Luminar, Mercedes-Benz expand deal for self-driving tech

Self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc announced an expanded partnership with Mercedes-Benz Group on Wednesday to enable fully automated driving for its next-generation vehicles.

Tech firms such as Alphabet Inc's

Waymo and Aptiv-Hyundai Motor joint venture, Motional, are also looking to develop autonomous vehicles for commercial use. Luminar will supply the German carmaker with lidars, which use laser light pulses to measure the distance between the sensor and an object and are widely seen as essential to achieving full autonomous driving.Palo Alto, California-based Luminar also said it plans to build a factory in Asia to support the multi-billion dollar deal.

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