Polestar 4 will integrate Luminar lidar and Mobileye Chauffeur autonomous driving technology
Recently, Polestar, a global luxury pure electric high-performance car brand, is collaborating with Luminar, the world’s leading automotive technology company, and Mobileye, the world’s leading brand for autonomous driving solutions. This collaboration will allow Polestar to integrate Luminar’s Next-generation lidar technology and Mobileye Chauffeur intelligent driving system, to enhance the safety and the future autonomous driving capabilities of Polestar 4.
For those who doesn’t know :
Luminar Technologies Inc. is an American technology company that develops vision-based lidar and machine perception technologies, primarily for self-driving cars. The company’s headquarters and main research and development facilities are in Orlando, Florida; a second major office is located in Palo Alto, California.
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Mobileye Global Inc. is a Delaware domiciled multinational company developing autonomous driving technologies and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) including cameras, computer chips and software. Mobileye was acquired by Intel in 2017 and went public again in 2022.However it remains majority owned by Intel and incorporated in Delaware Mobileye is based in Jerusalem, Israel, and also has sales and marketing offices in Midtown, Manhattan, US; Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; and Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Since its release, Polestar 4 has been equipped with the SuperVision technology system for 360-degree vision, which also allows Polestar 4 to become the first mass-produced model to be equipped with Luminar lidar and apply Mobileye’s latest generation Chauffeur technology system. The three parties are working together to implement point-to-point autonomous driving assistance technology that can offer eyes-off on the highways.
With Mobileye Chauffeur intelligent driving technology, Polestar 4 will be equipped with three Mobileye EyeQ6 processors, Luminar front-facing lidar, and Mobileye front-facing imaging radar, bringing additional sensing and artificial intelligence technology to achieve eye-off and hands-free driving.
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) uses laser light to create highly detailed three-dimensional maps of the surrounding environment. Luminar’s lidar uses a unique chip designed from the ground up with a higher wavelength to provide the highest level of performance and safety for production vehicles. When combined with the Mobileye Chauffeur platform, the outcome is a safer, more efficient, automated system that is ready to use.
It’s exciting to see the collaboration between Luminar and Mobileye expanding with the integration of Luminar LiDAR into the Polestar 4. Thomas Ingenlath, the CEO of Polestar, seems quite optimistic about this partnership. He mentioned how incorporating Luminar’s LiDAR technology into the platform’s development strengthens the bond between the two companies, ultimately bringing even more cutting-edge technology to the Polestar 4. It’s a promising step forward in advancing the technological features of autonomous vehicles.
Prof. Amnon Shashua, CEO of Mobileye, says :
” Combining our base SuperVision with an independent second redundant perception system – consisting of Luminar LiDAR, radars and an imaging radar – enables true redundancy and a level of accuracy that lays the foundation for fully autonomous driving”Austin Russell, founder and CEO of Luminar, says:
” After collaborating with Mobileye on a solution since 2019, the true fruits of our labor with them are being released for the first time by transitioning out of R&D and into a production vehicle with Polestar. Together, we look forward to raising the benchmark in the industry for what a safe and autonomous future can look like”
