Drive.ai‘s fleet of Nissan NV200 vans pack lidar (laser-based sensors that measure the distance between themselves and objects) Silicon Valley start-up Aeva has raised $ a few hundred dollars m in a funding round led by Lux Capital and Aeva , investment which will allow the company to continue development of its next-generation sensing systems for autonomous vehicles. Cofounders Mina Rezk and Soroush Salehian , formerly of Apple 's Special Projects Group , have developed lidar sensors that can quickly and accurately measure the speed of an object. The duo said their sensor also performs better in bad weather and costs a few hundred dollars , on a par with rival products.
Silicon Valley start-up Aeva has raised $ a few hundred dollars m in a funding round led by Lux Capital and Aeva , investment which will allow the company to continue development of its next-generation sensing systems for autonomous vehicles. Cofounders Mina Rezk and Soroush Salehian , formerly of Apple 's Special Projects Group , have developed lidar sensors that can quickly and accurately measure the speed of an object. The duo said their sensor also performs better in bad weather and costs a few hundred dollars , on a par with rival products.