Quanergy Systems, Inc. announced the world premiere of its solid state LiDAR sensor at CES 2016. Seamlessly integrated into the body of a Mercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG Coupe, the S3 LiDAR sensor is being demonstrated live in the company's booth #36065 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Quanergy's S3 is the most compact 3D LiDAR sensor and is the fundamental component necessary for the emergence of autonomous vehicles that can maneuver in any environment, on highways or in urban areas.

Small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand, the unit can be mounted behind a grill, inside a bumper, inside a side-view mirror, or behind a rear-view mirror. The S3 accurately creates a real-time long-range 3D view of the environment and provides the ability to recognize objects. Proprietary solid state technology is the backbone of the S3.

The sensor contains no moving parts, on a macro scale and a micro scale, resulting in the higher level of reliability and the longest lifetime. More compact than a small point-and-shoot camera, weighing less than 11 ounces, and having low power consumption, the S3 can be used in any application that can benefit from smart, capable, always-aware perceptive vision. Through the interaction of three main components – laser, receiver and signal processor – the S3 generates half a million point-cloud data points per second.

Beyond transportation, Quanergy's S3 enables an expansion of LiDAR applications into more than 30 market verticals including terrestrial and aerial mapping, industrial automation, smart home and security. Quanergy's sensors will also be featured in live demonstrations in the Delphi and Nvidia booths at CES. Delphi will have the S3 incorporated into a Volvo XC90 in Booth 315 and Nvidia's booth will feature a sensor in a Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV.

Both booths are located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.