Following a multi-year collaboration, automotive technology company Luminar Technologies Inc of Orlando, FL, USA is acquiring Freedom Photonics LLC of Santa Barbara, CA, USA (which was founded in 2005 and manufactures photonic components, modules and subsystems for markets including automotive LiDAR, optical sensing, aerospace, industrial processing and data communications). The acquisition brings fundamental next-generation chip-scale laser technology, intellectual property (IP), and production expertise in-house for Luminar light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems...
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