# Light

> Light Labs began by selling a 16-lens computational camera and later turned its multi-camera imaging expertise into depth perception for vehicles. Its L16 exposed the costs of ambitious consumer hardware; its Clarity platform drew automotive interest, and Deere acquired Light-related assets in 2022.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, United States
- **Founders:** Dave Grannan (Co-founder and CEO), Rajiv Laroia (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Light L16, Light imaging technology for smartphones, Clarity
- **Notable:** Shipped the 16-module L16 camera to customers in 2017., Contributed multi-camera imaging to the Nokia 9 PureView in 2019., Announced an Astemo proof of concept for camera-based ADAS perception in 2021.

## Products & services

- **Light L16** — A 16-module computational camera that combines multiple captures into images of up to 52 megapixels.
- **Light imaging technology for smartphones** — Multi-camera image fusion used in the Nokia 9 PureView, made by HMD Global.
- **Clarity** — A multi-camera platform for real-time 3D depth perception in vehicles and ADAS.

## Achievements

- Shipped the 16-module L16 camera to customers in 2017.
- Contributed multi-camera imaging to the Nokia 9 PureView in 2019.
- Announced an Astemo proof of concept for camera-based ADAS perception in 2021.
- Light-related depth-sensing business was acquired by Deere in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — Deere acquired Light-related depth-sensing and camera-perception assets; financial terms were not announced.
- **2021-07** — Light and Astemo announced a proof of concept for a forward-facing ADAS system.
- **2020-06** — Light confirmed its shift away from consumer imaging toward automotive applications.

## Links

- Website: https://light.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thelightco
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thelightco
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/thelightco

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