Murat Atalay of California based Quanergy shows a display of technology based on systems from autonomous cars that could be used for a virtual border wall during CES 2019 in Las Vegas on January 8, 2019. (Photo by Robert LEVER / AFP)
LAS VEGAS: The same technology used in self-driving cars is being touted as a potential high-tech solution to the US border wall conundrum – with some added benefits.
At least one startup at the Consumer Electronics show is showcasing how Lidar, a laser-based detection system widely used in autonomous vehicles, could be deployed along the US-Mexico border at a far lower cost than a physical wall or fence, and with fewer environmental impacts.
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