Luminar Full-Stack Self-Driving Software Available to Automakers
Summary
The first shipments occurred last week and are planned to be delivered to car manufacturers for evaluation in the next three months, although Luminar is keen to stress that the tech remains “in development” and does not yet constitute a production release version. The first shipments occurred last week and are planned to be delivered to car manufacturers for evaluation in the next three months, although Luminar is keen to stress that the tech remains “in development” and does not yet constitute a production release version. Sentinel is said to offer a wide range of functionality, including proactive safety, perception, 3D mapping and localization, simulation, plus dynamic lidar features. Austin Russell, founder and CEO of Luminar, has high hopes for the new solution, which is compatible with almost any consumer and commercial vehicle, including both combustion engine and electric models. He said: “People know Luminar for pioneering lidar systems for global production vehicles, but since 2017 we have also been building next-generation AI-based software for improved safety and autonomy.