TRI used Luminar devices in its Platform 2.1 test vehicles, a fleet of self-driving Lexus sedans. In September 2017, Luminar announced a partnership with the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), the research and development arm of Toyota focused on autonomous vehicles, AI, and robotics. The capital was earmarked to set up a factory in Orlando to manufacture 10,000 automotive lidar devices. Luminar emerged from stealth mode in April 2017 and received $36 million in series A funding. 2017–2019: Funding and initial partnerships Luminar's infrared range can be used at power levels 40 times those permitted for the standard wavelength without endangering eyesight, increasing its resolution especially at distances over 200 meters. This moved the lidar signal out of the range of visible light, making it safe for human eyes even at higher power levels. Luminar's lidar operates in the infrared range at 1,550 nanometers (153 terahertz), rather than the usual 905 nanometers. To increase the time automotive lidar provides for a vehicle to react safely from one second to seven seconds at highway speeds, in 2013 Luminar decided to reevaluate the standard operating wavelength for lidar systems.
Russell's goal was to develop lidar technology with improved resolution and range by having Luminar fabricate many components in-house, rather than relying on off-the-shelf devices. The company spent its first five years in stealth mode. Shortly afterwards, Jason Eichenholz joined the company in Orlando as chief technology officer and co-founder. History 2012–2017: Deep stealth Īustin Russell, a 2013 Thiel Fellow, founded Luminar in California in 2012, at the age of 17. The company's headquarters and main research and development facilities are in Orlando, Florida a second major office is located in Palo Alto, California.
is an American technology company that develops vision-based lidar and machine perception technologies, primarily for self-driving cars.
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