Lidar Can Permanently Damage Your Phone's Camera
6 hours ago
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- Car-mounted lidar sensors can damage phone cameras if pointed directly at them.
- A Reddit user experienced permanent damage to their iPhone 16 Pro Max camera from a Volvo EX90's lidar sensor.
- Volvo warns against pointing cameras at lidar sensors due to potential damage from near-infrared laser light.
- Tesla may adopt lidar technology despite Elon Musk's previous skepticism, purchasing $2.1 million in equipment from Luminar Technologies.