austin russell luminar founder and ceo with markus schfer member of the board of management of daimler ag and mercedesbenz ag chief technology officer responsible for development and procurement at mercedesbenz sindelfingen germany plantnew delhi automotive technology company luminar has announced today a partnership with mercedesbenz to accelerate the development of automated driving technologies for mercedesbenz passenger cars the partnership represents a major commercial win for luminar and the company is leveraging its foundational technology as it continues to move towards series production advt luminars iris light detection and ranging lidar technology which is currently being prepared for series production is expected to improve vehicle safety and the technical capabilities of highly automated driving systems the company said markus schfer member of the board of management and cto daimler ag and mercedesbenz ag said luminar is the perfect addition to our existing roster of firstclass cooperations with leading and cuttingedge tech companies mercedesbenzs achievement of sae level 3 already marked a huge milestone for automated driving and i am absolutely convinced that partnerships will increase our level of ambition for what is possible in the futurecooperation is an essential part of mercedesbenzs strategy therefore i am highly delighted to have austin russell and luminar on board for our journey he addedaustin russell founder and ceo luminar said this partnership is a landmark moment in the industry demonstrating how substantially increased safety and autonomous driving functions on consumer vehicles are going from scifi to mainstream mercedesbenz has always been a technological leader and first mover for the industry with the brand synonymous with automotive innovation safety luxury and qualityalso read advt mercedesbenz aims accelerating sales of electric vehicles in indiamercedesbenz india plans to bring to the market the locally assembled eqs electric sedan in the fourth quarter of 2022 to add to the allelectric suv eqc which was launched as a fully imported unit in october 2020 priced at rs 107 croresee more details bosch irp systems strategic deal to produce emobility powertrainthe partnership would bring together boschs renowned automotive parts manufacturing capabilities and irps innovative epowertrain technology to deliver top quality robust and affordable controllers for a variety of personal mobility oems in europe and worldwide the company saidsee more details etauto published on jan 20 2022 at 0840 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app mercedesbenz luminar luminar lidar technology auto safety mercedes passenger cars mercedes sae level 3 automotive innovation vehicle autonomy homenewsauto technologymercedesbenz selfdriving cars to have luminars