r&d mode, you have these giant roof racks full of sensing systems and a supercomputer in the trunk that s there to run the thing, where the objective is to try to replace the driver altogether, and take a passengerfrom point a to point b in a ride hailing robo taxi l
you have these giant roof racks full of sensing systems and a supercomputer in the trunk that s there to run the thing, where the objective is to try to replace the driver altogether and just take a passenger from point a to point b in a right hailing robotaxi like environment. but the thing is, is that what we re doing is not about that, it s about actually making the drivers better, giving them almost superhuman capabilities to be able to actually save lives and have something that has an opportunity to do this today as opposed to decades from now. and another thing many drivers might like right now is an electric car with better range. well, mercedes unveiled the vision eqxx, a concept car capable of up to 648 miles on a single charge. that could take you from berlin to paris. it says that it s made possible due to a higher density battery, lower weight, 117 solar panels in the roof and better aerodynamics.