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Self-Driving Startup Aurora Bets on Lidar in First Acquisition

Silicon Valley firm buys Blackmore, extending reach to Montana
Aurora founders are known for Google, Tesla and Uber pedigrees

Blackmore’s lidar driving through Las Vegas.Source: Aurora

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By Dana Hull

May 23, 2019 at 7:00 PM UTC

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Aurora Innovation Inc., the self-driving technology startup known for its dream-team founders, has made its first major acquisition: a lidar company based in Bozeman, Montana.

Aurora recently raised $530 million from investors including Sequoia Capital, Amazon.com Inc. and T. Rowe Price Group Inc. It’s acquiring Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, a lidar startup that had raised funding from BMW i Ventures and Toyota AI Ventures, for undisclosed terms.