Driverless car technology is taking center stage in part due to aggressive promotion from Tesla (TSLA -2.17%).
*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct. 10, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 12, 2025.
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Why Is Everyone Talking About Luminar Stock?
By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA
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Oct 14, 2025 at 7:23AM
NASDAQ: LAZR
Luminar Technologies
Market Cap
$144M
Today's Change
(-2.14%) -$0.04
Current Price
$2.06
Price as of October 14, 2025, 11:58 a.m. ET
Luminar is in a challenging situation, as industry adoption of driverless tech is slower than it had hoped.
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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.
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Stocks Mentioned
Luminar Technologies
LAZR
$2.06
(-2.14%)
$0.04
Tesla
TSLA
$426.45
(-2.17%)
$-9.45
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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