Disruptive LiDAR Solutions for Transportation, Security,
Mapping, and Industrial Applications
Louay Eldada
CEO & Co-founder – Quanergy Systems, Inc.
482 Mercury Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA
(O) +1-408-245-9500
(M) +1-512-965-6151
[email protected], www.quanergy.com
October 21, 2015
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The Need – Low Cost LiDAR
3D Mapping & Navigation
Safe & Autonomous Vehicles
Fleets
3D LiDAR sensors enable safety
and efficiency in applications
that are unserved today due to:
COST
RELIABILITY
PERFORMANCE
SIZE, WEIGHT, POWER
Terrestrial & Aerial Robotics
Industrial (Mining, Logistics, etc.)
Smart Cities
Smart Homes
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3D-Aware Smart Devices
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Why LiDAR
Transmitter
Obstacle
Most accurate perception sensor:
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3D shape with width/height information
Distance with high accuracy
Orientation
Intensity
Range
Range Rate
Field of View
Width & Height
3D Shape
Obj Rec @ Long Range
Accuracy
Rain, Snow, Dust
Fog
Night time
Read Signs & See Color
LiDAR
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Radar
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Receiver
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Time of Flight
Measurement
LiDAR is only acceptable technology for object detection in autonomous vehicles – sensors
that help avoid collision with 99 out of 100 pedestrians/bikers/vehicles are not acceptable
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Quanergy LiDAR
Current Solution
Large, expensive, Mechanical LiDAR
Quanergy Solution
Compact, low cost, Solid State LiDAR
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Mark VIII (M8) & Solid State (S3) LiDARs
Designs focus simultaneously on
cost, reliability, performance,
size, weight, power
Gen 1: Mechanical LiDAR (M8)
Gen 2 & 3: Solid State LiDAR (S3)
Launch: CES 2016
Disruptive Pricing:
Gen 1: <$1,000
Gen 2: <$250
Gen 3: <$100
8 Patents Pending
M8 LiDAR
15 Patent Apps in prep
covering Gen 1, 2 & 3
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Composite Point Cloud
Real-Time 3D Mapping
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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Quanergy ADAS
Object Detection, Tracking, Classification
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