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NASA ’ s autonomous Ingenuity drone aces third test flight

NASA ’ s Ingenuity drone , part of its Perseverance mission to Mars , has continued to break new ground , tallying up three successful flights .

Its first successful flight involved taking off , a 20-30 second hovering period followed by a landing .

Lidar leader Luminar recruits Tesla and Intel veterans

Luminar , a developer of lidar sensors and software for use with autonomous vehicles , announced the recruitment of two veterans from Tesla and Intel respectively : Alan Prescott , who was previously Tesla ’ s top lawyer and Trey Campbell , previously of tech giant Intel as its Vice President of Investor Relations .

ActiveCampaign raises $ 240m at a $ 3bn valuation

ActiveCampaign , which has built what it describes as a “ customer experience automation ” platform has closed a $ 240 million round of funding which means the Series C values the Chicago startup at over $ 3 billion . The round is being led by a new investor , Tiger Global , with participation from another new backer Dragoneer .

14 May 2021