A car’s lidar sensor can permanently damage your phone camera if you point it directly at it. A Galaxy S24 Ultra owner reported similar damage after attending a laser-heavy light show.

Concentrated laser beams, even “eye-safe” ones, can permanently “fry” the tiny pixels on your phone’s camera sensor. This risk extends to modern car LiDAR sensors, which are laser-based.

The laser light emitted by the lidar can potentially damage the camera's sensor or affect its performance." The automaker noted that cameras are most vulnerable when close up and pointed right at ...

A Volvo EX90's lidar sensor was caught on video damaging a smartphone's built-in camera. The lidar's lasers damaged the camera's telephoto lens, which fried certain pixels.

The underlying metal wires also take damage, eventually leading to optical damage, short circuit, and melting of the photodiode. In a nutshell, don't point your camera at the LiDAR sensor on a ...

The phrase ‘laser-induced damage’ encompasses a range of deleterious effects occurring in imaging sensors when they are exposed to high-intensity laser radiation. Advances in laser technology ...