Luminar appoints new CFO; Forbearance agreements in place while company evaluates capital structure and liquidity solutions Q3 revenue up ~20% YoY and QoQ; Off-road, defense, and photonics opportunities continue to advance ORLANDO, Fla. / Nov 13, 2025 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the third... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Oct 13, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly update for the third quarter of 2025 following the close of the market on Thursday, November 13, 2025. On November 13, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT), the company will publish materials detailing its third quarter financials, which will be available on its... Read More

Luminar advances key auto customer milestones in Q2 and pursues growth opportunities in commercial markets Exits non-core data and insurance businesses to drive cost reductions and operational discipline ORLANDO, Fla. / Aug 12, 2025 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the second quarter of 2025. These... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Jul 29, 2025 / Business Wire / As required by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company (“Luminar”), today announced that it will grant a total of 2,109,546 equity awards, consisting of 1,289,167 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and up to 820,379 performance stock units (“PSUs”), to Paul Ricci, Luminar’s recently appointed... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Jul 11, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its business update for the second quarter of 2025 following the close of the market on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. On August 12, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT), the company will publish materials detailing its second quarter financials and broader business update, which... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / May 23, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it has entered into separate, individually negotiated private agreements with certain holders of its outstanding 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 to acquire $50 million in aggregate principal amount of notes through repurchases for approximately $30 million in cash and... Read More

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2025 / Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ:LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with YA II PN, Ltd., an investment fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, and another accredited investor to issue up to $200 million of convertible preferred stock to the investors in registered direct offerings over an... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / May 21, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with YA II PN, Ltd., an investment fund managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, and another accredited investor to issue up to $200 million of convertible preferred stock to the investors in registered direct offerings over an 18-month... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / May 14, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar Technologies, Inc . (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced that the Luminar Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Paul Ricci to the role of CEO effective on or about May 21, 2025. Mr. Ricci previously served as Chairman and CEO of Nuance for nearly two decades. Mr. Ricci’s appointment follows the resignation of founder... Read More

Unified Product Architecture Creates New Global LiDAR Standard with Top OEMs & Streamlines Business Production LiDAR Shipments Up 50% QoQ; Continued OpEx Improvement QoQ ORLANDO, Fla. / May 14, 2025 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, shared an updated strategic plan for its business and reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Details of this... Read More

Covering Unified Product Platform, Cost Efficiencies, and Strategy to Better Realize Value ORLANDO, Fla. / May 05, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will share an updated strategic plan for the business enabled by a unified product platform across its OEM and technology customers, increasing focus and decreasing cost. In conjunction, the company... Read More

The new advisory council will help advance Luminar’s growth strategy and its mission to save lives. ORLANDO, Fla. / Apr 16, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced the formation of the Luminar Automotive Council (LAC), a new team of executive advisors to help inform Luminar’s growth strategy and advance its global mission to enhance auto safety. The LAC... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Mar 27, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced a collaboration with Caterpillar Inc. to integrate LiDAR technology into Caterpillar’s next generation autonomous solution. LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is critical for... Read More

Q4 Revenue Up 45% QoQ, Exceeding Forecasts; Gross Margin & OpEx Improvements Secured New Contract with Industrial OEM & Luminar Halo Development Contract for Leading Auto OEM ORLANDO, Fla. / Mar 20, 2025 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. These results and... Read More

The New Volvo ES90 marks the second Volvo car model to feature Luminar’s technology, following the successful launch and customer delivery of the Volvo EX90 SUV ORLANDO, Fla. / Mar 05, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company announced that Luminar’s technology will be equipped in the new Volvo ES90, which is slated for production this year. This marks the second Volvo car... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Feb 20, 2025 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update, including full-year 2024 milestones and financials, following the close of the market on Thursday, March 20, 2025. On March 20, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. PST), the company will publish materials detailing its quarterly business update and... Read More

