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Canatu Adapts CNT to LiDAR Deicing

Technology offers excellent potential for automotive cameras and headlights as well.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Carbon nanotubes offer unique properties, which are leading to intriguing opportunities. One potential market is automotive, where carbon nanotubes are particularly ideal for Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems. LiDAR systems are key to autonomous driving, as they detect objects and measure distances and then provide 3D mapping. If the LiDAR system is blocked by wintry conditions or fog, the 3D mapping loses accuracy. At CES 2023, Canatu and Covestro demonstrated their joint LiDAR ...

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