Lidar startup AEye says it is going public via SPAC, valuing the new company at $2B and raising $455M (David Welch/Bloomberg)

David Welch / Bloomberg:

Lidar startup AEye says it is going public via SPAC, valuing the new company at $2B and raising $455M  —  – Company nets $455 million to develop self-driving technology  — Its software will also be used in driver assistance systems  —  AEye Inc., a startup that makes lidar systems …