Driving the Future An example of highway perception captured by Luminar’s lidar, which uses boxes to symbolize other vehicles on the road. Luminar’s pose estimation feature predicts pedestrians’ movement to order to help autonomous vehicles anticipate how they should move next. Co-founders Jason Eichenholz ’95MS ’98PhD and Austin Russell test out their technology inside a vehicle. The Luminar team prepares to test a vehicle in at their office in Palo Alto, California. Employees in Luminar’s Orlando office work to advance the company’s technology. By using an innovative method to utilize inGaS with silicon, Luminar has been able to reduce the cost of its receivers from tens of thousands of dollar to $3. Luminar’s sensing platform features a clean design. Jump to top