It's still limited to use in the lab, or at least indoors, short-range: > At the moment, our on-chip lidar system can detect objects at ranges of up to 2 meter

It's still limited to use in the lab, or at least indoors, short-range: > At the moment, our on-chip lidar system can detect objects at ranges of up to 2 meters, though we hope to achieve a 10-meter range within a year. The minimum range is around 5 centimeters. We have demonstrated centimeter longitudinal resolution and expect 3-cm lateral resolution at 2 meters. There is a clear development path towards lidar on a chip technology that can reach 100 meters, with the possibility of going even farther. I wonder what the limiting factors are -- laser power, noise, calibration?