How an ‘Oligarch Industrial Complex’ Thrives in the Bay Area

How an ‘Oligarch Industrial Complex’ Thrives in the Bay Area

Luminar Technologies, a self-driving car company that launched with the help of $20 million of Kerimov’s wealth, actually did know whom they were dealing with, according to Gadzhiev, the oligarch’s nephew and money manager. He said Luminar’s founder Austin Russell met personally with Kerimov, and those meeting plans were corroborated by emails reviewed by The Standard.