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☆ I watched YouTube in a self-driving Mercedes and experienced the future of commuting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Drive Pilot can take over in traffic jams, letting you kick back, watch a movie, or read a book. Drive Pilot will be available in the electric EQS, shown here, as well as the gas-powered S-Class sedan. Over time, Mercedes plans to teach Drive Pilot to function in more places and at higher speeds. One lidar sensor actually helps Drive Pilot see in 3D, the other is just for symmetry. For people subjected to that sort of treatment daily — or, tragically, twice a day — Drive Pilot could be a game changer.

Persons: —, Santa Monica, Mercedes, we've, Deniz Calagan Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Service, General Motors, Benz AG, Global Communications Mercedes Locations: Los Angeles, Santa, San Francisco, California, Nevada

☆ iPhone 15 Pro analysis unveils Qualcomm modem and easier-to-repair smartphone frame
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have a new frame design, which could make repairing the devices' screens or swaps of their batteries easier, according to a teardown analysis by iFixit, a parts vendor and gadget-repair advocate. That's in part because Apple uses software to lock parts to specific devices, making independent fixes more difficult or near impossible. Last year's mainstream model of the iPhone 14 — not the pricier Pro — also had a design featuring removable back glass. It requires manufacturers such as Apple to make rental tools, repair guides and authorized parts available to users to repair devices at home. In 2022, Apple introduced Self Service Repair, which allows repair shops and end users to rent professional-level repair tools and buy replacement parts from Apple.

Persons: Max, iFixit, Pro Max, — Organizations: Apple, Pro, Qualcomm Locations: California

☆ Bank of America says this lidar stock can rally more than 40% after a sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hesai , the builder of lidar technology used in self-driving cars, could be in for strong gains after selling off following its U.S. initial public offering, according to Bank of America. The bank initiated coverage of Hesai with a buy rating and a price of $14.80. Since then, the stock has fallen more than 46%. Despite the sell-off, analyst Jessie Lo thinks the company "deserves a valuation premium against peers, given its leading position in market share, shipment, order gain, margin, breakeven timeline, and balance sheet/cash flow management." "We expect Hesai to ride on the ADAS [advanced driver assistance systems] industry takeoff and growing LiDAR penetration, and deliver 60% sales CAGR [compound annual growth rate] in 2023-25," she said.

Persons: Jessie Lo, Lo, — Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, North Locations: Thursday's, Hesai's U.S, China

☆ I took my first self-driving car ride with my teenage son and it felt comfortably dull
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Matt Rosoff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

My son Marlon has been obsessed with self-driving cars this year, as we've seen more and more Waymos and competing GM Cruise vehicles tootling around San Francisco without safety drivers. Last month, Waymo and Cruise won approval to operate driverless cars in San Francisco at any time of day. So with self-driving cars a common feature of our local landscape, we were excited to give one a try. The car pulled up with my initials, MR, on the display below the rotating lidar sensor on the roof. I was a skeptic about the promise of self-driving cars.

Persons: Waymo, Marlon, Cruise Organizations: Cruise, NBC Bay Area Locations: San Francisco

☆ The generative AI boom should have been Appen's time to shine. Here's what went wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

For Appen, that would mean finding specialists in particular types of information that can bolster generative AI systems. Even before the generative AI transition, wages for Appen's data labelers were a sticking point. Kim Stagg, Appen's vice president of product, said the work required for generative AI services was different than what the company has needed in the past. "With generative AI, we see a different demand." The company's plunging stock price suggests that investors don't see the company's business offerings transferring to the generative AI space.

Persons: Jonathan Raa, Mike Monegan, he'd, Appen, it's, Armughan Ahmad, Mark Brayan, Ahmad, Monegan, he's, Appen's, Helen Johnson, Fab Dolan, Sujatha Sagiraju, Elena Sagunova, Jen Cole, Jukka Korpi, Still, OpenAI's, Google's Bard, didn't, Bard chatbot, Ed Stackhouse, raters, Erik Vogt, Vogt, hadn't, Kim Stagg, we've, Stagg, Lisa Braden, Harder, Canaccord Organizations: Nurphoto, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Revenue, CNBC, Australian Securities Exchange, Adobe, U.S . National Labor Relations Board Locations: Seattle, Europe, Middle East, Africa

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Alphabet, Nike, Costco & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

UBS reiterates Netflix as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating on shares of the streaming giant. Morgan Stanley reiterates Ambarella as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of the semiconductor company heading into earnings this week. " UBS reiterates Disney as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating on shares of the entertainment giant. Morgan Stanley downgrades CrowdStrike to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it's cautious heading into earnings later this week. Morgan Stanley names LifeStance Health Group a top pick Morgan Stanley said shares of the behavioral health company are compelling.

