Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI): Police Lidar Maker

By I Go Cars · Updated October 29, 2026

Laser Technology, Inc. at a glance

Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI, also called Laser Tech) is a manufacturer of lidar speed-measurement devices for police and of laser rangefinders for survey and mapping, headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. Lidar (light detection and ranging) measures a vehicle's speed by timing pulses of infrared laser light. Among the companies whose speed devices appear on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conforming product list (CPL), LTI is lidar-only: it has no radar on the list. Its 20/20 Marksman, introduced in 1991, and its later TruSpeed devices have both been the subject of published court decisions on the admissibility of lidar readings.

This profile records what official documents, court records and the company state. It does not rate LTI's products or compare them with any other maker's.

Legal name: Laser Technology, Inc.
Origins: core business began December 1984 (company history)
Former name: International Measurement and Control, renamed in 1992
Headquarters: 6912 S. Quentin Street, Suite A, Centennial, Colorado, since May 2012
Founders named by the company: David Williams (CEO) and Jeremy Dunne (CTO)

History and the founding-date question

LTI's history page states that its core business began in December 1984, started by David Williams, its chief executive, and Jeremy Dunne, its chief technology officer. The company operated as International Measurement and Control until 1992, when it took the name Laser Technology, Inc.

The company's own records do not agree on a single founding year. The history page gives December 1984. A May 2012 company release described LTI as then in its 25th year, which would point to about 1987. The website's metadata refers to "the 1980's." This profile uses the company's December 1984 date and notes the 2012 count.

Other dated events from the company's history:

1990: began exporting
1991: introduced the LTI 20/20 Marksman, which it calls "the market's first commercial speed laser"
1992: a modified 20/20 Marksman was used on NASA's STS-49 Intelsat repair mission
2000: ISO-certified design and manufacture, the company states, "since 2000"
2012: moved headquarters in May to 6912 South Quentin Street, Centennial, holding 64 patents worldwide
2020: received the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting

The "first" claim conflicts with another manufacturer's. Kustom Signals' 60-year history places its own first laser speed gun in 1990, a year before the Marksman. Both are company claims. Neither is confirmed by an independent source, and this profile does not name either as first. NHTSA's lidar training manual, which describes how the technology works, does not date its introduction.

Outside traffic enforcement, LTI makes TruPulse laser rangefinders and the Criterion total station for survey and mapping work. The ownership of the company (private or investor-held) is not stated in any official source located.

Product lines and what each device is

LTI's speed products fall into two kinds that NHTSA's list defines separately. A lidar device "determines target range and speed based on the time-of-flight of laser light pulses." A lidar system is "a lidar device that incorporates additional equipment that is used to gather, process and/or record images."

Handheld lidar devices

LTI's price list under New York contract PC70503 (a NASPO ValuePoint contract starting May 15, 2025 and expiring August 31, 2027) lists the TruSpeed S, TruSpeed SXB, LTI 20-20 TruSpeed 100 and LTI 20-20 TruSpeed LR. The UltraLyte family of handheld lidar also continues on the CPL in long-range versions.

Lidar systems with image capture

The same price list includes the TruVision, a lidar with video, and its accessories refer to the TruCAM II, a lidar with image capture. Both meet the CPL definition of a lidar system.

One naming point causes confusion. "20/20" (or 20-20) is a series prefix, not a single model. The original Marksman 20/20 is out of production, while the LTI 20/20 TruSpeed, TruCAM and TruCAM II remain listed.

LTI on the federal conforming product list

NHTSA's CPL dated September 15, 2025 lists 11 current LTI lidar models in Part II, the same as on the November 28, 2022 list that Georgia's Department of Public Safety posted:

LTI 20/20 TruCAM and LTI 20/20 Tru Cam II
Tru Speed, Tru Speed LR, Tru Speed S and Tru Speed SXB
Ultralyte 100 LR, Ultralyte 200 LR and Ultralyte LR B
ATS Street Safe
LTI TruVision

Part III, models "approved but no longer in production," lists the Marksman 20/20, the Micro Digi-Cam System, the Ultralyte 100, Ultralyte 200 and Ultralyte Compact. The UltraLyte name is therefore both current and discontinued: the 100, 200 and Compact are out of production, while the 100 LR, 200 LR and LR B remain listed.

