“Luminar is at the forefront of lidar technology development and this closer collaboration will allow for greater innovation in our cars to come. We look forward to combining our R&D and product design expertise to deliver truly stunning lidar integration and capabilities for the Polestar brand,” said Polestar’s CEO, Thomas Ingenlath.
Orders for the Polestar 3 with lidar are already open for the European and North American markets, with Australia following later in February and China in mid-April. With a maximum output of up to 517 horsepower with the optional Performance Pack and an estimated range of around 300 miles , Polestar’s performance SUV will go into production in mid-2023 in China, while Volvo’s factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina will start assembling the EV in mid-2024.