The following is a list of companies that develop LiDAR mainly for robotics. LiDAR is sometimes called “laser scanner” or “laser scanner” for non-automotive applications, but the principle and structure are the same, so we treat them as one and the same.
| Company name | Headquarter | Sales scale | Remarks (features, other notes) | Web |
| Bosch | Germany | $1000B | For Automotive MEMS type | link |
| Continental | Germany | $500B | For Automotive Solid State type (Flash) | link |
| DENSO | Japan | $500B | For Automotive Reportedly to be installed in Toyota’s Lexus Method unknown | link |
| HEXAGON | Sweden | $40B | For surveying Machine scan type | link |
| SICK | Germany | $20B | For autonomous robots Machine scan type | link |
| Nikon Trimble | USA (Japan) | $3B | For surveying Machine scan type | link |
| RICOH | Japan | $2B | Machine scan type | link |
| Velodyne | USA | $1B | For Automotive Machine scan type | link |
| IBEO | Germany | $1B | Machine scan type Solid state type | link |
| HOKUYO AUTOMATIC | Japan | $1B | For autonomous robots Machine scan type | link |
| Ouster | USA | $20M | Machine scan type | link |
| Luminar Technologies | USA | $Tens M | For Automotive Mechanical Scanning Announced as developed for Volvo | link |
| QUANERGY SYSTEMS | USA | $Tens M | Solid-state style? | link |
| Innoviz Technologies | Israel | $Tens M | Automotive Reportedly used for BMW | link |
The best known LiDAR for self-driving car development is Velodyne’s LiDAR, which gained recognition in the 2010s when it was used in Google’s self-driving car development and is often used as a benchmark for other LiDAR products. On the other hand, LiDARs have not been adopted in mass-produced vehicles for several reasons, including high price, and have yet to establish a dominant position in the LiDAR market.
LiDARs from SICK and Hokuyo are used for autonomous robots in factories and warehouses. Although not for robots, LiDARs from Trimble Nikon and Hexagon are widely used for surveying, and seem to account for about 1/3 of the total LiDAR market.
LiDAR is being developed by a large number of companies. Particularly for self-driving cars, automotive component manufacturers such as Denso, Bosch, and Continental are focusing on the development of LiDAR. Luminar Technologies, founded by a 25-year-old, made headlines when it went public on the NASDAQ market.
