22-Year-Old Lidar Whiz Claims Breakthrough

Re:22-Year-Old Lidar Whiz Claims Breakthrough by agitator on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @03:20PM (#14404319)

This is a good point. But same goes for other sensors in cars. I always wondered how annoying AF ultra-sonic sensors are for dogs. It looks like most ultrasonic sensors are out of range for dogs, but the ultrasonics for sure mess with bats. I wonder how bat populations will be affected when all of these ultrasonic sensors mess with their ability to hunt.

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Re:22-Year-Old Lidar Whiz Claims Breakthrough by hwillis on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @04:33PM (#14405053)

Ultrasound transducers are not the only producers of ultrasound, nor the loudest. Most things that vibrate create ultrasound, including almost anything that moves. Noise pollution is mostly produced accidentally.

Also, nocturnal bats will largely be unaffected by cars in no small part because they don't cohabitate with humans very much.

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Re:22-Year-Old Lidar Whiz Claims Breakthrough by fudged71 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @03:38PM (#14404502)

Cops in my city installed subsonic sirens on their cars to alert people who are playing loud music etc. Its always bothered me a bit about not knowing the potential impact to animals

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