Lidar is an active optical remote sensing technology. It has been widely used in environmental protection, meteorology, ecology, agriculture, ocean and mapping. At present, the market is growing and the market prospects are immeasurable.
According to the latest data from the forward-looking network, the market size of the laser pointer radar is expected to exceed 10 billion in 2020, benefiting from technological upgrading and capacity improvement. The size of the Chinese market is expected to be nearly 20 billion.
For an unmanned car, the lidar is equivalent to its eyes. Due to the close correlation between lidar and ADAS, the market is expected to continue to grow until 2032. The robotics and drone market is a core area of Lidar deployment applications.
But on a global scale, the laser radar used in driverless cars that can actually get on the road is almost all American products. It accounts for more than 80% of the global market share. At present, the laser pointer radar manufactured in China is mechanical, and the domestically produced has reached a maximum of 40 lines, and the performance and appearance of the instrument are very lacking. Due to the high technical difficulty and the high development cost, the laser radar is expensive.
On the other hand, after the mass production of China's 16-line radar chips, the price of similar products in the United States has fallen by half. In the future, with the promotion of autonomous driving, the market demand for laser radar chips will continue to be strong.
To this end, Chinese related companies have increased technology research and development. Recently, the R-Fans-32 laser radar independently developed by Beijing Beike Tianhua Technology has been developed. Compared with the auxiliary driving sensors such as camera, ultrasonic radar and millimeter wave radar, the laser radar is the "eye of the smart car" with real space three-dimensional resolution. It is used for intelligent navigation of vehicles, intelligent robots and obstacle avoidance for flight platforms. field.
R-Fans-32 is the world's smallest 32-line laser radar with long range, light weight and small size. The high integration of the core module and the high standardization of the micro-assembly process greatly reduce the setup time of the laser pointer transceiver, reduce the production efficiency of the laser pointer, and help the mass production and scale of the laser radar. Application. At present, R-Fans-32 has been widely used in domestic unmanned research companies and institutions, and has been exported to Italy, Russia, the United States, France and Singapore. The R-Fans-32 product was approved by the US FDA in February 2018.
At present, the key technologies of laser radar are still in constant change, new developments continue to emerge, and the market still has a broad space for development. For laser radar technology suppliers, continuous improvement of laser radar's durability, downsizing and cost reduction will help brands to seize the market competition!