Do You Think There's Going to Be a Ladder Company?

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In five years, do you think there's going to be indvisualle independent company? Yes. We have relationship with faulty ones, which is actually eno. No car maker in the world would be accepting to take such a critical element in their car that goes into millions and risk their supply chain. When it comes to supply chain, likethat this is where the humor goes away. And how many independent ladder companies do you think the market can support an automotive? Well, he alreaddy saideone, three.

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.