On Monday, General Motors said it would buy Strobe, which uses laser-radar (Lidar) technology to help self-driving cars identify objects at a distance, to boost its push into the market for self-driving vehicles.
GM is buying a startup that builds a critical piece of self-driving technology (GM)
GM said it would buy Strobe, which uses laser-radar (Lidar) technology to help self-driving cars identify objects at a distance.
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Deal terms were not disclosed, and GM did not immediately respond an inquiry about details.
"Strobe'sLidar technology will significantly improve the cost and capabilities of our vehicles so that we can more quickly accomplish our mission to deploy driverless vehicles at scale," GM's Cruise Automation chief executive, Kyle Vogt, said.
GM acquired Cruise in 2016 to press forward with an urban-self-driving solution. In 2017, the carmaker began producing all-electric Chevy Bolt EVs equipped with Cruise's integrated technology while also testing the systems in the San Francisco Bay Area.