Persons: Tesla, Canaccord, it's bullish, it's, Morgan Stanley, Ambarella, JMP, Piper Sandler, Piper, Bernstein, L3Harris, Evercore, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley downgrades CrowdStrike, Zimmer, BTIG, Wells, Dwight, Truist, Wolfe, Stifel, defensives Organizations: UBS, Netflix, Disney, Pagaya Technologies, MCW, OW, JetBlue, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Akero Therapeutics, RBC, Tetra Tech, Tech, Amazon, LifeStance Health, Mobility, UGI Corporation, TAM, Nike, NIKE, Endeavor Group, Media, Entertainment, Costco, AutoZone, Walmart Locations: China, Underperform, ORLY

☆ 29-year-old’s self-driving car startup was born in a garage—now it has Bill Gates’ attention and a $1 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Since launching Wayve in 2017, CEO Alex Kendall has often felt like the self-driving car industry's mostly ignored little brother. In 2017, Kendall got a Ph.D. in deep learning and computer vision at the University of Cambridge. While there, he helped develop a deep learning algorithm for a computer vision concept called "semantic segregation." A delivery van outfitted with Wayve's autonomous driving software is part of the fleet of vehicles making grocery deliveries across London. When he and Kendall launched Wayve, "many of the big technology giants had just put billions of dollars of funding into building autonomous vehicles," Kendall says.

Persons: Alex Kendall, Kendall, Amar Shah, Wayve, Bill Gates, we've, it's, Shah, I've Organizations: Microsoft, Virgin, CNBC, University of Cambridge, PACE, Eclipse Ventures Locations: London, South, Cambridge, Asda, Kendall

☆ Automakers are finally embracing lidar sensors. A few startups look like market-share winners
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article INVZLAZROUSTINVZLAZROUST Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA Hesai lidar sensor on top of a vehicle in Shenzhen, China, July 10, 2022. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty ImagesFor investors in lidar startups, this has been a long time coming. After years of talk — and a SPAC boom in the sensor sector — automakers have finally started incorporating lidar units into their vehicles. Lidar, short for light detection and ranging, is a sensor technology that uses invisible lasers to create a detailed 3D map of the sensor's surroundings. Playing into investors' intense interest in self-driving technology, many lidar startups went public via mergers with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, over the last few years.

Persons: LAZR, INVZ LAZR, Jade Gao, They're, Luminar, —, Omer Keilaf, Keilaf, Innoviz, Austin Russell, Russell, we'll, Tom Fennimore Organizations: AFP, Getty, BMW, Volkswagen, Refinitiv, Volvo, Polestar, Benz, Luminar Technologies, Bloomberg Locations: Shenzhen, China, Germany, U.S, SPACs, Orlando , Florida

☆ Window-washing robots are working on Manhattan skyscrapers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Molly Kaiser | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Skyline Robotics is disrupting the century-old practice of window washing with new technology that the startup hopes will redefine a risky industry. A robotic arm with a brush attached to the end cleans the window following instructions from a LiDAR camera, which uses laser technology to map 3D environments. "That person, other than regulation, doesn't actually have to be there for our sake," Blum said. "We don't need a separate squeegee and a separate brush to get a perfectly clean window," he said. The current cost of the Ozmo is approximately $500,000, which has a three-to-five-year payback for building owners, according to Skyline Robotics board member and Platinum CEO James Halpin.

