What Happened
Lightweight Lidar Sensor Optimized for Autonomous Aerial Systems
MicroVision has launched its MOVIA Air product family, a lightweight lidar sensor optimized for autonomous aerial systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and commercial drones. The MOVIA Air product family includes MOVIA Air and MOVIA Air Plus, which adds edge processing and optional video imaging. According to MicroVision, the product family is designed to support a broad range of aerial autonomy applications, including defense and military reconnaissance, infrastructure inspection, and emergency response. Evaluations with pre-launch partners are underway, and MicroVision plans to demonstrate MOVIA Air Plus at the upcoming Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event. This development was first reported by MicroVision, Inc.