Radar sensors give much longer range but are much more expensive. We ended up going with a laser sensor that’s mounted on a stepper motor—the sensor itself costs eighty nine dollars at retail.” With the sensor, he explains, it allowed them to monitor vehicles that are behind the bicycle. More @Wikipedia
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