State-of-the-art lidar sensors will power
Embark’s autonomous trucking solution, enabling more advanced,
safer self-driving for its commercial trucking partners
Embark Trucks, Inc. (“Embark”), a leading developer of
autonomous software for the trucking industry, and Luminar
Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar”) (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in
automotive lidar hardware and software technology, today announced
a novel partnership to equip Embark’s truck fleet with Luminar’s
long-range lidar. This partnership gives Embark and its carrier
partners access to Luminar’s cutting edge automotive-grade
long-range lidar sensors as the company progresses towards
commercial deployment and delivery of its 14,200 non-binding truck
reservations in 2024.
Embark is pursuing an asset-light go-to-market approach –
focusing on delivering the best software for autonomous trucking –
and works with partners like Luminar to utilize the best hardware
for autonomous trucks. Luminar’s sensor offering stood out from the
beginning due to its industry-leading performance, scalability, and
automotive-grade capabilities. Data collected from the partnership
will improve the Embark Driver’s perception range and perception
capabilities, leading to a safer autonomous solution that can be
integrated into all four major truck OEMs via the Embark Universal
Interface (EUI).
“We’ve spent over three years working with Luminar to leverage
best-in-class sensor tech to power the Embark Driver,” said Alex
Rodrigues, CEO of Embark. “Today, we’re deepening our partnership
with Luminar and ensuring that our fleet partners will have access
to a safer, more performant system when we deploy our technology
commercially beginning in 2024.”
“Embark has been the longstanding independent leader in
autonomous trucking, and we’re excited to help them and their
customers on their transition towards commercial deployment with
this partnership,” said Austin Russell, Founder and CEO of Luminar.
“We continue to see increasing near-term market opportunity for
autonomous trucking, and are leveraging our work in the high-volume
consumer vehicle space to move full speed ahead into commercial
vehicles.”
For a deeper look at Embark’s advanced perception capabilities
using Luminar lidar, read Embark’s technical blog post here.
This partnership with Luminar comes as Embark continues to
deliver on its commercialization timeline. Since announcing a
definitive business combination agreement with Northern Genesis
Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: NGAB) in June that is anticipated to
result in Embark becoming a publicly listed company, Embark has
added members to Partner Development Program, expanded its transfer
point network, refined transfer point operations, worked closely
with Tier 1 suppliers on the scaling of the Embark Universal
Interface, and secured 14,200 non-binding reservations for its
autonomous trucks. Embark anticipates that the shareholder vote on
its merger with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: NGAB)
(“Northern Genesis 2”) will conclude on November 9, 2021. For more
information, visit investors.embarktrucks.com.
About Embark Trucks
Embark is an autonomous vehicle company building the software
powering autonomous trucks, focused on improving the safety,
efficiency, and sustainability of the nearly $700 billion a year
trucking market. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA since its
founding in 2016, Embark is America’s longest-running self-driving
truck program. The company partners with some of the largest
shippers and carriers in the nation, collectively representing over
35,000 trucks.
Embark’s mission is to realize a world where consumers pay less
for the things they need, drivers stay close to the homes they
cherish, and roads are safer for the people we love. To learn more
about Embark, visit embarktrucks.com.
About Luminar
Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) is transforming
automotive safety and autonomy by delivering lidar and associated
software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety,
and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50
industry partners, including the majority of the global automotive
OEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal
for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, which now expects
to make Luminar’s technology part of the standard safety package on
their next generation electric SUV. Additional customer wins
include SAIC, Daimler Truck AG, Intel’s Mobileye, Pony.ai and
Airbus UpNext. Founded in 2012, Luminar employs approximately 400
with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and
Munich. For more information please visit www.luminartech.com.
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