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Shift: A podcast about mobility

Light, Cameras, Breakthrough: Dave Grannan on 1,000-meter perception tech (Episode 95)

Shift: A podcast about mobility

Automotive News

Business

4.637 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The CEO of sensor startup Light discusses the company’s 3D camera technology, how it can perceive objects at ranges three times farther than current industry standards and its potential for improving automated-driving systems.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi everybody it's Pete Bigelow. We'll get to shift a podcast about mobility in just a moment

0:09.8

but first I wanted to let you know about a special podcast series called E.V.

0:14.2

A legacy in a new light. 25 years ago General Motors rolled out the first

0:19.7

electric vehicle of the modern age, the E. V. one. It was a short-lived triumph that ended in a crushing blow.

0:26.0

But the car planted the seeds for the industries embrace electric vehicles that we see today.

0:32.0

In this special podcast series, my fellow reporter, Hannah Lutz and I,

0:36.0

talked to those involved in the rise and fall of the EV1.

0:40.0

To listen, go to auto news.com slash EV1 Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Shift is brought to you by Borg Warner.

0:57.0

At Borg Warner, we are on a mission to deliver innovative and sustainable mobility options for the vehicle market.

1:03.0

It's all part of our accelerated shift toward electrification,

1:07.0

helping us to achieve our vision of a cleaner, more energy efficient world.

1:11.0

To learn more, visit Borg Warner.com. Welcome to the Shift Podcast

1:25.0

everybody. I'm Pete Bigelow, your host and reporter at the Automotive News.

1:29.0

Hi, it's Leslie Allen, editor of Shift magazine.

1:32.0

Hey there, it of Shift magazine.

1:36.0

Hey there, it's Alexis St John, covering Tech and suppliers.

1:39.3

Dave Grannon, CEO of Light, is our guest. We'll get to him in just a few minutes.

1:41.5

But first, Alexa, I wanted to ask you about a story you wrote this week

1:46.0

obviously one of the developments we saw was the release of the annual Guidehouse

1:51.0

Insights Leaderboard report that Sam Abil Samid, who's been a previous

1:56.0

guest on our podcast, compiles each year. Obviously a little bit of controversy goes with this.

2:02.4

I know you wrote about this and

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