[cptcobalt]

Perhaps this is a reactionary question, but: shouldn't this be recall worthy? Or is it inherent to Lidar itself?

This has the potential to damage safety-critical sensors used in backup cameras or autonomous vehicles—and, obviously, inflicts damage on personal property like smartphones.

Volvo even states online that their sensors can damage cameras: https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/car/ex90/article/47d2c9...

[krunck]

What about eyeballs?

[Neywiny]

You risk a false equivalency (ex: look at what water did to cotton candy. Imagine the damage to a human. We'd dissolve) but your question is valid. Even on HN this has been discussed. According to past discussions, water, which is in the eye, blocks that wavelength. I'm sure enough of it is bad (because blocks really means turns into heat) but it seems animals, being water sacks, are well suited for this.

[IronyMan100]

AS a Scientist with experience with lasers: everything that is strong enough to destroy a camera Sensor is strong enough to Hurt your eye. The Thing is: this wavelength may Not damage the Retina, but IT can "destroy" parts of your cornea or lens. Basically your cornea or lens can get hazy.

[BugsJustFindMe]

> inherent to Lidar itself

Inherent to the wavelength they use without adequate filtering at the camera.

[alejohausner]

On the other hand, since cell cameras don't filter out infrared, you can use them to detect spy cameras in your airbnb, which are using IR to illuminate the room.

[BugsJustFindMe]

They definitely do filter out infrared, just not all of it.