Chinese lidar maker Hesai, which has customers like Bosch, Lyft, and Baidu, raises $300M Series D led by GL Ventures of private equity firm Hillhouse Capital (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Rita Liao / TechCrunch:
Chinese lidar maker Hesai, which has customers like Bosch, Lyft, and Baidu, raises $300M Series D led by GL Ventures of private equity firm Hillhouse Capital  —  The rush to back lidar companies continues as more automakers and robotaxi startups include the remote sensing method in their vehicles.