With Iris as the foundation, our software stack enables an unmatched level of reliability, precision, and confidence to enable next-generation safety & highway autonomy. $LAZR
The first Luminar Iris sensors out of this new facility are beginning to ship to Luminar’s lead global high-volume series production customer for start of production by EOY. Take the full tour with Debbie Poppas, VP Quality and Industrialization:
At Luminar Day we will unveil our technology roadmap, as well as our near-term and long-term financial plan, including Q4 and full-year 2022 financials. Register at $LAZR
Hear from some of our incredible customers and partners’ top leaders recently featured at
#LuminarDay
as they share their visions to launch the safest and most advanced cars and trucks on the road using Luminar technology:
"Luminar has demonstrated clear commitment and results by passing our Run at Rate milestone on the path to taking the technology to customers across the globe." —COO
@volvocars
Javier Varela on our Run at Rate success. Read more here .
“The business model of selling highway-only autonomy is solid, growing rapidly, and drivers have demonstrated they are willing to pay.”
#highwayautonomy
Luminar's collaboration with
@Mobileye
started back in 2019. Over the years our teams laid the foundation for last week’s Polestar 4 announcement--marking the 1st time Luminar’s
#LiDAR
will be integrated with Mobileye's platform on a consumer vehicle:
"
@volvocars
opted for a lidar operating on a 1550nm wavelength to enable longer sensing distances together with superior detection and greater precision."
#safetyinmind
$LAZR
Luminar and Gores Metropoulos, Inc., announce a merger that paves the way for Luminar to become a publicly listed company. Gores Metropoulos, Inc. stock symbol GMHI to be changed to LAZR symbol after the merger is complete.
“A big part of what makes the
#VolvoEX90
so unique and bold is that it’s democratizing safety by including the
#lidar
as standard on every vehicle.” – Austin Russell, CEO
#SafetyInMind
@VolvoCars
$LAZR
Luminar and
@volvocars
announce lidar-equipped, next gen SUV will feature Ride Pilot, an unsupervised autonomous driving capability for highways, which will be first introduced in California.
#CES2022
$LAZR
Luminar will add a new, high-volume manufacturing facility with increasing levels of automation for scalable manufacturing capacity to serve the expected, increasing customer demand in the years ahead. Watch the making of our new high-volume line:
Launching Proactive Safety™ will spark the next revolution of automotive technology and safety,“ said Austin Russell, Luminar Founder and CEO. Full video @ $LAZR
#IAA21
#Mobility
Announcing the expansion of our
@MercedesBenz
partnership. “I am convinced that Luminar is a great partner to help realize our vision and roadmap for automated and accident-free driving.” - Markus Schäfer, Chief Technology Officer, Mercedes Benz. $LAZR
Luminar and
@MercedesBenz
partner to enhance safety and autonomy on next-gen Mercedes-Benz passenger cars. “Luminar is the perfect addition to our existing roster of first-class cooperations with leading and cutting–edge tech companies.” - Markus Schäfer
Crash test dummies at
#CES2022
prefer the Proactive Safety, collision-avoidance capability of $LAZR lidar vs. today's ADAS. Stop by our CES test track (Outdoor Lot WP-7, West Hall) and see for yourself!
.
@Nissan
partners with Luminar for its
#Ambition2030
. Nissan today announced a new driver-assistance technology, currently in development & aimed to significantly reduce accidents with next-generation lidar technology from Luminar
We're thrilled to announce the completion of our business combination with Gores Metropoulos $GMHI! Tomorrow $LAZR will start trading on
@Nasdaq
#NasdaqListed
Join us for Luminar Day: A New Era as we bring together the worlds of lasers and automotive into the hands of consumers, starting with the upcoming Volvo EX90.
Watch live on April 23rd at 11am PT:
Luminar has finally achieved an amazing milestone in our company's history: start of production for our LiDAR sensors to be integrated into a series production vehicle, the
@volvocars
EX90! 👏
This pivotal moment is the result of the past decade's work. Luminar thanks Volvo Cars…
At Luminar, we've taken a thoughtful approach to risk management and have no material assets or material financial exposure with Silicon Valley Bank. $LAZR
Announced today at
#CES2023
. $LAZR ▶️
✅signed new series production deals with automakers
✅hosting Luminar-equipped vehicles from Volvo Cars and SAIC’s Rising Auto @
#CES2023
✅acquired Silicon Valley-based Civil Maps
Just one hour away from our Opening Bell Ceremony with
@Nasdaq
and the first day of $LAZR trading! Celebrate with us LIVE at 9:15 am ET
#Nasdaq
#NasdaqListed
Shanghai > Guangzhou > Shenzhen - over 400,000 km of automated driving testing complete on
@SaicMotormg
Rising Pilot driving system powered by Luminar
#lidar
.
Luminar CEO Austin Russell caught up with our partner
@PolestarCars
CEO
@ThomasIngenlath
this week during the US debut + tour of
#Polestar3
. We're proud to provide next gen safety and autonomous capability for Polestar's first SUV...it's a beauty!
