LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF OBJECTS

A method for classifying objects in a vehicle's surroundings includes receiving, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, a plurality of measurements associated with LIDAR detection results for a plurality of pixels of a field of view (FOV) of a LIDAR system configured to detect objects in at least part of the vehicle's surroundings, the measurements including at least one of: a presence indication, a surface angle, object surface physical composition, and a reflectivity level, receiving, on the pixel-by-pixel basis, at least one confidence level associated with each received measurement of the plurality of measurements, accessing at least one memory configured to store classification information for classifying a plurality of objects, and associating a plurality of pixels with a particular object based on the classification information and the received measurements with the at least one associated confidence level.