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Sensors Converge San Jose 2022 best of sensors award Blickfeld
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The Best of Sensors Awards program by Questex’s Sensors Converge and Fierce Electronics honors the best in sensor technologies and the electronics ecosystem, people and companies. This year, Blickfeld was awarded in the category “Startup of the Year”. 

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Samira freight train Blickfeld LiDAR sensor field of view
  • The research aims to develop a train shunting assistance system based on an advanced sensor set including Blickfeld LiDAR technology
  • It represents a significant step forward to safe and efficient shunting of freight trains and allows for the introduction of autonomous features
  • Reliable and accurate automated detection of objects on the tracks helps avoid collision without exposing workers to hazards
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Blickfeld percept software volume zone tare

Percept software version 1.6 adds a new reset value feature to the volume measurement zone and further improves general performance and stability requirements, including an improved user interface for managing large project setups.

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Skyline Detroit

Blickfeld, the breakthrough LiDAR sensor technology company creating innovative hardware and software products, will be expanding its operations into the US. 

To support Blickfeld’s operations on the ground in the US, the company will open a new office in the Detroit area, to establish its strategic North American location. Blickfeld plans to hire 25 more people by the end of 2023.

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street car sensor traffic monitoring Testfeld Erste Meile

As part of the IN2Lab research project, Blickfeld is working with project partners such as Audi, Continental, the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI and the Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences to develop a system that provides automated and autonomous driving with environmental information collected from the infrastructure for additional safety.

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Blickfeld percept software volume monitoring zone Laptop and desktop computer

Our Percept software version 1.3 empowers users to continuously measure bulk volumes enabling e.g. just-in-time stockpile management. Additional features include the creation of multiple zones with the same setting and auto-alignment of the sensor’s point cloud to the virtual ground.

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Blickfeld Office

Blickfeld has been chosen as one of the most promising German tech start-ups by the global analyst platform “Tracxn” and was included in their „Soonicorn Club 2022“.

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Cube 1 Outdoor

The Blickfeld “Cube 1 Outdoor” LiDAR sensor is protected in accordance to IP65 against ingress of dust and jets of water from all directions. Power-over-Ethernet technology simplifies installation and maintenance, reduces the number of accessories required and thus the complexity of comprehensive LiDAR systems.

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Mounted LiDAR sensors
  • Blickfeld and EvoCount deepen collaboration and realize several joint projects.
  • Current people counting projects enable accurate and privacy-compliant determination of visitor numbers to derive effective protective measures.
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table laptop Blickfeld percept software zone configuration
  • Blickfeld launches Percept, a perception software for translating LiDAR data into actionable information easily
  • Industry-first smart 3D LiDAR “Qb2” announced that combines software and hardware and thus gathers and processes LiDAR data on one groundbreaking device 
  • “Percept” and “Qb2” mark the beginning of a smart LiDAR era for industrial applications in which users will be able to profit easily from real-time 3D data
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Blickfeld founders Florian Petit Mathias Müller Rolf Wojtech

New investment supports the development of new products and internationalization of business

Blickfeld, the Munich-based start-up developing breakthrough high performance and mass-producible LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensing technology, announces the extension of the company’s Series A funding to $31 million. New Future Capital (NFC), a private equity firm that provides growth capital primarily in Asia, North America, and Europe, was won as a new investor. Furthermore, all existing investors participated in the round including Bayern Kapital, Continental, Fluxunit – ams OSRAM Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Tengelmann Ventures, and UVC Partners.

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Blickfeld Cube 1 outdoor LiDAR sensor wave measurement north carolina setup

Rising sea levels and more frequent and severe storms threaten coastal regions worldwide, causing flooding and eroding coastlines. It is essential to research and understand these storm events to be able to predict their impact on barrier island and coastal communities and consequently take appropriate protection and mitigation measures.

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