Persons: Blum, Ross Blum, James Halpin Organizations: Robotics, Yards, Trade Center, Organization, Skyline Robotics Locations: Tel Aviv and New York, Manhattan, Madison

☆ High-powered satellites have made blue-carbon credits a reality. But they still face accuracy and scalability issues.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Breakthroughs in satellite technology have helped commercialize blue-carbon credits. Over $50 billion worth of carbon credits have been predicted to be traded annually in the voluntary market, according to McKinsey. Blue carbon, which is stored in coastal and marine ecosystems, has become an increasingly important asset in the fight against the climate crisis. Carbon credits can then be verified and issued faster. Satellite data has to be paired with sonar, divers collecting information, or other field data, she added.

Persons: Philip Davis, Guy Wolf, Oxford University spinout OxCarbon, it's, Wolf, David Gross, you've, Thomas Merriman, Donna Lyndsay, Traganos, It's, Kita's Merriman, Merriman, Zoë Balmforth, Cameron Frayling Organizations: McKinsey ., World Resources Institute, Tech, Oxford University, Bank OxCarbon, Kita, Ordnance Survey Locations: Bahamas, Caribbean, Islamorada , Florida

☆ Uncovering a lost Maya city in the jungle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Once upon a planetShown here are the remains of a building with a staircase that once stood within the ancient city of Ocomtún on the Yucatán Peninsula. Ivan Šprajc/ZRC SAZUA lost Maya city abandoned more than 1,000 years ago has been found in the jungles of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Other worldsThis illustration shows what the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will look like in orbit. These cold, faint worlds are incredibly difficult to detect — but not for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Across the universeThe James Webb Space Telescope captured a high-resolution image of Herbig-Haro 46/47, an actively forming pair of stars.

Persons: Indiana Jones, Ivan Šprajc, Juan Carlos Fernandez, Diaz, Fernandez, Nancy Grace, NASA’s, James Webb, Webb, — Carl Sagan’s, Ludwig van Beethoven, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, “ Raiders, SAZU, University of Houston, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Hubble, Telescope, NASA, James Webb Space, DePasquale, ESA, Medical University of Vienna, CNN Space, Science Locations: Ocomtún, Campeche, Mexico’s Yucatán, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

☆ Ocomtun: Laser mapping reveals a forgotten Maya city in the jungle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Maya civilization is best known for its pyramid temples and impressive stone structures that have been found across southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. Pictured here are the remains of a building with a staircase in the city of Ocumtun. He’s mapped more than 20,000 square kilometers (7,722 square miles) of Central American jungle and been involved in 45 archaeological projects, including the discovery of the largest and oldest Maya temple near Tabasco, Mexico, and tens of thousands of Maya structures and settlements in the Guatemalan jungle. Unraveling OcumtunIt could take years to fully excavate Ocomtun and get a deeper understanding of the site and why it was abandoned. A stone block with a relief, reused in a stairway in the city of Ocumtun.

Persons: Juan Carlos Fernandez, Diaz, he’s, they’ve, Juan Fernandez, Jonathan Burke, ”, Fernandez, LiDAR, Ivan Šprajc —, —, Šprajc, Ivan Šprajc, ” Fernandez, Založba Rokus, Ken, Julie Jones, it’s Organizations: CNN, University of Houston, National Center, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, ZRC, Ocumtun, SAZU, Adria, Kreditna družba, Ars Longa, Julie Jones Charitable Foundation, Milwaukee Audubon Society Locations: Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, America, Ocumtun, Central American, Tabasco, Guatemalan, Kreditna družba Ljubljana

☆ 28-year-old self-made billionaire started his self-driving car company in his parents' garage—now he's worth $1.6 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When Austin Russell was a 17-year-old high school student, he founded Luminar Technologies, which makes laser sensors that can help self-driving cars detect nearby objects. Now 28, Russell is the world's youngest self-made billionaire, according to Forbes, as Luminar competes with major companies like Tesla and Alphabet's Waymo. But self-driving cars aren't exactly commonplace on American roads, meaning Russell and Luminar have a lot of work ahead of them, despite their lofty valuations. How it differs from Tesla's approachElon Musk's Tesla also seeks to popularize self-driving cars, and Musk's approach to the technology is entirely different. Lidar could potentially change that, Russell says: Cameras can be helpful "for certain use cases," but lidar is "a huge step forward."

