“…L IGHT detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor technology has been used extensively in the past decades for a multitude of diverse applications such as 3-dimensional (3D) terrain mapping from airborne platforms [1], lunar landing [2], atmospheric metrology [3], agricultural crop mapping [4], oceanography (depth and composition mapping) [5], forest canopy measurements [6], soil profiling [7], wind speed measurements [8], forensics [9], and oil and gas exploration [10] to name a few. However, in recent years, the key use case for LiDAR has been for autonomous vehicles (AV) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) [11]- [15].…”