Lidar startup Luminar to go public via $3.4 billion SPAC merger

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

Luminar, the lidar startup that burst onto the autonomous vehicle scene in April 2017 after operating for years in secrecy, is merging with special purpose acquisition company Gores Metropoulos Inc., with a post-deal market valuation of $3.4 billion.