The invention relates to a five-path laser radar for a vehicle and a control method of the five-path laser radar. The five-path laser radar comprises a radar controller, and five paths of transceivers in fan-shaped arrangement, wherein each path of transceiver respectively comprises a laser emitting lens tube and a laser receiving lens tube, the center axes of the five paths of transceivers are all crossed at the same point on the same plane, and in addition, the included angle between the adjacent laser emitting lens tubes is identical. When the five-path laser radar is used, the five paths of transceivers are firstly controlled for sequentially emitting and receiving laser pulses, the interval time is identical, then, the passing time t between the emitting and the receiving of each path of laser pulses is calculated, next, the t is subjected to twice screening through a formula that t is greater than or equal to t and smaller than or equal to 1mus and the variance, the threshold and the circulation number group, then, the qualified t average value in the cyclic number group is calculated, and finally, the region of obstacles, the distance between the obstacles and the vehicle and the relative speed are determined according to the average value, so obstacles are avoided. The design has the advantages that the scanning period is short, the structure is simple, in addition, the cost is lower, the anti-shock performance is higher, and the detection distance, the range and the precision can meet the vehicle requirements.