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Solid-State Surround Sensing for Vehicles and Heavy Equipment

LCM-based lidar covers 180° from a single sensor, with regions of interest at up to 900 Hz: a programmable safety cocoon around the vehicle.

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Coverage diagram from one sensor, in side and top views. Near field: ground plane, 10 m, 180° × 30°, 50 Hz, detects curbs, floor changes and close-proximity obstacles. Mid field: collision avoidance, 20 m, 180° × 60°, 10 Hz, detects surrounding objects in blind spots. Far field: long-range slice, 50 m, 180° × 10°, 10 Hz, detects oncoming traffic and supports localization.

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Safety cocoon

A Programmable Cocoon Around the Vehicle

Wide-FOV LCM-based dToF sensors at the corners create continuous near-field coverage. Software decides where to look harder: a pedestrian at the curb, a bollard behind the bumper, a cyclist alongside.

Surround sensing today

  • Too many sensors

    Covering the area around a vehicle takes several narrow-FOV sensors or a mechanical spinner.

  • Cost and integration

    Every added sensor brings more cost and more integration work.

  • Near-field blind spots

    Gaps close to the vehicle, exactly where pedestrians, cyclists, and obstacles appear during parking and low-speed maneuvers.

With LCM

  • 180° and wider

    Field of view per sensor.

  • ROIs at up to 900 Hz

    For fast-moving objects.

  • Solid state

    No moving parts.

  • Layered coverage

    Zones at roughly 10 m, 20 m, and 50 m.

MD180 solid-state 180° dToF lidar

Industry first

First Solid-State 180° dToF Lidar at 30 FPS

By steering light electronically at semiconductor speed, LCM pushes dToF sensors past the limits of mechanical scanning and fixed-channel VCSEL arrays. Full 180° horizontal coverage removes blind spots in safety-critical applications.

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Field tested

Built for Real-World Conditions

Outdoors, the sensor has to see past dust, rain, sunlight, and glare. LCM gives you several ways to do it, all in software.

Multiple Returns

See through dust and rain to the object behind.

HDR

A low-power pulse in the same scan keeps bright targets sharp and dark targets visible.

Focused ROIs

Concentrate the beam where it matters for more signal per pixel.

Longer Dwell

Integrate longer on far or dark targets.

Optical Design

System-level optics minimize stray and ambient light.

Beyond Passenger Vehicles

Robotaxi and Trucking

Near-field coverage around large vehicles and trailers.

Heavy Equipment

Agriculture, construction, and mining machines working near people.

Last-Mile Delivery

Sidewalk robots and quadrupeds in mixed traffic.

Evaluate Solid-State dToF

NM120

72 m · 120° × 90° · 30 Hz full frame · 900 Hz in ROIs.

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MD180

LS20-based 180° dToF · 185° × 110° · 50 m · 30 Hz.

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Share your vehicle platform and coverage targets. We will map the sensor layout with you.

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