This new LIDAR sensor could equip every autonomous car in the world by the end of 2018

LIDAR has become the primary way most driverless cars sense the world around them, bouncing laser light off nearby objects to create 3-D maps of their surroundings.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610858/this-new-lidar-sensor-could-equip-every-autonomous-car-in-the-world-by-the-end-of-2018/