Caterpillar taps Luminar’s lidar for self-driving construction equipment

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Caterpillar is adding lidar to its heavy-duty construction equipment after striking a deal with Luminar, which makes the laser sensor for a number of automakers and self-driving car operators. Caterpillar says it will integrate Luminar’s hardware into its Cat Command autonomy platform, which it uses to power self-driving features in its trucks and other vehicles. The Texas-based original equipment manufacturer initially plans on installing two lidar sensors in its highway trucks that are used for quarry operations. Caterpillar describes itself as a leader in self-driving construction equipment and has sold autonomous trucks on three continents, which have traveled more than 207 million miles and autonomously moved more than 9.3 billion tonnes. Caterpillar describes itself as a leader in self-driving constructio ... Read full article.