# General Motors acquires LIDAR developer Strobe

General Motors acquired LIDAR technology company Strobe, Inc. to join its Cruise Automation team and develop next-generation LIDAR solutions for self-driving vehicles.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-09
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: LIDAR sensors for self-driving vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [General Motors](https://endata.com/companies/4654.md) (acquirer)
- [Strobe](https://endata.com/companies/27306.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investor.gm.com](https://investor.gm.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gm-advances-self-driving-vehicle-deployment-acquisition-lidar/), 2017-10-09: "Strobe's LIDAR technology will significantly improve the cost and capabilities of our vehicles so that we can more quickly accomplish our mission to deploy driverless vehicles at scale."

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