Luminar starts shipping lidar for Volvo EX90 — while readying its next-gen sensor
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Luminar's new Halo lidar sensor is expected to be less than one inch thick. | Image: Luminar Luminar is shipping out orders of its lidar sensors to Volvo as the automaker is preparing to start production of its EX90 electric vehicles, the company said today. Volvo will use the laser sensor to enable safety and self-driving features in the EX90, making it the first global consumer vehicle to standardize this technology," Luminar notes in a press release.
The news comes during a Luminar Day" webcast, where the company is also announcing a new next-generation Halo" lidar sensor - one that's designed for mainstream adoption, including in affordable vehicles, at half the cost of its current system.
The order of lidar sensors to Volvo, which Luminar notes is worth $4 billion, comes after Volvo announced last year that it had to p...