Luminar has introduced Sentinel, a software package to improve vehicle safety and autonomous features. This suite offers proactive safety, perception, 3D mapping and localization, simulation, and dynamic lidar. Automakers will start receiving it in Q3 as they seek to embed advanced technology into production vehicles.
Luminar’s Sentinel suite combines their lidar technology and AI software, created mainly by Luminar with help from Scale AI, Applied Intuition, and Civil Maps. Rather than targeting driverless robotaxi services, Sentinel is tailored for car manufacturers to incorporate advanced safety and autonomy features into consumer vehicles. The launch of Sentinel prioritizes harmonizing with automakers’ own software development processes. Swiss Re’s thorough study found that cars with Luminar’s lidar and prototype Sentinel software could cut accident severity by as much as 40 per cent.
Luminar CEO Austin Russell says his company is recognized for their “pioneering lidar technology in automobiles globally. Since 2017, we’ve also been crafting AI-driven software to enhance safety and enable autonomous driving. With most major carmakers lacking this software for advanced systems, our launch aligns perfectly with the new NHTSA mandates for US vehicle safety by 2029. We stand as, to our knowledge, the sole provider that fulfills these stipulations, positioning us to substantially increase our content value per vehicle profitably”.
Debuted as a prototype in 2021, Sentinel has evolved significantly. Its ongoing development aims for automaker and tech company evaluations for integration into future safety and autonomy initiatives. Designed for diverse vehicles, including traditional and electric models, automakers can learn more about Sentinel and its evaluation program at Luminar Technology.
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With a decade’s innovation in hardware and advanced AI, Luminar collaborates with 50+ industry allies, including leading car manufacturers. Its work with Volvo Cars and Mercedes-Benz, along with tech partnerships like NVIDIA and Mobileye, positions Luminar to pioneer safety and autonomous features in production vehicles worldwide.
