A lighting system for generating light for operating as a beacon for navigating a vehicle, comprising: a scanning unit (1410, 1410A, 1410B); and at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J), each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) comprising: one or more laser diodes configured to emit light; a lens array comprising one or more lens elements, the lens array configured to receive incoming light from the one or more laser diodes and direct the incoming light from the lens array as a collimated beam (1408, 1508); a controller electrically coupled with each of the one or more laser diodes, the controller configured to individually control a power level of each of the one or more laser diodes; and wherein the one or more laser diodes, the lens array, and the controller are disposed on a substrate and disposed in a common housing, and wherein each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) is arranged in an arc relative to the scanning unit (1410, 1410A, 1410B), wherein the scanning unit (1410, 1410A, 1410B) is configured to receive the collimated beam (1408, 1508) from each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) and direct the collimated beam (1408, 1508) from each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) in two orthogonal directions, wherein each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) includes a photo diode array having one or more photo diodes, wherein a first laser diode is optically coupled with a first photo diode and electrically coupled with the controller, and wherein a second laser diode is optically coupled with a second photo diode and electrically coupled with the controller. a scanning unit (1410, 1410A, 1410B); and at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J), each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) comprising: one or more laser diodes configured to emit light; a lens array comprising one or more lens elements, the lens array configured to receive incoming light from the one or more laser diodes and direct the incoming light from the lens array as a collimated beam (1408, 1508); a controller electrically coupled with each of the one or more laser diodes, the controller configured to individually control a power level of each of the one or more laser diodes; and one or more laser diodes configured to emit light; a lens array comprising one or more lens elements, the lens array configured to receive incoming light from the one or more laser diodes and direct the incoming light from the lens array as a collimated beam (1408, 1508); a controller electrically coupled with each of the one or more laser diodes, the controller configured to individually control a power level of each of the one or more laser diodes; and wherein the one or more laser diodes, the lens array, and the controller are disposed on a substrate and disposed in a common housing, and wherein each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) is arranged in an arc relative to the scanning unit (1410, 1410A, 1410B), wherein the scanning unit (1410, 1410A, 1410B) is configured to receive the collimated beam (1408, 1508) from each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) and direct the collimated beam (1408, 1508) from each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) in two orthogonal directions, wherein each of the at least three lighting assemblies (1204A, 1204B, 1204C, 1204D, 1204E, 1204F, 1204G, 1204H, 1204I, 1204J) includes a photo diode array having one or more photo diodes, wherein a first laser diode is optically coupled with a first photo diode and electrically coupled with the controller, and wherein a second laser diode is optically coupled with a second photo diode and electrically coupled with the controller.