Lotus, a luxury auto manufacturer based in the United Kingdom, has launched its first fully electric sedan — the Emeya — using two M Platform Lidar sensors from RoboSense in Plymouth Township.
The Emeya is the second Lotus vehicle to incorporate RoboSense’s M Platform sensors. The automaker also deploys M Platform sensors on the Eletre, the company’s first electric hyper SUV, which was unveiled in March 2022.
According to Lotus, it chose RoboSense’s automotive-grade M Platform sensors to advance Emeya’s intelligent driving systems. Before being chosen by Lotus, RoboSense’s Lidar sensors underwent nearly three years of testing by global automakers.
The M Platform sensors, equipped with RoboSense’s proprietary chip technology, were developed for advanced driver assistance applications and autonomy systems.
RoboSense’d M platform provides a wide field of view of 120 degrees x 25 degrees, and its sensors can capture precise, high-resolution 3-D data to detect roadway objects at up to 200 meters in low-light and nighttime lighting conditions, states the company.
Using RoboSense’s LiDAR technology, the Emeya’s adaptive driving beam technology can provide low-light perception capabilities and help shield drivers from oncoming glare.
The M Platform sensors come with a dual-echo mode that generates more than 1.5 million data points per second. This helps the vehicle’s ability to navigate a range of driving scenarios, including urban environments, winding roads, highways, and parking.
