Daimler Trucks and Luminar partner

Luminar Technologies and Daimler Truck AG have entered into a strategic partnership to enable automated trucking on highways.To strengthen the partnership, Daimler Trucks has acquired a minority stake in Luminar.

Luminar is an autonomous vehicle sensor and software company that delivers lidar and perception platform, and Daimler Truck AG is one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers. Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics, Blacksburg, VA, based automated driving technology company, started their collaboration in spring 2019. In September of the same year, Torc Robotics became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group.

Both the companies are working on a common goal of bringing series-produced highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) to roads globally. The teams will work closely together in order to enhance lidar sensing, perception, and system-level performance for Daimler trucks moving at highway speeds.

The autonomous trucks are expected to yield dramatic improvements in efficiency and safety of logistics, with an initial focus on long-haul routes on highways. This constrained application of autonomy enables the technology to be commercially deployed in series production on nearer term time frames compared to urban autonomous driving development.

The partnership between Luminar and Daimler Trucks will extend beyond providing critical automotive technology solutions. As part of their joint commitment to safety, the companies will also collaborate on safety standards and operating practices, and make future policy advancements and safety enhancements as a result of the joint program.

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