LiDAR remains one of the most critical sensors enabling autonomous driving. And while most agree with the criticality of this sensor, confusion remains regarding what performance is needed to address different use cases and enable different levels of autonomy.

Warren Smith, who helped develop the perception teams at Uber ATG and Aurora Innovation, will discuss LiDAR requirements from the point of view of a perception engineer. What key data is needed from the sensor and how is that data used by perception to address difficult edge cases. How does this boil down to lidar specifications and how can lidar manufacturers use this information to enable L4-L5 autonomous vehicles.