Velodyne LiDAR sensor is seen on top of a vehicle at the Blackberry Ltd. QNX headquarters in Ottawa, Ontarion, Canada, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. BlackBerry Ltd. and Canada are opening a research center for self-driving cars that raises the possibility of government backing for the former smartphone maker's automotive software unit. Photographer: Chris Roussakis/Bloomberg
The whine of a power tool somewhere within Velodyne's new, half-empty San Jose factory nearly drowns out David Hall's voice. His lips tilted in a slight smile, eyes focused nowhere in particular, he doesn't seem to notice.
Hall is right in the middle of explaining how the company he founded in 1983 to make stereo speakers became a key player in the race to develop self-driving cars.
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