The listings were tested against NHTSA's lidar specification, DOT HS 809 811 (March 2013), which requires speed readings within +1/-2 mph and range readings within plus or minus 1 foot. NHTSA states that test results "do not represent product endorsement." NHTSA's November 2024 notice retiring the down-the-road radar CPL on November 21, 2025 addressed radar only and said nothing about lidar; NHTSA's page still showed the combined list when checked on October 29, 2026. The 2025 details cited here come from a reading of that page rather than a full reading of the PDF, and no source found states how long NHTSA will keep the lidar list. The list can be checked on the NHTSA CPL page.

Court decisions on LTI lidar

LTI devices are the subject of two published decisions on whether lidar readings can be admitted as evidence. Both are dated, and both apply only in their own states.

New Jersey, 1998: the Marksman 20-20

In In re Admissibility of Motor Vehicle Speed Readings Produced by the LTI Marksman 20-20 Laser Speed Detection System, decided March 20, 1998 by Judge Stanton of the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, the court found the laser concept "generally accepted within the relevant scientific community and is valid." It described the testing as "far from perfect" but "adequate." Readings were held admissible without expert testimony, given proof of officer training and pre-operational checks. Expert testimony remained required for readings taken in heavy rain or snowfall and for readings beyond 1,000 feet. The opinion text is published; its reporter citation and later appellate history were not verified for this profile. LTI's own history page also cites the decision.

Ohio, 2020: the TruSpeed S

In Brook Park v. Rodojev, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-3253, decided June 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio considered the LTI 20/20 TruSpeed S. The court held that speed-measuring results may be admitted without expert testimony and without a prior Ohio ruling on the specific device, and said it was "satisfied" that laser detectors rest on reliable scientific principles, according to the Court News Ohio summary.

Neither decision makes lidar readings unchallengeable. The New Jersey court attached conditions, and the rules of evidence in other states differ.

Frequently asked questions

Who makes the TruSpeed laser gun?

Laser Technology, Inc. makes the TruSpeed line. The company, also called LTI or Laser Tech, is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. The TruSpeed, TruSpeed LR, TruSpeed S and TruSpeed SXB all appear in Part II of NHTSA's September 15, 2025 conforming product list of lidar devices.

When did police start using laser speed guns?

Laser speed guns reached police around 1990 to 1991, but the makers' claims conflict. Laser Technology, Inc. says its 20/20 Marksman, introduced in 1991, was the first commercial speed laser. Kustom Signals dates its own first laser speed gun to 1990. Neither claim is confirmed by an independent source.

Is the LTI TruSpeed on the NHTSA conforming product list?

Yes. The TruSpeed, TruSpeed LR, TruSpeed S and TruSpeed SXB are in Part II of NHTSA's September 15, 2025 conforming product list. NHTSA's 2024 notice retired the radar list but did not address lidar, and the combined list was still posted in October 2026.

Have courts accepted LTI lidar readings?

Yes, in at least two published decisions. A New Jersey Law Division court in 1998 admitted Marksman 20-20 readings without expert testimony, with conditions for heavy rain, snow and ranges beyond 1,000 feet. The Supreme Court of Ohio in 2020 held that TruSpeed S results could be admitted without expert testimony.

Does Laser Technology, Inc. make radar?

No. Laser Technology makes lidar, not radar, and it has no radar models on NHTSA's conforming product list. Its speed products are handheld lidar devices such as the TruSpeed and UltraLyte families and lidar systems with image capture such as the TruCAM II and TruVision.

Is the UltraLyte discontinued?

Some versions are. NHTSA's conforming product list places the Ultralyte 100, Ultralyte 200 and Ultralyte Compact among models no longer in production, while the Ultralyte 100 LR, Ultralyte 200 LR and Ultralyte LR B remain in the current lidar section of the September 15, 2025 list.

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