Mercedes to evaluate Luminar laser tech for F1 safety car

Luminar has already been working with Mercedes-Benz and other car manufacturers including Volvo and Nissan on honing its products for road use.

The Florida-based company’s light, detection and ranging – or LiDAR – system uses lasers to create a 3D map of the environment around a vehicle, enabling accurate detection of objects ahead in bad weather.

Luminar states it can detect debris up to 250 metres ahead, and objects at up to 500 metres.

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