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2022
Mercedes-Benz and Luminar announce autonomous-driving partnership
Mercedes-Benz said it would work with lidar sensor maker Luminar to develop fully autonomous driving for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation vehicles. As part of the collaboration, Mercedes-Benz planned an investment in 1.5 million Luminar shares, subject to certain targets.
2022
Mercedes-Benz announces equity stake in Luminar
Mercedes-Benz announced that it was acquiring 1.5 million shares in Luminar, an equity stake of less than 1 percent.
2022
Mercedes-Benz plans to integrate Luminar lidar in future vehicles
Mercedes-Benz announced plans to integrate Luminar lidar sensors into future production vehicles to enable autonomous driving capabilities; the article does not state that integration has already occurred.
2021
Pony.ai and Luminar jointly launch an autonomous driving platform
Pony.ai and Luminar jointly launched a newly designed autonomous driving platform. The system was still in development and was expected to begin road testing in 2022; Luminar will provide lidar for Pony.ai's next-generation autonomous driving system.
2020
Volvo and Luminar collaborate on LiDAR development
Volvo is developing a LiDAR sensor with Luminar for cars built on its SPA2 platform; the article reports that the technology may be used in an XC90 electric vehicle expected in 2022.
2020
Volvo partners with Luminar for next-generation vehicles
Volvo partnered with lidar manufacturer Luminar for its next-generation modular vehicle architecture, SPA 2, which the article says will be hardware-complete for hands-free vehicle operation. The article attributes the announcement to Tuesday.