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Autonomous cars need lidar to be safe, ZF CEO says

Sommer: "For autonomous driving, we will need three core technologies: picture processing camera technology, short and long-range radar, and lidar."
July 06, 2016 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Self-driving cars will need multiple detection systems including expensive infrared "lidar" technology if they are to be safe at high speeds, the CEO of German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen said Wednesday.

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