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Luminar and Volvo Cars Further Collaboration with Release of Comprehensive Lidar Dataset, January 29, 2021
Luminar and Volvo Cars Further Collaboration with Release of Comprehensive Lidar Dataset
The industry s longest range and highest resolution dataset is launched with Volvo Cars new Innovation Portal, as the companies continue to execute to series production
Palo Alto, Calif. - January 29, 2021 - Luminar Technologies, Inc. ( Luminar ) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, and Volvo Cars today released a curated dataset called Cirrus containing unique long range lidar data from Volvo Cars test and data collection fleet. This curated dataset is being opened to industry developers and researchers in order to aid and further advancements for safe self-driving.
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Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, and Volvo Cars today released a curated dataset called Cirrus containing unique long range lidar data from Volvo Cars’ test and data collection fleet. This curated dataset is being opened to industry developers and researchers in order to aid and further advancements for safe self-driving.
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Cirrus features raw data from Luminar’s high performance lidar sensors, which accurately detect objects ahead of the car out to 250 meters away. The dataset is intended to help advance research and refinement of self-driving software algorithms, in the interest of improved vehicle safety at highway speeds and in complex environments. Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has also been contributing effort to the project.