Luminar partners with Geely-backed ECARX for automotive safety, autonomous driving

Beijing (Gasgoo)- Global automotive technology company, Luminar, announced its partnership with Geely-backed ECARX on automotive-grade technologies with the intent to enable advanced safety and autonomous driving capabilities for both passenger and commercial vehicles.

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The cooperation will further strengthen Luminar’s presence in China, the world’s largest automotive market. Leveraging ECARX’s bond with Geely and the latter’s ecosystem comprising some of the world’s most reputable automotive brands, Luminar will accelerate its deployment of industry-leading long-range LiDAR and software in China and beyond. As part of the collaboration, Luminar will also make a strategic stock-based investment in ECARX.

“ECARX has earned an esteemed reputation and strong track record of success in the world’s largest auto market, China. This collaboration will better position Luminar to expand deployment of our technology on a variety of production vehicle platforms in this fast-paced market where demand is rapidly growing for vehicles defined by their technical capabilities.” said Austin Russell, Founder and CEO of Luminar.

By integrating Luminar’s long-range LiDAR and software with ECARX’s suite of automotive intelligence products, automakers worldwide will have a clearer path and shorter time to deploy advanced safety technologies and driving capabilities on their production vehicles.