Helping Drive Next Phase of Growth and Efficiency for the Company ORLANDO, Fla. / Dec 12, 2024 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced certain key executive updates that include Alex Fishkin joining as Chief Legal Officer, Michael Southard as Vice President of Engineering, and Marc Losiewicz appointed as Chief Business Officer and General Manager. “We’re... Read More

Announces new business, ramps production with Volvo Cars, and generates first Luminar Halo point cloud ORLANDO, Fla. / Nov 11, 2024 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the third quarter of 2024. These results and related commentary were published in a Presentation that was published on its Investor... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Oct 21, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update for the third quarter of 2024 following the close of the market on Monday, November 11 th , 2024. Separately, the company would like to remind investors that Luminar will be holding a virtual Special Meeting of Stockholders on October 30 th , 2024... Read More

Restructures $422 Million of Debt with Convertible Exchange & Raises $100 Million of New Capital ORLANDO, Fla. / Aug 06, 2024 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Luminar announced today that it has entered into private, separately negotiated transactions to reduce its debt,... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Jul 10, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update for the second quarter of 2024 following the close of the market on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. At 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT) the company will publish materials detailing its quarterly business update and financials, as well as other relevant... Read More

Full Stack Software Development Kits to Ship to Top Automakers Beginning in Q3 SUNNYVALE, Calif. / Jul 03, 2024 / Business Wire / Today Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced it is launching Sentinel 1 , its full-stack software suite, following five years of breakthrough developments... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / May 07, 2024 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the first quarter of 2024. These results and related commentary were published in a Shareholder Letter that was issued via an 8-K SEC filing and published on its Investor Relations website at https://investors.luminartech.com . At 5:00... Read More

Launches Next-Gen LiDAR; Swiss Re Releases LiDAR Safety Results; New Partnership with Applied Intuition News Summary Luminar achieves start of production (SOP) for Volvo Cars; Marks first time industry transitioning from R&D to standard on global production vehicles; Kicks off conversion of nearly $4 Billion Order Book to... Read More

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & ORLANDO, Fla. / Apr 23, 2024 / Business Wire / Applied Intuition, a Silicon Valley-based vehicle software supplier, and Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, are partnering to accelerate the development and adoption of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Apr 15, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will report financials for the first quarter of 2024 following the close of the market on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. This will follow Luminar Day: A New Era on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, which will highlight Luminar’s start of production (SOP) for Volvo Cars, its next-generation LiDAR platform,... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Apr 12, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced two new key executive hires to help guide the company through its next phase of rapid growth. Dr. David Foster joins Luminar as the Executive Vice President of Engineering. Dr. Foster's extensive experience includes executive and leadership positions at Lyft, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and... Read More

All Eyes On Upcoming Launch with Volvo Cars ORLANDO, Fla. / Feb 27, 2024 / Business Wire / Today, Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023. These results and updates were published in a Shareholder Letter that was issued via an 8-K SEC filing and published on its Investor Relations website... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Feb 14, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced today it will host a Luminar Day event on April 23, 2024 for its broader community, including customers, investors, suppliers, regulators, and media. The event will be held virtually, spanning from the factory in Monterrey, Mexico to its AI and software center in Silicon Valley. In this pivotal... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Feb 01, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update, including full-year 2023 milestones and financials, following the close of the market on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Luminar will be continuing with its new format for its business update this quarter. At 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. PST), the... Read More

Unveiled a concept of the Official FIA F1® Safety Car equipped with Luminar technology as an extension of existing work with Mercedes-Benz for their production vehicle lineup Debuted Luminar’s Automatic Emergency Steering (AES) Software with Iris+ LiDAR integration, running on the same automotive-grade NVIDIA DRIVE Orin processors used for production vehicles Debuted Luminar 3D Maps and Automated Valet features; showcased... Read More

Partnership Leverages Luminar’s Technology to Enable the World’s Safest Safety Car. A vision of the Official FIA F1® Safety car, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, will be on display at CES 2024 in Luminar’s booth (West Hall 5917). LAS VEGAS / Jan 09, 2024 / Business Wire / Leading global automotive technology company Luminar... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Jan 04, 2024 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, will host a press conference to share the latest news from Luminar, and debut its Automatic Emergency Steering (AES) capabilities using the new Iris+ LiDAR as a part of our Proactive Safety crash avoidance vehicle demonstrations at CES 2024. Luminar Press Conference WHAT: Luminar Founder and CEO Austin... Read More

