Luminar founder leaves

Luminar, a leading company in the US LiDAR industry, announced that its founder and CEO Austin Russell has resigned due to the results of an internal investigation. Russell was once hailed as a Silicon Valley genius. He dropped out of school at the age of 17 to start Luminar and took the company public at the age of 24. However, his sudden departure has attracted widespread attention in the industry. It is reported that Russell will continue to stay on the board of directors and assist the new CEO Paul Rich in the transition.