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Innoviz and the long wait to look away
A laser sensor helped BMW let drivers look away from the road. For Innoviz, the harder task is turning years of engineering into a business that can afford the wait.
Divergent
Divergent Technologies is a Torrance, California digital-manufacturing company behind DAPS, the Divergent Adaptive Production System - an end-to-end platform that pairs AI-driven generative design, metal 3D printing, and software-defined robotic assembly to produce complex automotive, aerospace, and defense structures without part-specific tooling. The same system that builds the record-setting Czinger 21C hypercar now turns out missile airframes and drone aerostructures for U.S. defense primes.
Patrick Thompson
Patrick Thompson is the founder and CEO of EmiSense Technologies, a Ladera Ranch, California company building the PMTrac electrostatic particulate matter (ePM) sensor that measures tailpipe soot in real time. A three-time founder, he previously built Innovate Motorsports - maker of the cult LM-1 air/fuel ratio meter, later acquired by AutoMeter - and co-founded InterWorks Computer Products, acquired by Sanmina. In 2025 EmiSense signed a global Tier-1 automotive supplier to commercialize its sensor, with serial production targeted for 2028.
One Mobility Group
One Mobility is the automotive brand of Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT), unveiled in September 2025 to unite the acquired German engineering houses Voltaira and Auto-Kabel under one banner. It is a build-to-print development and manufacturing partner for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, delivering power distribution systems, high- and low-voltage modules, safety and accessory components, and charging systems for electrified and connected vehicles. The company pairs 90+ years of German automotive engineering heritage with the manufacturing scale of the world's largest electronics maker, operating 40+ certified sites across 17 countries with roughly 11,000 employees.