Volvo's EX90 Electric SUV features a Lidar System that has the potential to affect Smartphone Camera Performance

As the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are taking the control of your car’s steering and making the driving a seamless process, the technology is constantly evolving and is getting advanced with a modern array of features in next generation cars. 

One of the evolving technologies is the Lidar System, which is like the main component of ADAS technology. The Lidar system is the main highlighted feature of the EX90. There is a video going viral where the luxury SUVs Lidar system ruined the smartphone cameras filming it. 

The footage showed that the laser produced by the Lidar system of the SUV annihilated the individual pixels in the CMOS sensor of the smartphone camera. However, it is quite common for Automobile fans to capture videos of cars by their phones, but this viral video tells you to think carefully while recording videos, especially on the Volvo EX90’s Lidar System. 

The trending video amassed thousands of views, capturing the user filming the Volvo EX90 equipped with a Lidar system on its roof. As the camera focuses on the EX90's Lidar, the smartphone's camera system gets obliterated.

The Lidar System throws lidar beams to measure distances and starts throwing lights on the phone’s screens, which resulted in laser burning the sensors of the camera. 

Are Human Eyes protected from Lidar?

This video has created doubt about Lidar’s effects on the human body. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) indicates that car manufacturers have calibrated the intensity of Lidar systems in vehicles to meet Class One standards, which are recognized as safe for human eyesight. 

This has cleared the doubts and there should be no sense of panic. This clarifies that the Lidar System of Volvo EX90 or any other car powered by the same technology is safe for our eyes and will not cause any sort of damage. However, we can't guarantee your smartphone’s camera. 

Volvo EX90 Expected Launch

Volvo has kicked off the manufacturing of the EX90, and some countries are already receiving their deliveries. However, the Volvo EX90 is expected to launch soon in India.