Array Labs is scanning the Earth from space to equip autonomous vehicles with 3D maps | TechCrunch

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  • Array Labs plans to map Earth in D by flying clusters of radar satellites in low Earth orbit to image the same place at the same time
  • The company hopes to capture a full high resolution D digital record of the world
  • The data will be of such high resolution to be used by driverless vehicle fleets AR headsets insurance analytics and in national security applications
  • Array will launch its first test satellite on a SpaceX ride share mission next year the first in a series of test satellites designed to iteratively de risk different aspects of the company s technology
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