Luminar Technologies
Austin Russell became the youngest self-made billionaire in 2021; now he owns Forbes
Austin Russell is on quite a run. The 28-year-old founder and CEO of Luminar, which develops vision-based lidar and machine perception technologies primarily for self-driving cars, told The Wall Stree
Luminar to invest in Geely-affiliated Ecarx, eyes China market
Luminar, the Florida-based lidar company that went public via SPAC in 2020, has formed a close alliance with an auto behemoth in China. It’s making a strategic investment of an undisclosed amoun
Volvo’s flagship electric SUV will come with Luminar’s lidar and software as standard
Volvo Cars and Luminar Technologies are beefing up their partnership. The two companies said Thursday that Luminar’s autonomous driving stack – a combination of hardware and software that includes
Airbus taps Luminar to test how lidar could be used to make flying safer and autonomous
Luminar Technologies is expanding its lidar business beyond automotive and into aviation through a partnership with Airbus. The collaboration with the French aerospace giant, which was announced Monda
Luminar nabs former Uber executive to lead LiDAR startup’s business development
Luminar, the buzzy LiDAR startup founded by Austin Russell, has added another high-profile executive to its ranks. This time, Luminar has hired Uber executive Brent Schwarz as its head of business dev
Luminar reveals sensors that could make self-driving cars safer than human
Cameras help autonomous vehicles read street signs and the color of traffic lights. But LiDARs, aka light detection and ranging systems, do the important work of sensing and helping cars avoid obstacl