Inexpensive PINMAP LiDAR detects glass walls as well as traditional LiDAR does, while lowering autonomous driving cost by 90%

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1085772

"service robots' LiDAR determines distance/ structure projecting light/ measuring reflection time, expensive/ complex, overcome using inexpensive Probabilistic Incremental Navigation-based mapping LiDAR accumulating rare points to probabilistically calculate likelihood of glass wall presence over time, based on map charting/ navigation software, not hardware, improve inexpensive LiDAR sensors' detection performance... 96.77% accuracy... glass/ acrylic inside hospitals, airports, shopping malls, warehouses"

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