Is the Automotive Space Going to Be Taken Over by Automakers?

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There are about 70 light ar companies in the world. Do you think they'll be absorbed into auto makers, or just close altogether? And when once that consolidation is complete, how many do you see really surviving? I mean, for usi it's a big opportunity to take big tot o o the market fror the so you mention that there is quite a bit of, now, cost and resources that are required to get t you get to that point. In event mark, which i think is interesting to look at, is adesettos in automotive, which are related to function or safety.

Lidar and autonomous vehicles have gone hand-in-hand since the DARPA Grand Challenges, propelling the self-driving stack into the modern era. But turning a new kind of sensor into an automotive-grade qualified component that can hold up to real-world road conditions and be made at scale is an entirely different challenge than inventing something new. This week the gang dives into the nature of that challenge with help from Omer Keilaf, CEO of the lidar maker Innoviz Technologies, who explains how this controversial sensor is going from the bleeding edge to a real business.