Autonomous Mercedes-Benz Vehicle Demonstrates Emergency Steering Assistance Using Luminar's Iris+ Orin System
Luminar Semiconductor Makes Strides in LiDAR Autonomy
Since its inception in Q2 2023, Luminar Semiconductor has been making significant strides in the development of LiDAR autonomy. The company has produced six purpose-built chips for current and future generations of Luminar LiDAR.
One of Luminar's notable achievements is meeting its year-end industrialization milestone for global start of production with Volvo. Starting this year, the EX90 will be the first to incorporate Luminar's autonomy.
Luminar's autonomy is not limited to a single automotive partner. It is designed into over 20 vehicle models from various global automotive partners, including both combustion engine vehicles and EVs.
Luminar is also working with technology providers like NVIDIA and Mobileye to deliver advanced safety and autonomy on multiple production vehicles for the world's leading automakers.
At CES 2024, Luminar was abundant, showcasing the latest LiDAR and AI-powered safety and autonomous features. The event featured the Official FIA F1® Safety car, Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, Polestar 3, Kodiak Robotics' Gen 6 autonomous truck, Plus' autonomous truck, and a Gatik truck equipped with Luminar LiDAR in the Goodyear booth.
Luminar's partnership with Mercedes-Benz was a highlight at CES 2024. The automotive brand integrated Luminar's LiDAR autonomy in a joint project with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team during the 2024 Grand Prix season in the Formula 1 cars. Mercedes-Benz was also showcasing a Concept CLA Class show car equipped with Luminar's LiDAR autonomy at the event.
In addition, the new partnership with Mercedes-Benz includes the integration of Luminar's technology into the roofline of the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series.
Luminar has also entered a multi-year production agreement with Gatik to standardize its technology on their fleets of middle-mile delivery trucks.
Luminar's Iris+ LiDAR-powered Proactive SafetyTM provides high-confidence and ultra-precise detection, faster and farther than today's most advanced camera and radar powered ADAS systems.
At CES 2024, Luminar debuted Automatic Emergency Steering (AES) and Automated Valet software, powered by the new Iris+ LiDAR. The company has also developed a fully Automated Valet feature based on its LiDAR data and 3D maps collected in real time.
Luminar is working with NVIDIA to help leading automakers deliver enhanced safety and automated driving on Volvo EX90, Polestar 3, autonomous trucks from Kodiak Robotics, and certain Mercedes-Benz production vehicle lines. Kodiak Robotics has selected Luminar as the exclusive long-range LiDAR provider for their next-generation autonomous truck platform.
With the arrival of the Volvo Cars EX90 this year, Luminar's technology will be standard for all drivers. Luminar's LiDAR technology is designed to keep drivers safe in the next generation vehicle lineup of Mercedes-Benz.
In Q3 2023, Luminar successfully passed its first major Run at Rate production test for Volvo Cars at its manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.
Luminar's collaboration with Mobileye has resulted in a production implementation with the Polestar 4. At CES 2024, Luminar and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team announced a new strategic collaboration to integrate Luminar's LiDAR technology into the Official FIA F1® Safety Car.
These developments underscore Luminar's commitment to advancing LiDAR autonomy and its growing role in the automotive industry.
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