Ex-Apple engineers create next-gen lidar for self-driving cars

Lidar is an essential component of self-driving cars, and a company by the name of Aeva believes it has something breakthrough. The company’s lidar system fits in a small box and creates more vivid mapping to help a self-driving car see like never before. The Verge reported Monday that Aeva is the brainchild of two ex-Apple engineers. Neither…