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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Something Wild Happens When You Try to Take a Video of a Car's Sensors
Public service announcement: don't point your phone camera directly at a lidar sensor. A video recently shared on Reddit demonstrates why. As the camera zooms in on the sensor affixed to the top of a Volvo EX90, a whole galaxy of colorful dots is burned into the image, forming over the exact spot that the flashing light inside the lidar device can be seen. What you're witnessing isn't lens flare or a digital glitch — it's real, physical damage to the camera. And it's permanent. "Lidar lasers burn your camera," the Reddit user warned. Never film the new Ex90 because you will break your cell lasers burn your camera. byu/Jeguetelli inVolvo Lidar is short for light detection and ranging, and it's become the go-to way for automakers to enable their self-driving cars to "see" their surroundings (unless you're Tesla, that is). The sensors work, essentially, by shooting a constant stream of infrared laser beams to measure the distance to nearby objects, which a computer uses to form a 3D reconstruction of everything in the vicinity of the vehicle. We can't see the laser beams since they're in a wavelength outside the range of human vision. But cameras, on the other hand, are all too sensitive to the powerful beams. Their delicate little sensors can be damaged if they're brought too close to a lidar source, or if a long lens is used to look at one. As The Drive notes in its coverage, this is why backup cameras are usually unaffected, since they use an ultra-wide angle lens. In the video, you'll also notice that the burn-in damage disappears when the camera zooms out: that's the camera transitioning from a long lens to its undamaged short one. To its credit, Volvo explicitly warns about lidar damage on its support page and its owners manual, but that hasn't stopped a few surprised owners from learning about it the hard way. And honestly, we can't really blame them. The phenomenon has even caught a self-driving car engineer off-guard, who discovered that their $2,000 Sony camera's sensor was permanently fried after attending a CES show where lidar-equipped cars were being exhibited. This is a risk with potentially any car's lidar tech and not just Volvo's, to be clear. After The Drive reached out, the Swedish automaker doubled down on its warning. "It's generally advised to avoid pointing a camera directly at a lidar sensor," a Volvo representative told The Drive. "The laser light emitted by the lidar can potentially damage the camera's sensor or affect its performance." "Using filters or protective covers on the camera lens can help reduce the impact of lidar exposure," the Volvo rep added. "Some cameras are designed with built-in protections against high-intensity light sources." If reading all this has you worried about your eyeballs, fret not: according to experts, the lidar beams used in cars are harmless. Volvo's lidar system, for example, uses 1550-nanometer lasers, and at that wavelength, the light can't even reach the retina. We still wouldn't recommend staring at them, though. More on phones:Trump Believes Entire iPhones Can Be Manufactured in America
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lawrence Fox denies encouraging 'Blade Runner' activists to smash up ULEZ cameras in protest at Sadiq Khan's £12.50-a-day charge
Laurence Fox wore a 'Two Tier' cap and sported a new cross tattoo today as he denied encouraging people to damage Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) cameras. The actor-turned-politician smoked a cigarette as he walked towards Westminster Magistrates' Court in London while holding the hand of his partner Elizabeth Barker. Fox, 46, is accused of posting messages on X between September 12 and October 4 2023 'which were capable of encouraging the commission of an either-way offence'. Fox allegedly wrote about cameras being torn down and praised anti-Ulez activists known as 'Blade Runners' in some posts, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. The Gosford Park actor appeared in court to plead not guilty to a charge of intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an either-way offence. Transport for London (TfL) said that in the relevant period there were some 700 incidents of damage to cameras with a cost of more than £920,000, prosecutors say. Encouraging someone to threaten damage to property can result in the same sentence as making the threat, which is up to 10 years in prison, the Sentencing Council confirmed. Fox was granted unconditional bail to attend Croydon Crown Court on June 13. The words 'Two-Tier' on Fox's hat are a reference to perceived differences in judicial outcomes depending on the race of the defendant. Cameras have been repeatedly damaged after the Ulez area was expanded to cover all of London in 2023. They allow TfL to monitor the cars that enter and exit the zone. Vehicles that do not meet minimum emissions standards are required to pay a £12.50 daily fee when used in the Ulez zone, or face a fine. Videos have been posted online showing 'Blade Runners' cutting the cameras' wires or completely removing the devices.
BreakingNews.ie
16-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Laurence Fox denies encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras
Laurence Fox has denied encouraging people to damage ultra low emission zone (Ulez) cameras in London. The actor-turned-politician is accused of posting messages on X between September 12th and October 4th 2023 'which were capable of encouraging the commission of an either-way offence'. Advertisement In some of his posts Fox, 46, allegedly wrote about the cameras being torn down and praised anti-Ulez activists known as 'Blade Runners', Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Friday. He appeared in court to plead not guilty to a charge of intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an either-way offence. TFL said that in the relevant period there were some 700 incidents of damage to cameras with a cost of more than £920,000, prosecutors say. A camera is installed for the Ultra Low Emission Zone. Photo: PA. Encouraging someone to threaten damage to property can result in the same sentence as making the threat, which is up to 10 years in prison, the Sentencing Council confirmed. Advertisement Fox was granted unconditional bail to attend Croydon Crown Court on June 13th. Cameras have been repeatedly damaged after the Ulez area was expanded to cover all of London in 2023. World Former FBI boss investigated for seashell post see... Read More They allow Transport for London (TfL) to monitor the cars that enter and exit the zone. Vehicles that do not meet minimum emissions standards are required to pay a £12.50 daily fee when used in the Ulez zone, or face a fine. Advertisement Videos have been posted online showing 'Blade Runners' cutting the cameras' wires or completely removing the devices.
BBC News
16-05-2025
- BBC News
Laurence Fox denies encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras
Laurence Fox has denied encouraging people to damage ultra low emission zone (Ulez) cameras in actor-turned-politician allegedly wrote on X about the cameras being torn down and praised anti-Ulez activists known as "Blade Runners".His messages, posted between 12 September and 4 October 2023, "were capable of encouraging the commission of an either-way offence", Westminster Magistrates' Court 46-year-old appeared in court to plead not guilty to a charge of intentionally encouraging or assisting the commission of an either-way offence. Transport for London (TfL) said in the relevant period there were about 700 incidents of damage to cameras with a cost of more than £920,000, prosecutors someone to threaten damage to property can result in the same sentence as making the threat, which is up to 10 years in prison, the Sentencing Council Fox was granted unconditional bail to attend Croydon Crown Court on 13 have been repeatedly damaged after the Ulez area was expanded to cover all of London in allow TfL to monitor the cars that enter and exit the that do not meet minimum emissions standards are required to pay a £12.50 daily fee when used in the Ulez zone, or face a have been posted online showing "Blade Runners" cutting the cameras' wires or completely removing the devices.
