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How do self-driving cars “see”? - Sajan Saini

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It’s late, pitch dark and a self-driving car winds down a narrow country road. Suddenly, three hazards appear at the same time. With no human at the wheel, the car uses smart eyes, sensors that’ll resolve these details all in a split-second. How is this possible? Sajan Saini explains how LIDAR and integrated photonics technology make self-driving cars a reality.

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How critical may an integrated photonics chip be to implement LiDAR all around a self-driving car? Might the same level of precise or comprehensive probing be achieved with a traditional spinning LiDAR apparatus? Does the small size of an integrated photonics chip create novel opportunities to probe different vicinities, for unique automobile driving and parking needs?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Sajan Saini
  • Director Igor Coric
  • Narrator Addison Anderson
  • Animator Nemanja Petrovic
  • Producer Milica Lapcevic
  • Sound Designer Nemanja Petrovic
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
  • Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
  • Fact-Checker Brian Gutierrez

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