[runeks]

This article doesn't mention a breakthrough in solid state LIDAR design, as article you link to does, but rather that they have an actual product ready-ish:

> Velodyne today announced a solid-state automotive lidar ranging system that the company will demonstrate in a few months, release in test kits later this year, and mass produce at its new megafactory in San Jose, Calif., in 2018. The estimated price per unit is in the hundreds of dollars.