The Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) Alpha Prime™
sensor was designed to power safe mobility. It is a next generation
lidar sensor that utilizes Velodyne’s 360-degree surround-view
perception technology to support autonomous mobility. As a result
of over ten years of lidar development and learning, the Alpha
Prime is a sensor specifically made for autonomous driving in
complex conditions for travel up to highway speeds. The combined
range, resolution and field of view in one sensor is designed to be
a catalyst to drive the autonomous strategies of automotive and
robotaxi companies, as well as advanced driver assistance systems
(ADAS).
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With its combined range, resolution and
field of view, Velodyne Lidar’s Alpha Prime™ is a sensor
specifically made for autonomous driving in complex conditions for
travel up to highway speeds. (Graphic: Velodyne Lidar, Inc.)
The elegantly designed Alpha Prime can support navigation in
critical environmental perception challenges. It delivers a 360°
horizontal/40° vertical field of view, range of 300 meters, and
high resolution and point density at full frame rate. The synergy
of these capabilities in a single device can enable autonomy under
a wide range of environmental and lighting conditions.
The Alpha Prime offers high resolution along with robust
reflectivity returns, simplifying detection and tracking of
vehicles, pedestrians and other obstructions. The Alpha Prime
provides industry-leading sensor-to-sensor interference mitigation,
advancing the elimination of lidar crosstalk and environmental
noise. It also delivers power efficiency and thermal performance
without the need for active cooling.
Leading Market Position
Velodyne has dominated the lidar market for 13 years with a
broad product portfolio, including the Alpha Prime. The company has
300+ customers, including nearly all of the leading global
automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and leading
tech companies. With 165 projects in a wide range of industries,
Velodyne’s sensors are advancing innovation in autonomy and safe
mobility around the world.
Recently, Velodyne was named “Hardware Supplier of the Year” in
the TU-Automotive awards for its development, adoption and
integration of automotive technology into vehicles. Winning this
prestigious award further demonstrates how Velodyne innovations,
including the Alpha Prime, are accelerating autonomous vehicle
development and enhancing advanced driver assistance systems.
The Alpha Prime has demonstrated stability, reliability and
resilience in rigid automotive-grade testing and validation.
Velodyne has multiple global manufacturing sources that meet
automotive industry production standards. Using proprietary
manufacturing processes, the company can produce high-quality
sensors at volume to address customer needs.
Among the robotaxi companies that are using Alpha Prime is
Voyage.
“Voyage has developed and deployed self-driving cars
super-charged by Velodyne’s lidar technology,” said Oliver Cameron,
Voyage Co-Founder & CEO. “Our team was amazed by the
advancements in the Alpha Prime and are continually impressed by
Velodyne’s string of innovations.”
Alpha Prime also supports a wide variety of other applications,
including mobile mapping, robotics, security and more.
Superior Low Reflectance Object Detection
The Alpha Prime enables autonomous operation within a broad
range of settings, including urban and highway environments. It
produces detection of dark or low reflectance objects at long
distances, such as tires, dark vehicles, low reflectivity pavement
and low visibility pedestrians. The sensor also delivers advanced
negative obstacle perception, such as potholes and cracks in the
road.
In contrast to the Alpha Prime, camera sensors suffer in low
lighting conditions, struggle with optical illusions and require
relatively complex computations to provide distance measurements.
Looking at another sensor type in comparison with lidar, radar has
lower resolution (>10 centimeters+), so a radar’s 3D image is
fuzzy. Radars also have difficulty detecting stationary objects and
are not generally capable of accurate object detection.
Advancing Safety
The Alpha Prime sensor produces millions of data points per
second, enabling precise, reliable navigation in real time to
detect objects, vehicles and people that might pose a collision
threat. The Alpha Prime can help autonomous vehicles navigate
roadways at various speeds, traveling in a range of conditions such
as rain, sleet and snow. Equipped with the Alpha Prime, autonomous
vehicles can safely and efficiently navigate in unfamiliar and
dynamic environments.
Specifications
For more information and product specifications, please click
here: Alpha Prime.
About Velodyne Lidar
Velodyne Lidar (NASDAQ: VLDR) ushered in a new era of autonomous
technology with the invention of real-time surround view lidar
sensors. Velodyne is the first public pure-play lidar company and
is known worldwide for its broad portfolio of breakthrough lidar
technologies. Velodyne’s revolutionary sensor and software
solutions provide flexibility, quality and performance to meet the
needs of a wide range of industries, including autonomous vehicles,
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), robotics, unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAV), smart cities and security. Through
continuous innovation, Velodyne strives to transform lives and
communities by advancing safer mobility for all. For more
information, visit www.velodynelidar.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward looking statements" within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, without
limitation, all statements other than historical fact and include,
without limitation, statements regarding Velodyne’s target markets,
new products, development efforts, competition. When used in this
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"anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes,"
"seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and
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forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results and
involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside
Velodyne's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual
results or outcomes include Velodyne's ability to manage growth;
Velodyne's ability to execute its business plan; uncertainties
related to the ability of Velodyne's customers to commercialize
their products and the ultimate market acceptance of these
products; the uncertain impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
Velodyne's and its customers' businesses; uncertainties related to
Velodyne's estimates of the size of the markets for its products;
the rate and degree of market acceptance of Velodyne's products;
the success of other competing lidar and sensor-related products
and services that exist or may become available; Velodyne's ability
to identify and integrate acquisitions; uncertainties related to
Velodyne's current litigation and potential litigation involving
Velodyne or the validity or enforceability of Velodyne's
intellectual property; and general economic and market conditions
impacting demand for Velodyne's products and services. Velodyne
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law.
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