Luminar Technologies is primarily known as a developer of lidar hardware and software for autonomous vehicles, but it's expanding its reach into the aerospace and defense sectors. They develop lidar sensors, which use laser pulses to create 3D maps of the environment, critical for autonomous navigation and safety. Luminar has partnered with companies like Airbus to enhance sensing and perception capabilities for autonomous flight. They also supply their semiconductor components to the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA.
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The event marked the North American debut of Volvo Cars’ Concept Recharge, which integrates Luminar’s Iris lidar into the roofline.
The next generation SUV will be equipped with Luminar’s Iris lidar and Zenseact’s AD software for Proactive Safety™.
Luminar and Volvo Cars revealed the launch plans for the all electric next generation SUV at CES in Las Vegas.
OptoGration’s founders are joining Luminar as part of the acquisition transaction and will continue to lead the business with support from Luminar.
Luminar acquired Black Forest Engineering in 2017 and integrates BFE’s silicon ASIC production with its InGaAs photodetector chips.
Luminar has collaborated with OptoGration for the past five years to develop and iterate specialized InGaAs photodetector technology required for 1550 nm LiDAR.
The Level 4 system will be powered by a new sensing platform equipped with Iris LiDAR sensors developed by Luminar Technologies.
Volvo plans to use LiDAR remade by Luminar in the next-generation XC90.
Cirrus features raw data from Luminar’s high-performance LiDAR sensors, which accurately detect objects out to 250 meters away.
Luminar can dynamically adjust its scan pattern for optimized resolution up to 5x standard uniform distribution.
Luminar Technologies, Inc. and Volvo Cars have released a curated LiDAR dataset called Cirrus.
Luminar’s lasers operate at an unusual frequency distinct from the common 900 nm used by many lidar sensors.
Luminar’s shares rose above $30 on 2020-12-04, representing a 43 percent increase.
Luminar won a deal with Volvo in May to supply lidar sensors for Volvo vehicles starting in 2022.
Luminar won a contract to supply lidar sensors to Mobileye, an Intel subsidiary.