Event will showcase Volvo’s Concept Recharge with Iris lidar integration and present the two companies’ vision for the future of automotive safety and autonomy Volvo Concept Recharge model with Luminar Iris roofline integration (Photo: Business Wire) December 06, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time ORLANDO, Fla--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR), the global leader in automotive lidar hardware and software technology, and global automotive safety leader Volvo Cars, will host a joint press confer...

Volvo Cars has invested in the optical and imaging technology start-up Spectralics through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. The investment gives Volvo Cars access to promising technology at an early stage of development that could contribute to making cars safer and revolutionise in-car user experience.   Coming from a background in aerospace technology development, Israel-based Spectralics creates state-of-the-art imaging and optical infrastructure spanning materials, hardware and software, enabling a wide variety of advance...