GM’s Self-Driving Party Levels Up with Strobe Lasers

While we don’t believe GM is getting into the nightclub industry, anything is possible. The automaker just announced the acquisition of Strobe, a startup that does actually make lasers. However, these are not paired with disco balls and electronic music.

Instead, Strobe’s lidar, or laser-based imaging technology, uses a pulsed laser sensor to measure the distance between objects and instruct autonomous navigation systems. Acquiring Strobe is expected to dramatically reduce the cost of each lidar on GM’s self-driving cars and eventually lower the bottom line for the full car. A major transaction, pulsing lasers, electric tech – still sounds like there’s going to be a serious party. 

To read the story from the Los Angeles Times, click here.

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