Teradar Targets $20 Billion Market with Cheaper, All-Weather Sensor for Self-Driving Cars

Teradar targets $20 billion market with cheaper, all-weather sensor for self-driving cars

Teradar on Wednesday said it raised $150 million and unveiled a new "terahertz-vision" sensor that it says could disrupt the automotive radar and lidar market by making all-weather, high-resolution sensing cheaper and more durable.The technology could reshape the market for sensors widely used in robotaxis an

Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar

Teradar's sensor uses the terahertz part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and combines the best traits of radar and lidar sensors without some of the drawbacks.

Boston-based Teradar, which aims to launch a solid-state sensor for autonomous cars in 2028 that it says can outperform lidar and radar, raised a $150M Series B

Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch: Boston-based Teradar, which aims to launch a solid-state sensor for autonomous cars in 2028 that it says can outperform lidar and radar, raised a $150M Series B  —  Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar loves when people tell him: “I don't believe you.”