Austin Russell

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Austin Russell is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of lidar technology company Luminar Technologies and one of the youngest self-made billionaires.

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instanceOf entrepreneur
human
areaOfBusiness hardware for autonomous vehicles
software for perception in vehicles
associatedWith Silicon Valley startup ecosystem
self-driving car industry
businessFocus advanced driver-assistance systems
autonomous driving systems
commercialization of lidar sensors
companyFoundedHeadquartersIndustry automotive lidar
companyTypeFounded lidar technology company
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Luminar Technologies NERFINISHED
entrepreneurialActivity founded a lidar technology startup at a young age
familyName Russell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork automotive technology
autonomous vehicles
lidar technology
financialStatus self-made billionaire
founded Luminar Technologies NERFINISHED
givenName Austin NERFINISHED
hasPublicProfile covered by major business media outlets
hasReputation young tech founder in autonomous driving sector
hasRole public company CEO
technology founder
hasWealthStatus billionaire
industry automotive industry
sensor technology industry
technology industry
knownFor long-range lidar systems for vehicles
taking Luminar Technologies public
languageSpoken English
name Austin Russell NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableAchievement became one of the youngest self-made billionaires
notableCharacteristic became a billionaire in his twenties
notableFor being CEO of Luminar Technologies
being founder of Luminar Technologies
developing lidar technology for autonomous vehicles
occupation business executive
chief executive officer
entrepreneur
positionHeld chief executive officer of Luminar Technologies
sexOrGender male
sharesCharacteristic youngest self-made billionaires in the world

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Thiel Fellowship notableAlumni Austin Russell