GOTHENBURG, Sweden / Nov 09, 2023 / Business Wire / Polestar is working with Luminar , a leading automotive technology company, and Mobileye, a global leader in autonomous driving solutions, to enhance safety and the future autonomous driving capabilities of Polestar 4 with the integration of Luminar’s next-generation LiDAR... Read More

Successfully Passed Volvo Cars ‘ Run at Rate ’ Leading up to Start of Production QoQ Free Cash Flow Improvement Demonstrates Inflection Towards Profitability ORLANDO, Fla. / Nov 08, 2023 / Business Wire / Today Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the third quarter of 2023. The company published a Letter to Shareholders on its... Read More

Piloting new format of written quarterly shareholder letter, leaving more time for live Q&A; Activating corporate communications channel for intra-quarter updates ORLANDO, Fla. / Oct 10, 2023 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update and financials for the third quarter of 2023 following the close of the market on... Read More

Luminar successfully passes series production 'Run at Rate' test leading up to Volvo EX90 launch ORLANDO, Fla. / Oct 06, 2023 / Business Wire / Luminar Technologies (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive company, today announced a significant achievement towards enabling the world’s safest and smartest vehicles. The company successfully passed its first major Run at Rate production test for Volvo Cars at its highly... Read More

On Track to Meet/Beat All 2023 Company Milestones and Financial Guidance Q2 Revenue & EPS Exceed Guidance; Revenue Up 63% Year-over-Year ORLANDO, Fla. / Aug 08, 2023 / Business Wire / Today Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the second quarter of 2023. “As we realize our long-term vision, Luminar continues to prove that it... Read More

Emily Shanklin Joins as Senior VP of Marketing Kevin Hinge Joins as Executive VP of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality ORLANDO, Fla. / Aug 01, 2023 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced two new key executives have decided to join Luminar. Emily Shanklin most recently served as the senior most marketing executive at SpaceX. Prior to joining Luminar, she... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. / Jul 10, 2023 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update and report financials for the second quarter of 2023 following the close of the market on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Luminar Founder and CEO, Austin Russell, and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT)... Read More

Plus selects Luminar as the exclusive long-range lidar in factory-installed PlusDrive for its commercial vehicle OEM partners Luminar and Plus collaborate to provide assisted driving software to commercial vehicle OEMs ORLANDO, Fla. & SANTA CLARA, Calif. / Jun 06, 2023 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global... Read More

Revenue Exceeds High End of Guidance; High-Volume Factory Ahead of Guidance; Automakers Expand with Luminar ORLANDO, Fla. / May 09, 2023 / Business Wire / Today Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the first quarter of 2023. The company is on track to meet or beat all of its company-level execution milestones and financial... Read More

New 4-seater Volvo variant, the EX90 Excellence, launches in Shanghai with Luminar as standard Luminar signs deal with TPK for next high-volume factory to support existing and new contracts for rapidly growing business in Asia TPK plans to invest in Luminar with purchase of LAZR stock Luminar is expected to be equipped on millions of vehicles throughout Asia this decade from current contracts alone SHANGHAI / Apr 17, 2023 /... Read More

Achieved Key 2023 Milestone Ahead of Guidance; First Sensors Shipping ORLANDO, Fla. / Apr 13, 2023 / Business Wire / Today Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced the successful build-out and bring-up of a new highly automated, high-volume manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.... Read More

Reiterates Strong Outlook Provided at Luminar Day ORLANDO, Fla. / Mar 23, 2023 / Business Wire / Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update and report financials for the first quarter of 2023 following the close of the market on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. “We have more conviction than ever in our milestones, strong outlook and planned... Read More

Providing Guidance for Near-term and Long-term Profitability; Exponential Revenue Acceleration Anticipated with Triple-Digit Percentage Growth for Coming Years Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced at Luminar Day its quarterly business update and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022, ended December 31, 2022. The company is also providing insight into its... Read More

