We all want our vehicles to be as safe as possible. Vehicles have come such a long way since they were first introduced, coupled with new technology that we have available, cars are safer than ever. With new technology like LiDAR, your car is now safer than ever.
What is LiDAR?
LiDAR stands for light detection and ranging, it was first used for fully automated driving in cars such as Tesla vehicles, and it was used mainly to help detect the people and other objects around the car. This remote sensing is a fantastic way to alert drivers about potential objects or obstacles that they then need to be wary of when they are driving. In the United States alone, there are over 733 auto accidents that occur every hour resulting in the need for medical care. Though we try to pay attention, and we try to keep our eyes on the road, about one-fourth of all car accidents are the direct result of driver error and inattention.
LiDAR is a wonderful means of creating sensors and methods of detecting issues so that we as drivers, can be better prepared and can avoid issues that might lead to vehicle accidents. LiDAR technology serves as its own source of light, so it can help to fill in the gaps that may exist when it comes to onboard radar and even cameras. With this type of technology at your disposal, you can see real-time 3D information that makes driving safer than ever.
How Can LiDAR Make a Difference?
LiDAR has the ability to be an extra pair of eyes, an extra set of sensors that can help you avoid issues and help you avoid car accidents each time you go out and get behind the wheel. About 52% of all personal injury claims are the result of car accidents, and it would be incredibly helpful if that number was lower. Each time we get in the car or go out on the road, we run the risk of being in an accident.
While you can check your own driving, and you can be certain that you are going to be paying attention, that does not account for other drivers, for animals in the road, and for other obstacles that might pop up and hinder your drive. Technology like LiDAR makes it possible for you to drive with ease and with comfort and without worrying that you might not see what is going to come out in front of you or what obstacles you may end up dealing with.
Technology is a wonderful thing. On a mass-market scale, something like LiDAR in cars would make it possible for drivers to be safer on the road, both for themselves and for other drivers, and it would also, hopefully, help to reduce the overall number of car accidents that occur on the road every day. Now, this type of technology is not totally infallible, it is however a great start when it comes to the overall process of doing all that we can to make the roads safer.
How Soon Will This Technology Be Available?
This type of technology is available now, the key is being able to figure out how to mass-produce it so that it is affordable, it can be readily applied to cars that are being produced, and it can be a viable means of making cars safer. Cars have always been, and will always be, a big part of our daily lives. If there is a way to make them safer, we should take it.
This technology, though it was originally meant for self-driving cars, has a much broader application that can be incredibly useful to the public at large. As LiDAR technology becomes easier to attain, we should expect more and more cars to be equipped with it.
