DJI’s Livox launches sensors for self-driving cars as Chinese drone maker faces US regulatory challenges

DJI says two sensors created by its spin-off company, Livox, can scan the environment with barely any blind spots. The drone maker has come under increasing scrutiny from US regulators amid tensions between the world’s two largest economies. — SCMP

China’s DJI Technologies has unveiled two light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors that it said could be used in areas such as autonomous driving, mapping and mobile robotics.

The sensors, introduced at the CES technology event on Jan 6, were created by Livox Technologies, an independent company formed in a DJI incubator.