Top-Tier global reinsurer is exclusively partnering with Luminar to advance assisted driving and improve safety while reducing costs of consumer adoption Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, and Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, today announced a new exclusive partnership. The first step of the joint initiative is to analyze and quantify the on-road performance... Read More

Industry CEOs and Company Execs Discuss Luminar’s Vision, Execution, and The Automotive Revolution for Next-Generation Safety and Autonomy News Summary: Unveiling new Iris+ sensor; 300 meter ranging facility; Seagate lidar acquisition to accelerate next-gen New automated, high-volume Mexico manufacturing facility ahead of guidance Luminar now planned into over 20 production vehicle models across automakers; expecting at... Read More

Expanding partnership and volumes by more than an order of magnitude to a broad range of consumer vehicles Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced today a sweeping expansion of its partnership with Mercedes-Benz to safely enable enhanced automated driving capabilities across a broad... Read More

New expanded partnership extends scope for future cars including Polestar 5 Polestar 3 with Luminar lidar now available to order at Polestar.com [1] Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) and Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR) announced plans to deepen their partnership by expanding the integration of Luminar’s technology on the Polestar 5 – the... Read More

Luminar signed new series production deals for multiple vehicle models with automakers in Dec., exceeding targets Hosting the North American debut of Luminar-equipped consumer vehicles from Volvo Cars and SAIC’s Rising Auto Acquired Silicon Valley-based Civil Maps; launching new HD 3D mapping software platform as part of Sentinel Successfully achieved all 4 company-level 2022 milestones by year-end Today Luminar (Nasdaq:... Read More

Plans Year-End Milestones Unveiling at CES Press Conference Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will host Luminar Day on February 28, 2023 at its headquarters for investors, consumers, customers and suppliers. At the event, Luminar will unveil its long-term product and technology roadmap for existing and new OEM customers. The company also expects to detail its near-term... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, will host a press conference to share news and host a variety of experiential activations at CES 2023. Luminar’s CES exhibit at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall, booth #5324 will feature Volvo Cars’ EX90 , the new fully electric SUV that comes standard with Luminar lidar. Information regarding Luminar’s CES 2023 presence and activities is... Read More

“For the first time, a global production vehicle integrates high-performance lidar and software to enable next generation smart and safe cars that set a new bar for the industry” Today Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR) joined Volvo Cars to unveil the new, all-electric Volvo EX90 which will come standard with Luminar’s technology on each... Read More

Company Beats on Revenue and Earnings Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced its achievement of the start of production milestone and reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2022, ended Sept. 30, 2022. SAIC is the largest Chinese automaker, and the R7 is the first flagship vehicle from its new smart electric brand RISING AUTO. Its debut, featuring Luminar, marks an... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it will provide its quarterly business update and report financials for the third quarter of 2022 following the close of the market on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) to discuss business and financial results followed by a... Read More

Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced its quarterly business update and financial results for the second quarter of 2022, ended June 30, 2022. The company reported $9.9 million of Q2 revenue, ahead of company expectations and up 57% YoY. “The most advanced automakers’ demand for Luminar is further increasing as we continue to successfully execute on their programs and build further... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced that it will provide its quarterly business update and report its financials for the second quarter of 2022 following the close of the market on Monday, August 8, 2022. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) to discuss business and financial results followed... Read More

For the first time, Luminar Technologies (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, officially joined the US Russell 2000 ® Index, effective today. Luminar is positioned towards the top end of this index, increasing the relative index purchasing power and ownership. Approximately 30 million shares of Luminar’s stock are now anticipated to be purchased and held by associated indices. Russell indexes are... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, announced several new additions to its technical leadership. Taner Ozcelik, the founder of Nvidia’s automotive business, joins Luminar as executive vice president and general manager to oversee product development, R&D, program management, and Luminar’s semiconductor subsidiaries. CJ Moore, who served as director of Autopilot... Read More

Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced its quarterly business update and financial results for the first quarter of 2022, ended March 31, 2022. The company delivered $6.9 million in first-quarter revenue, up 29% year-over-year (YoY) and ahead of internal expectations. Luminar remains on-track to meet or beat its prior $40 million full-year 2022 revenue guidance. Today, Luminar... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced that it will provide its quarterly business update and report its financials for the first quarter of 2022 following the close of the market on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) to discuss business and financial... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced it is acquiring high-performance laser manufacturer Freedom Photonics. This transaction follows a multi-year collaboration and brings fundamental next-generation chip-scale laser technology, IP, and production expertise in-house for Luminar... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced its quarterly business update and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021, ended December 31, 2021. “Our first year as a public company was a blowout success having achieved all of our critical milestones. We secured major commercial wins, advanced our hardware and software technology, and are... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced that it will provide its quarterly business update and report its financials for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 following the close of the market on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) to discuss business... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, announced today a partnership with Mercedes-Benz to accelerate the development of future highly automated driving technologies for Mercedes passenger cars. Luminar’s Iris lidar technology, which is currently being prepared for series production, is... Read More

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, and Volvo Cars, the global automotive safety leader, revealed today at CES in Las Vegas the launch plans for the all electric next generation SUV. The event also marked the North American debut of the automaker’s Concept Recharge, a manifesto for Volvo Cars’ future, with Luminar’s Iris lidar seamlessly integrated into the... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) today announced the successful execution of its previously announced transaction, with the intent to purchase shares and accelerate growth. The deal was oversubscribed based on positive institutional investor support, and upsized to a total of $625 million in gross proceeds. Luminar expects to use over $300 million of the proceeds for LAZR share purchases, while the remaining capital... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), with support of its CEO, board members, and management, today announced its authorization and intent to purchase $250 million or more of its Class A common stock, which is anticipated to commence today after market open. The company plans to use a portion of the proceeds from a proposed private financing transaction for the share repurchase. “Over the past year, our breakthrough... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, and global automotive safety leader Volvo Cars, will host a joint press conference at CES 2022 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 5. The event will showcase the Concept Recharge with Luminar’s Iris lidar... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced its quarterly business update and financial results for the third quarter of 2021, ended September 30, 2021. Building on Luminar’s commercial momentum, this week the company announced that NVIDIA has selected Luminar 1 for its autonomous vehicle platform known as NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion, which is... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. , the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, announced today at the NVIDIA GTC conference that its lidar solution has been selected to be part of the sensor suite in the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion autonomous vehicle reference platform. This AI vehicle computing platform... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced the addition of two new executives to help enable its next phase of growth and execution. The company welcomed Debra Poppas as its Quality leader, previously serving as Vice President, Global Quality at the truck design and manufacturing company PACCAR, and Sameer Ladiwala as Chief Accounting... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that it will provide its quarterly business update and report its financials for the third quarter ended September 30 following the close of the market on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced the addition of four industry leaders to help enable its next phase of growth and execution. They bring a combined century of professional experience in the automotive and technology industries. “We’re hyper focused on taking Luminar to the next level in this new phase of growth and execution.... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced its quarterly business update and financials for the second quarter of 2021, ended June 30, 2021. The company is increasing full-year guidance for major commercial wins, revenue, and forward-looking order book growth as a result of strong year-to-date execution and accelerating OEM adoption of... Read More

Today, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) announced it is acquiring its exclusive InGaAs chip design partner and manufacturer, OptoGration Inc., bringing specialized core IP and securing supply chain as Luminar scales Iris into series production with its OEM customers. The acquisition secures a key part of Luminar’s supply chain and enables deeper integration with its existing chip design subsidiary Black Forest... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that it will provide its quarterly business update and report its financials for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, following the close of the market on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that day at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00... Read More

Today, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) announced it will be standard on Volvo Cars’ forthcoming fully electric flagship vehicle, helping the automaker to save even more lives as it sets a new benchmark for automotive safety. The fully electric successor to Volvo Cars’ XC90, to be unveiled in 2022, is now set to come... Read More

