Toyota-backed self-driving tech firm Pony.ai partners with Luminar

Pony and Luminar — Rendering of a robotaxi with Pony.ai’s next generation self-driving technology using Luminar’s Iris lidars. (Company handout via Reuters)

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Reuters

May 10, 2021 11:32 AM

Self-driving tech company Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp., said on Monday its next-generation technology for robotaxis will be using lidars made by Luminar Technologies Inc.

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