German automotive supplier Robert Bosch develops affordable mass market Lidar technology

On Thursday, German automotive supplier Robert Bosch stated, it has developed a sensor that allows cars to “see” the road in three-dimensions. The development could potentially lower the cost of technology and speed up the development of self-driving vehicles. In a statement, privately-held Bosch said, its internally-developed lidar sensor, which it will showcase at the…

LG unveils 5G smartphone that can recognize gestures and is ultra secure

Unlike smartphones which recognize faces, LG’s offering can scan the vein structure of a user’s hands in 3D. In a first, South Korea’s LG Electronics has unveiled a 5G smartphone featuring a dual screen, underscoring new design efforts by the company to revive flagging sales. Both screens work independent to each other on the LG…

Google’s Soli sensors herald the coming age of realtime 3D portable motion sensors

Google Soli sensors have won approval from the FCC, which includes their usage aboard aircraft. Google’s Soli sensors, which use radars to capture motion in realtime in a 3D space, can enable touchless control of functions. Google’s Project Soli got a shot in the arm after it received an approval from U.S. regulators to deploy…