April 26, 2024
Austin Russell was 17 when he co-founded Luminar with Eichenholz in 2012.
Luminar co-founder Jason Eichenholz: "What we're witnessing right now is the single largest transformation to transportation since the Model T."
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An illustration of how the sensors and software that govern self-driving vehicles must perceive and analyze everything from lane indicators to nearby vehicles, road signs and pedestrians.
Luminar's chief business officer, Scott Faris, says 40% to 45% of Orlando employees are engineers who hold at least a bachelor's, while 30% to 35% are skilled manufacturing technicians.
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Luminar Technologies goes public
Luminar Technologies, an Orlando company that makes lidar sensors for self-driving vehicles, went public via a $3.4-billion merger with Gores Metropoulos. The company will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbol LAZR.
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