https://www.recode.net/2017/9/27/16373012/toyota-self-driving-lidar-luminar

A startup that makes a key sensor for self-driving cars just got a vote of confidence from a major automaker.

Luminar, which launched in April 2017 with $36 million in funding, announced it is working with Toyota’s research arm, Toyota Research Institute, on the company’s newest version of its autonomous platform.