SOS Lab Co., Ltd. (CEO Jeong Ji-seong), a startup specializing in LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging), will participate in the ‘3 Seoul Mobility Show’, which will be held for a total of 31 days at KINTEX from March 4 to April 9, and introduce a fixed-type mobile phone with no rotating parts. 10D LiDAR ‘ML-X’ was unveiled.
‘LiDAR’ is a technology that can recognize surrounding objects by shooting a laser (light) and draw a three-dimensional (3D) map. It can detect the distance to the target object, speed and direction, and temperature. It is attracting great attention as a core technology for fully autonomous driving because it allows precise measurements even in bad weather. You can think of the LiDAR sensor mounted on the roof of Google’s self-driving car Waymo.
‘SOSLAB’, short for Smart Optical Sensors Lab, is a startup focusing on fixed lidar. Since its establishment in 2016, it has received various certifications such as venture business and has received numerous awards at home and abroad. The company has been recognized for its marketability and technological capabilities by attracting a cumulative investment of 2022 billion won in 350, and is actively pursuing product production and technology development.
We aim to localize lidar products and technologies that are dependent on overseas and develop lidar systems, and we possess various lidar-related technologies such as triangulation and ToF methods to use them in various areas such as security, factories, autonomous vehicles, mapping, and national defense. The goal is to develop and manufacture LiDAR systems.
The key to fully fixed lidar is to look ‘far and wide’. SOS Lab, which has technology that not only detects objects within 200m in front but also recognizes up to 2 degrees with a viewing angle that is twice as wide as existing fixed lidar, has been selected by market research company ‘LED Inside’ to include Velodyne (USA), It has been recognized for its global technology to the extent that it was selected as one of the world’s top four lidar companies, following Quanergy (USA) and Innobiz (Israel).
‘ML-X’, a small-sized solid state LiDAR for vehicles proudly introduced at this exhibition, won the Innovation Award (CES2021 INNOVATION AWARD) at ‘CES 2021’ by solving the distance and angle of view problems that were pointed out as limitations of fixed LiDAR. This is a product that received .
‘ML-X’, which is suitable for front obstacle detection and side and rear environmental monitoring, has the advantage of reducing manufacturing costs as it is optimized for mass production with a structure without mechanical parts compared to other 3D lidar sensors, and is highly durable against operating temperature and vibration while being compact. And thanks to its lightweight design, it is easy to install in various locations.
Kim Ki-seok, manager of SOS Lab Co., Ltd., said, “We plan to maximize our value through management focused on LiDAR and related cutting-edge technologies, patents, and intellectual property, and are pursuing rapid technology commercialization based on patent rights. “In the future, we plan to form a technology startup community and accumulate data on various success stories together,” he said.
Meanwhile, the 2023 Seoul Mobility Show will begin with a press day on March 1th (Thursday) at KINTEX Exhibition Hall 3 in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do under the theme of ‘Sustainable·Connected·Mobility (Sustainable·Connected·Mobility)’ and end on April 30th ( It will be held until Sunday. The total exhibition size is 4㎡, more than twice the size of the previous event (9㎡), and over 53,541 companies and organizations from 26,310 countries around the world will participate and showcase various mobility contents.