Today we’re happy to announce that
@Mobileye
and Luminar are partnering with
@PolestarCars
to bring Luminar’s LiDAR to Polestar 4 as part of the Mobileye Chauffeur system! Read the full release here:
Today,
@SaicMotormg
launched the R brand EV line powered by Luminar lidar. Together, we will deliver the 1st autonomous series production cars in China. $LAZR
Luminar is now in series production w/ SAIC's
#RisingAuto
. Watch $LAZR CEO Austin Russell's comments on this moment. Plus a preview of Luminar
#lidar
integrated into
@VolvoCars
#EX90
We took on a problem that many thought would be unsolvable…today’s a big day – we’re one step closer to making autonomous transportation safe and ubiquitous! $LAZR
#Nasdaq
#NasdaqListed
Introducing Luminar Halo, the next generation of Luminar's LiDAR technology platform. Luminar Halo is more efficient, more sustainable, and with significantly more performance.
Learn more at Luminar Day: A New Era now:
Unlike technology currently on the market, Luminar’s
#lidar
provides reliable safety in all lighting conditions, including blinding light and at night. Take a look at our lidar in action.
Luminar’s Iris sensor is leading the industry as the first automotive grade
#lidar
to hit global markets and the first to enable high speed highway autonomy.
“The Volvo EX90 Excellence is the safest four-seater we’ve ever built and it has an invisible shield of safety enabled by our latest sensing technology, inside and outside, as well as
#lidar
technology as standard from Luminar..."
“Luminar’s Iris+
#lidar
achieves extreme levels of performance and safety to reduce accidents by sending millions of pulses of light into the environment – measuring exactly how far away things are down to a centimeter level of precision” -Austin Russell, Founder and CEO.
We push Luminar’s
#lidar
technology to the limit by simulating real-life scenarios and various environmental factors to ensure that our ultra-precise sensors are constantly improving. See how every Proactive Safety test is a step toward a future without vehicle fatalities.
From seeing the first Iris sensors come off the lines at our new high-volume facility in Monterrey, Mexico → to
#AutoShanghai
where our CEO Austin Russell joined
@VolvoCars
on stage with the new
#VolvoEX90
Excellence.
#partnership
The future of automotive safety was on full display at
#GTC24
as our partners Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars, and Polestar all showcased LiDAR technology on their newest vehicles. 🚗 See them for yourself:
Today at
#CES2024
we announced Luminar and
@MercedesBenz
have expanded our Partnership to Formula 1 with the
@MercedesAMGF1
Team! Luminar’s LiDAR coupled with its AI software uniquely enables precise object detection at higher speeds and under adverse driving conditions. A…
In collaboration with
@volvocars
, Luminar has created a long-range
#lidar
system…almost invisible, sitting within the car’s roofline, providing an overhead view of the road ahead that can detect objects and hazards nearly 1,000 feet away.
“...Luminar now planned into over 20 production vehicle models from automakers,” said Austin Russell, Founder and CEO at
#LuminarDay
. Read▶️: . $LAZR Highlights in 🧵:
Meet the car that sees better than the driver. The
@volvocarusa
EX90 is the first global production vehicle to feature Luminar's 1550nm, long-range
#LiDAR
. Equipped with our sensor on the highest point of the vehicle, it sees further than even the most trained human eye.
“But not all lidar systems are the same. Our lidar system incorporates leading-edge lidar technology from Luminar that allows us to see 250m in complete darkness” ~Jim Rowan, CEO of
@volvocars
#SafetyInMind
Live from NYC -
@PolestarCars
unveils a glimpse at the Polestar 3 & showcases the Precept - 2 new future vehicles that will be powered by Luminar's Iris technology. Proud to partner with automakers who share our vision for safe, autonomous transportation.
Congrats to
@PolestarCars
on
#Polestar3
launch! There's more to come: "Available to order from the second quarter of 2023, the optional Pilot Pack with lidar from Luminar...provides accurate real-time data about the car’s surroundings especially in the long-range field." $LAZR
Luminar is proud to partner with
@NissanMotor
to deliver next-generation
#lidar
for use in their collision-avoidance technology. This latest in-development intersection collision avoidance demonstrates Nissan’s aim to substantially improve accident avoidance.
Learn more about
#Nissan
’s latest in-development driver-assistance technology and how it can substantially improve intersection collision avoidance by instantly responding to changing traffic situations:
Trucking is a key emerging market for Luminar, and our partnership with Plus puts us in a leading position to deliver safe autonomous solutions for the industry. Learn more about our partnership:
Thank you to Luminar’s talented team of software engineers for their impressive work at
@IAAMobility
in Munich, Germany! Their genuine passion and dedication resulted in a successful week of Proactive Safety™ & Highway Autonomy demos showcasing Luminar’s
#LiDAR
.