Today, at its inaugural Studio Day in New York City, Luminar Technologies, Inc (Nasdaq: LAZR) introduced Blade, its vision for the future of design and integration of autonomous technology across robo-taxis, trucking and consumer cars. Luminar also showcased the first consumer vehicle fully integrated with Luminar’s Iris... Read More

Today, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, announced the addition of Jun Hong Heng, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Crescent Cove Advisors, and Dr. Shaun Maguire, Partner at Sequoia Capital, to Luminar’s Board. Both will serve as independent directors, effective June 9, 2021. “Shaun and Jun are among the best strategic advisors and... Read More

Join Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) CEO and Founder, Austin Russell and guests, for Luminar Studio Day. The live webcast from NYC will feature a first look at the vision for Iris, Luminar’s high-performance autonomous sensing solution as foundation for autonomy across passenger cars, trucking, and robo-taxis. The... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that it joined the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, CADIA, Auto-ISAC, and PAVE - four key industry organizations that each play an important role in shaping the future of the automotive industry. “All four of these organizations are recognized as automotive... Read More

Today, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, announced that Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions for the world's most innovative companies, and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN), a leading provider of advanced precision optical and electronic manufacturing services, have each partnered with Luminar to... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced a quarterly business update and financials for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. "We’ve remained relentlessly focused on execution, hitting our key product, commercial, production and financial targets so far. This puts Luminar on track to meet or beat our 2021... Read More

Today, Pony.ai, a leading autonomous driving technology company, introduced its newly designed sensing platform in collaboration with Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), a global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology. Pony.ai also announced it has driven more than five million kilometers across an operational coverage area of over 850 km² and has provided more than 220,000 Robotaxi rides. Pony.ai... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that it will provide its quarterly business update and report its financials for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, following the close of the market on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Founder and CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast that... Read More

Today, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ; LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology unveiled its partnership with Airbus UpNext, Airbus SE’s subsidiary created to give future flight technologies a development fast-track by building, evaluating, maturing and validating new products and services that encompass radical technological breakthroughs. The effort is part of the new Airbus... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that two industry leaders have joined as executives: Alan Prescott as Chief Legal Officer, and Trey Campbell as Vice President of Investor Relations. Alan Prescott is an automotive and autonomous industry legal expert, engineer, and 20-year veteran from top OEM and... Read More

Canvas Ventures , the boutique firm for visionary builders, today announced the close of CV3, a $350 million fund to lead early-stage B2B and B2C investments in fintech, digital health, marketplaces, and logistics. With decades of collective operational experience, the firm's four general partners are known by founders as... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, is announcing today business updates and a year in review of 2020, including milestone results, preliminary financial results, and 2021 guidance. "Luminar’s 2020 achievements reflect our product leadership and market ownership as we continue to execute and fulfill the vision of making safe autonomy a reality.... Read More

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Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR; LAZRW) (“Luminar” or the “Company”), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that holders of its outstanding public warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of its Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) will have until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 16, 2021, instead of March... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced it has partnered closely with Zenseact to deliver autonomous software for series production vehicles. Volvo Cars is the first launch customer, representing both Luminar’s and Zenseact’s first production design win for software. Zenseact is a newly-formed 550-person team of top ADAS... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that it will provide a comprehensive business update and report of financials for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020, following the close of market on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Founder & CEO Austin Russell and CFO Tom Fennimore will host a video webcast to include the... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, announced today that it has appointed to its Board Katharine “Katie” A. Martin, Chair of the Board of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, a technology industry executive who is currently the CEO, Founder and Chair of the Board of medical laser imaging device... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR; LAZRW) (“Luminar” or the “Company”), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced that holders of its 13,333,309 outstanding public warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of its Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) will have until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 5, 2021 to... Read More

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, and Volvo Cars today released a curated dataset called Cirrus containing unique long range lidar data from Volvo Cars’ test and data collection fleet. This curated dataset is being opened to industry developers and researchers in order to aid and further advancements for safe self-driving. (Photo:... Read More