Koito invests USD50 million in US-based lidar startup Cepton

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Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Koito) has invested USD50 million to acquire shares of Cepton Technologies, Inc. (Cepton), US-based a startup company which designs and manufactures lidar for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and autonomous driving, the two companies said in separate press releases on 5 February.

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