Persons: Austin Russell, Russell, Waymo, —, Luminar, Elon Musk's Tesla, Mario Herger, Herger, Tesla Organizations: Luminar Technologies, CNBC, Forbes, Benz, Volvo, Stanford University, Thiel, Washington Post Locations: Orlando , Florida, U.S

☆ Chinese autonomous vehicle tech raises concerns, US transportation chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday his agency has national security concerns about Chinese autonomous vehicle suppliers in the American market. "Whether we are talking about hardware or software, in the same way there are concerns around telecom or TikTok, there are concerns around transportation technologies," Buttigieg said in an interview with Reuters. Buttigieg said the United States needs to better understand "the true ownership of the different enterprises that are supplying different elements of our transportation systems." The lawmakers were particularly concerned about AV vehicle and equipment testing in the United States. Their letter cites data from California regulators showing seven Chinese firms tested autonomous vehicles in the most-populous U.S. state last year.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Gina Raimondo, Chris Sanders, Will Dunham Organizations: . Transportation, Reuters, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Thomson Locations: United States, China, California, U.S

☆ Bad news for nervous flyers: Turbulence is getting worse as the planet warms
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In addition, moderate turbulence jumped from 70.0 to 96.1 hours, while light turbulence hit 546.8 hours, up from 466.5. "[This] doesn't necessarily mean planes are encountering turbulence, clear air turbulence, 55% more often because, of course, planes try and avoid it and they've been getting very good at avoiding it," he said. "Although the radar on the flight deck can't see … clear air turbulence, there's a related technology called LIDAR that stands for light detection and ranging," Williams said. "By using that different wavelength of light, we can see invisible clear air turbulence ahead," he said. "Unfortunately it's very expensive and also comes in a big heavy box, which you don't want really to go on a plane to add weight onto the aircraft," Williams said.

Persons: Joe Giddens, Paul Williams, they've, Williams, Mark Prosser, Prosser, LIDAR, it's Organizations: Research, World Meteorological Organization, University of Reading, Atlantic, CAT, Aircraft, Istock, Getty, CNBC Locations: Northamptonshire, England, USA

☆ VW to test self-driving in retro-styled electric Microbuses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ten self-driving electric Volkswagen buses will soon cruise the streets of Austin, Texas, testing autonomous driving technology. Buzz electric vans will test technology VW is working on with Mobileye, an Israeli company once owned by Intel that also works with BMW, General Motors and Ford. VW won’t operate it’s own taxi service, though, as some other autonomous driving companies have planned, the company said in its announcement. VW joins joins companies such General Motors’ Cruise, which is also operating self-driving vehicles in Austin, and Waymo, the autonomous driving subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet. Both automakers said at the time they would hire Argo AI staffers to support their own autonomous driving efforts.

Persons: Ford, Vokswagen, Motors ’, Mobileye, van Organizations: CNN, Argo, VW, Intel, BMW, General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Motors, Austin, Miami, automaker’s, Vehicles Locations: Austin , Texas, Austin, United States, Germany, California, Arizona, New York City, Washington , DC, Pittsburgh

☆ Volkswagen will start testing self-driving cars in Austin as it moves on from Argo AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. Volkswagen said Thursday that it will begin testing self-driving electric vehicles in Austin, Texas, later this month. The first two of those vans are already in the U.S. and will begin testing before the end of July, it said. The self-driving ID Buzz vans are equipped with lidar, radar and camera systems. For now, all of its self-driving vehicles will have human safety drivers on board while testing.

Persons: Austin, Katrin Lohmann, Lohmann Organizations: Volkswagen Group of America, Volkswagen, Mobileye Locations: Austin, Austin , Texas, U.S

☆ Ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The city includes large pyramid-like buildings, stone columns, three plazas with "imposing buildings" and other structures arranged in almost-concentric circles, the INAH institute said. INAH said the city, which it has named Ocomtun - meaning "stone column" in the Yucatec Maya language - would have been an important center for the peninsula's central lowland region between 250 and 1000 AD. It is located in the Balamku ecological reserve on the country's Yucatan Peninsula and was discovered during a search of a largely unexplored stretch of jungle larger than Luxembourg. The Maya civilization, known for its advanced mathematical calendars, spanned southeast Mexico and parts of Central America. Pre-Hispanic ball games, widespread throughout the Maya region, consist of passing a rubber ball representing the sun across a court without the use of hands and getting it through a small stone hoop.

