Cepton to Sell Low Cost Lidar Sensors Direct to Customers

Cepton Technologies, a provider of 3D sensing solutions for automotive and industrial applications has launched its first low-cost lidar sensor, the HR-80 series.

The HR-80 series consists of two products. The HR-80W provides a wide viewing angle and the HR-80T captures points at long-range, or a distance of about 200m. Both feature better than 0.2 degree angular resolution in both horizontal and vertical directions.

“Besides automotive, our customers are using our product for a wide range of applications including robotics, automation, surveillance and mapping,” said Mark McCord. “There are a few factors which help us keep costs low,” he continued. “To name two, we use no exotic materials, like gold or diamond; and our innovative laser emission and sensing array does not rely on immature or research grade materials. As a result, we can provide an immediate path to mass production and deployment for automobiles and industrial applications.”

Cepton plans on continuing mass-producing its product to meet its ultimate goals of enabling 3D perception for smart machines, driving automation forward, and meeting the market’s need for high-performance, high-resolution and low-cost 3D sensing solutions.