#IAA23
Honored to be recognized by
@FastCompany
as
#3
on its list of the most innovative transportation companies in 2023 for our role in pioneering
#lidar
and leading the autonomous driving industry.
#FCMostInnovative
The Luminar team is at
#AutomotiveWorld
at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan with our partner Cornes Technology. Come by booth
#48
-32 at 2:20 JST today to hear how
#lidar
is powering the next-generation of production vehicles.
#safety
#autonomy
After a special preview with employees, SAIC's
#RisingAutoR7
with Luminar lidar is on its way to
#CES2023
for its North American debut! Stop by our booth
#5324
in the West Hall to check it out. $LAZR
Congrats to our partners
@KodiakRobotics
on the new Gen5 platform with 2 SensorPods each featuring front-facing
#Luminar
lidar sensors for increased perception redundancy and safety.
"And the cherry on top? The lidar from Luminar. We believe, the best long-range lidar in the world giving Polestar customers access to the future of autonomous driving." 🍒
#polestar3
$LAZR
Because
#lidar
works by using its own light to detect and adapt to nearby objects and obstacles, darkness is irrelevant to its productivity. Stay tuned as we present these unique assets at
@IAAMobility
in Munich next month, and see Luminar's nighttime driving capabilities below.
“Today’s unveiling of the Luminar-equipped
@Mobileye
Drive platform marks a culmination of our collaboration to date, accelerating Mobileye’s grand ambitions and the global adoption of safe autonomy.” - Austin Russell $LAZR
#IAA21
#Mobility
Introducing two new leaders, Trey Campbell and Alan Prescott. Their extensive experience, which includes Intel and Tesla, will be invaluable as we pursue our vision to make autonomous transportation safe and ubiquitous. $LAZR
Even the most advanced Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems cannot prevent certain types of crashes. Luminar’s Automatic Emergency Steering (AES) is designed for scenarios where there's not enough time or distance to brake successfully — see it for yourself below 👇
"Over the past five years, Luminar has moved from being one of dozens of lidar startups vying to challenge..., to the de facto industry leader, in terms of the number of vehicles that will be using its sensors." ~
@alanohnsman
via
@forbes
Don't miss our latest Proactive Safety demos at
#CES2023
! Come by West Plaza Lot WP-10 and see how $LAZR tech beats today's ADAS at collision avoidance.
Can you imagine an uncrashable car? Luminar co-founder and CTO
@PhotonicsJason
’s certainly can. And with
#lidar
technology, it could be a reality sooner than you think.
@BN9
Meet our new Blade integration for commercial trucks featuring 3 Iris lidars for long-range sensing to enable Proactive Safety and Highway Autonomy.
#CES2022
$LAZR
“This announcement marks a significant milestone for Luminar as it continues to deliver on its program milestones.” Check out
@PatrickMoorhead
’s article about the message our new manufacturing facility sends to the automotive industry.
NEW: Next stop for Mobileye Drive™: Texas!
@VWGroup
of America is starting its first US
#autonomous
vehicle test program in Austin, with 10 ID Buzz vehicles equipped with Mobileye's
#selfdriving
tech, beginning this month.
Read more:
We surpassed a huge milestone of already shipping our series production product on Volvo vehicles...taking a huge lead on the consumer side. Going forward it’s really all about execution and continuing to commercialize with all of our different partners.
"They've been the absolute leaders on assisted driving, and autonomy is where you're going to partner up. That's where lidar really comes into play..."
Meet Emily Shanklin, our new Senior VP of Marketing. With 15 years of experience at SpaceX leading an Emmy-award winning team, Emily will help us continue to grow brand awareness as Luminar becomes synonymous with safety in the auto industry. Welcome, Emily!
Look forward to hailing a ride in
@Mobileye
's new robo-taxis equipped with Luminar’s lidar as we work to make transportation safer for everyone! $LAZR
#IAA21
#Mobility
.
@MercedesBenz
is integrating Luminar’s
#lidar
tech into its future vehicles to allow drivers freedom to do what they love. What would you do with the extra time on your commute? Listen to the full conversation with Mercedes-Benz and
@zyncinc
at
#SXSW2023
:
“You don’t need to replace all drivers to make cars dramatically safer.”
Learn more about Luminar CEO Austin Russell, his undeniable work ethic and his vision for a safer future.
Testing is pivotal to any product’s success. So to truly push our technology to the limit and test the boundaries of
#lidar
, we built the world’s largest and most advanced ranging and validation facility at over 300 meters long with up to 500 meters of ranging capability.
“we know what we have, what we can do, and that we won’t stop until we see our vision through of making autonomy safe and ubiquitous” A letter from our CEO, Austin Russell
Last year, we introduced Luminar Semiconductor to bring our advanced receiver, laser, and processing chip technologies in-house. Join us at Luminar Day: A New Era to learn about the impact this has had on our business and next-gen technology.
Find out more on Luminar Day: A New…