One reddit user found out earlier this month that car-mounted lidar sensors can damage a phone camera under certain ...

Yes, a random laser, including LiDAR sensors, could permanently damage the camera on your precious phone. More details here.

Some users are learning the hard way that filming a laser or the lidar sensor on a Volvo can irreversibly fry pixels in your ...

A viral Reddit video has been released of a Volvo EX90, and it's lidar sensors, but there's more to the story. These sensors ...

Waymo's CEO Mawakana discusses LiDAR vs camera-based systems for autonomous driving, says company's focus is on safety.

SOMETHING as simple as taking a photo or a video of a car could break your phone’s camera. It may seem harmless, but if the ...

Laser beams don't play nice with camera image sensors, and Volvo recommends avoiding close-up photography or using a ...

Lidar is fitted to new cars to improve safety but it’s definitely not safe for your smartphone camera’s sensor ...

A Volvo EX90's lidar sensor was caught on video damaging a smartphone's built-in camera. The lidar's lasers damaged the camera's telephoto lens, which fried certain pixels. Here's a PSA ...

The downside to this weirdness is that, in much the same way it’s unsafe to stare at the sun, there are some sights you shouldn’t point a camera at—like a Volvo EX90’s lidar sensor.