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Re:A Short Introduction to Automotive Lidar Technology by twelvechairs on Monday November 25, 2024 @08:33PM (#42241774)
You can, they are just expensive (other than iphone). Maybe 8k for a handheld basic one (e.g. Trion P1), $15k for a drone attachment (e.g. DJI Zenmuse L1) - more for the ones surveyors use proper including the tripod-mount ones.

At the consumer end photogrammetry tends to just be so much cheaper that its preferred unless you really need defined accuracy at a high level of detail. Lidar tends to work currently much better in an industrial/professional context because its more accurate. Whether Lidar will make the jump to lower cost / consumer level is the big open question (and basically the same issue as for cars here)

Re:A Short Introduction to Automotive Lidar Technology by brcmthrowaway on Monday November 25, 2024 @08:57PM (#42241888)
iphone has actual lidar not photogrammetry right?
Re:A Short Introduction to Automotive Lidar Technology by reportingsjr on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @08:01AM (#42245323)
Yes, the iPhone has a laser array and sensor that it uses for lidar.