How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy

TechHow Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy

December 17, 2025

Luminar says trouble with Volvo started as early as 2022, and that the Swedish automaker made — but then backed away from — large orders of its lidar sensors.

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