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Hesai Technology’s FT120 Fully Solid-State LiDAR. | Source: Hesai Technology
Hesai Technology formally unveiled the FT120, a completely solid-state, near-range blind spot LiDAR designed for ADAS collection manufacturing automobiles.
FT120 is a completely solid-state LiDAR with no transferring components inside. It is designed for near-range blind spots and has a 100° x 75° ultra-wide discipline of view (FOV). FT120 has received over a million models of anticipated quantity from main OEMs. All the merchandise are anticipated to be delivered within the second half of 2023.
Fully Solid-State: No Moving Parts Inside
Compared with conventional LiDAR, the full variety of parts in FT120 is vastly lowered. With no transferring components inside, this design considerably improves product reliability, manufacturing effectivity and consistency.
Based on a extremely built-in structure, FT120 is compact whereas guaranteeing nice efficiency. It might be embedded on either side or across the automobile’s physique. With a minimal window measurement of 70 mm x 50 mm, the LiDAR matches seamlessly into the fender, grille, bumper or different locations (OEMs can customise horizontal or vertical placement).
Ultra-Wide FOV Provides Blind Spot Perception
FT120 options 100° x 75° ultra-wide FOV and nil blind spots. The most detection vary is 100 meters. It can understand surrounding objects akin to road indicators, railings, small animals, site visitors cones and crosswalks in real-time, offering important blind spot notion for the automobile. With a knowledge fee of 192,000 factors per second (in a single return) and an general decision of 160 (H) x 120 (V), FT120 can detect wealthy object particulars and collect details about the setting in actual time.
In mass-produced automobiles, the benefit of hybrid solid-state LiDAR is ranging functionality. But if used for blind spots on either side, there could also be an absence of notion of near-range objects. Moreover, it takes a number of LiDAR models to completely cowl blind spots across the automobile, selecting a hybrid solid-state LiDAR resolution for blind spot detection might not be cost-effective.
Therefore, with a large vertical discipline of view and a aggressive worth, FT120 is a better option. Combined with the long-range hybrid solid-state LiDAR AT128, they make an entire automotive-grade LiDAR resolution.
In eventualities akin to turning at city intersections, reducing in line, overtaking, and autonomous parking, FT120 will help sensible vehicles “see” the street circumstances in real-time.
Begin Mass Production in 2023
In the previous, Hesai’s Pandar collection gained almost 60% of the worldwide L4 autonomous driving LiDAR market. In California DMV’s 2021 Self-Driving Car Disengagements Report, 12 of 15 main autonomous driving firms selected Hesai’s merchandise as their major LiDAR.
Today, Hesai has led the market ADAS with its glorious product energy and mass manufacturing and supply capabilities: Hesai’s AT128 has already been nominated by a number of ADAS packages totaling a number of million models, akin to Li Auto, Changan, JiDU, HiPhi and Lotus. More than ten thousand models have been delivered in each September and October.
By the time FT120 was formally launched, it had received over a million models of anticipated quantity from main OEMs. All the merchandise are anticipated to be delivered within the second half of 2023.
Hesai’s “Maxwell” clever manufacturing middle, with an annual manufacturing capability of 1 million models, will enter operation subsequent yr. In the close to future, extra sensible vehicles can be carried with Hesai’s LiDAR, bringing individuals a safer and smarter touring expertise.