儘管2019年對於LiDAR產業而言並非是豐碩的一年，但市場仍看好LiDAR未來在自動駕駛、輔助駕駛、地形量測等應用前景。估計2019年約有10億美元等級的資金，投入新創的LiDAR公司。目前全球已約有七、八十家LiDAR公司，分別在開發各種技術的LiDAR產品，以進軍無人駕駛的市場。

Although 2019 is not a fruitful year for the LiDAR industry, the market is still optimistic about the future prospects of LiDAR in autonomous driving, assisted driving, and terrain measurement. It is estimated that about 1 billion US dollars of funds were invested in new LiDAR companies in 2019. At present, there are about 70 or 80 LiDAR companies in the world. They are developing LiDAR products of various technologies to enter the autonomous driving market.