Toyota is trusting a startup for a crucial part of its newest self-driving cars

Toyota is trusting a startup for a crucial part of its newest self-driving cars

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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.

Toyota is trusting a startup for a crucial part of its newest self-driving cars

Sep 28, 2017, 4:13am UTC
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.