Persons: INAH, Ivan Sprajc, Sprajc, Sarah Morland, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology, Mexico's, Read, MEXICO CITY, Central America, Thomson Locations: Campeche, Mexico, MEXICO, Yucatan, Luxembourg, Central

☆ Investing in Space: Here are the rockets chasing to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

SpaceXCNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Overview: Chasing the FalconNo rocket has been better-described as a "workhorse" than SpaceX's Falcon 9. Aside from Blue Origin's New Glenn, the early theme is rockets that are close to the capability of Falcon 9 and less expensive. – CNBC, which the lawsuit says were used for NASA projects including the International Space Station and the Space Launch Systems rocket. – Firefly Aerospace: The rocket builder says the deal will bolster its launch, spacecraft, and lunar lander businesses.

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☆ Archaeologists discover a lost world of 417 ancient Mayans cities buried in remote jungle, connected by miles of 'superhighways,' WaPo reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists in Guatemala have discovered "the first freeway system in the world," The Washington Post reports. Archaeologists have found ancient Mayans built 417 cities interconnected by 110 miles of "superhighways." Historians to rethink what they know of ancient Mayan civilization. The findings have unveiled "a whole volume of human history that we've never known," he told the Post. It allowed the scientists to see ancient dams, reservoirs, pyramids, platforms, causeway networks, and even ball courts, per the study.

☆ China's Didi Global to roll out self-developed robotaxis by 2025
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company said that it is collaborating with multiple new energy carmakers in China on developing robotaxis. "We hope they can enter Didi's network and provide services by 2025," Didi Autonomous Driving COO Meng Xing said at a company event that was livestreamed online. He also showed off a robotaxi concept car called "Didi Neuron", with robotic arms that can help passengers pick up luggage. Didi allows users in some parts of Shanghai and the southern city of Guangzhou to hail self-driving cars through its main app. Swedish carmaker Volvo, owned by Geely (GEELY.UL), supplies Didi's self-driving fleet.

☆ Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi developing own driverless taxis, plans to roll them out in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi debuted the DiDi Neuron, a concept robotaxi. DiDi is working with Chinese carmakers to develop its own autonomous taxis which it is aiming to put into service in 2025. DiDi Global on Thursday said it is developing its own self-driving taxis alongside Chinese carmakers and it plans to roll them out in 2025 on its ride-hailing service. The Chinese giant's autonomous driving unit also showed off a concept robotaxi, or driverless taxi, called DiDi Neuron. DiDi set up its autonomous driving unit in 2016 and spun it off into a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2019.

☆ Waymo vehicles pull over in California due to fog
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) self-driving technology unit Waymo said on Wednesday that some of its vehicles in San Francisco encountered dense fog and briefly pulled over to the side of the road. The incident, which occurred at around 6.00 a.m. Pacific Time, impeded some traffic movement before the cars moved out of the area as the fog began to clear, Waymo said. "We have software updates planned to improve our fog and parking performance to address such situations in the future," the company said in a statement to Reuters. The company's cars use a system consisting of lidar sensors, cameras and radar sensors to perceive their surroundings. Last week, General Motors' (GM.N) robotaxi unit Cruise said it is recalling self-driving software in 300 vehicles after one of its driverless vehicles crashed into the back of a San Francisco bus.

☆ The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

You might be able to get out of the way of a testosterone-fueled human driver in an SUV, but the self-driving cars will never see him coming. As more self-driving cars enter the market, speed through Hajbabaie's intersections goes up and fuel consumption goes down. The same will be true of proposals like white traffic lights for self-driving cars. If self-driving cars ever move beyond shared services like taxis and deliveries, the first vehicles are going to be owned by wealthy people. The world of tomorrowFor the moment, cities are in no danger of being overrun by self-driving cars.

Lidar technology is used for 3D mapping, navigation and object detection in various high-tech industries. Ouster's complaints said Hesai incorporated its digital lidar technology into the Shanghai-based company's sensors. Ouster accused Hesai's sensors of infringing five patents covering core aspects of its digital lidar technology. It asked the Delaware court for an unspecified amount of money damages and the ITC to bar imports of infringing Hesai products. Hesai settled a patent dispute with San Jose, California-based Velodyne Lidar Inc in 2020.

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