9 Lidar apparatus; Downloadable computer software for use in operating lidar sensor systems and hardware; Downloadable computer software for use in navigating vehicles, aircrafts, and watercrafts; Downloadable computer software for use with autonomous vehicles, aircrafts, and watercrafts for driving, steering, and calculating the global and terrestrial positioning of vehicles; Downloadable computer software for creating highly realistic virtual simulation environments for use in navigating vehicles, aircrafts, and watercrafts; Downloadable computer software for creating highly realistic virtual simulation environments for use with autonomous vehicles, aircrafts, and watercrafts; Downloadable computer software for use in operating optical and proximity sensor systems and hardware; Computer hardware, lidar, optical, proximity and hyperspectral sensors and downloadable computer software for providing vision and perception functionality for use in navigating vehicles, aircrafts, and watercrafts; Computer hardware, lidar, optical, proximity and hyperspectral sensors and downloadable computer software for providing vision and perception functionality for use with autonomous vehicles, aircrafts, and watercrafts; Motor vehicle collision avoidance system, namely, an electronic alert system that detects and reacts to road conditions and other motor vehicles, comprised primarily of ultrasound, radar apparatus, and control apparatus; Aircraft collision avoidance system, namely, an electronic alert system that detects and reacts to ground and atmospheric conditions and other aircrafts, comprised primarily of ultrasound, radar apparatus, and control apparatus; Watercraft collision avoidance system, namely, an electronic alert system that detects and reacts to water conditions and other watercrafts, comprised primarily of ultrasound, radar apparatus, and control apparatus