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		slashdave 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, a... In terms of plain wattage, it cannot be dangerous. Unless, of course, you were to stand with your eye up against the sensor and maybe stare at it for a few minutes.

eutectic 11 days ago [–]

Lidars use pulsed lasers with peak powers up to the kW range.

culi 10 days ago | [–]

Yes but failure cases are still possible. A stuck mirror or frozen phased array can result in a continuous beam.

Engineers should design in a way where the worst case possible is the assumption not the exception

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