Pearl Automation

Pearl Automation
Company type	Private
Founded	2014
Founder	Bryson Gardner, Joseph Fisher, Brian Sander
Headquarters	Scotts Valley, CA
Number of employees	80
Website	http://www.pearlauto.com

Pearl Automation Inc. was a company building aftermarket automobile technology, focused on delivering “driver awareness features”^[1] and helping to “speed up the pace”^[2] of technology adoption in cars. Pearl was founded by Bryson Gardner, Joseph Fisher, and Brian Sander in 2014 and announced its first product in June 2016.^[3] The company was based in Scotts Valley, California.^[2]

Products

The Pearl Rear Vision product was purchased by American Road Products Inc.^[4] as Pearl Automation Inc. closed its operations.^[5]

Pearl’s first product, Rear Vision, was an aftermarket automotive backup camera and alert system^[6] that attaches around a license plate and sends video directly to your smartphone.^[3] The system is solar powered^[7] and included two wide angle^[3] high-definition cameras.^[6]^[8]

Pearl sells products directly to consumers^[2] through its website, Amazon.com and Crutchfield.^[9] In January 2017, Pearl announced a partnership with Installer Net.

The company went defunct in 2017.^[10]

Funding

Pearl has raised a total of $50 million in Series A and B venture capital rounds, from investors Shasta Ventures, Accel, Venrock, and Wellcome Trust.^[2]

References

^ Times, Los Angeles. "Got an old car? Thanks to three Apple renegades, you can install your own rearview camera". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tilley, Aaron. "These Ex-Apple Engineers Want To Put A Backup Camera With Computer Vision On Your Car". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lynley, Matthew. "Pearl Automation's license plate cover puts a car backup camera on your phone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
^ "American Road Products Inks Deal With Pearl Automation". Twice. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^ Goel, Vindu (2017-06-26). "Pearl Automation, Founded by Apple Veterans, Shuts Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^ ^a ^b Bhuiyan, Johana (2016-06-21). "A team of ex-Apple engineers just launched the Nest for cars". Recode. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
^ Popper, Ben (2016-06-21). "A huge team of Apple veterans is now making smart accessories for your car". The Verge. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
^ Goel, Vindu; Cruz, Anthony (2017-01-02). "Growing a Different Apple". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ Broussard, Mitchel. "Former Apple Employees' 'RearVision' Vehicle Camera Launches for $500". Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Pearl Automation shuts down". 26 June 2017.

[1] Times, Los Angeles. "Got an old car? Thanks to three Apple renegades, you can install your own rearview camera". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

[:0-2] Tilley, Aaron. "These Ex-Apple Engineers Want To Put A Backup Camera With Computer Vision On Your Car". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

[:1-3] Lynley, Matthew. "Pearl Automation's license plate cover puts a car backup camera on your phone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

[4] "American Road Products Inks Deal With Pearl Automation". Twice. Retrieved 2018-03-20.

[5] Goel, Vindu (2017-06-26). "Pearl Automation, Founded by Apple Veterans, Shuts Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-20.

[:2-6] Bhuiyan, Johana (2016-06-21). "A team of ex-Apple engineers just launched the Nest for cars". Recode. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

[7] Popper, Ben (2016-06-21). "A huge team of Apple veterans is now making smart accessories for your car". The Verge. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

[8] Goel, Vindu; Cruz, Anthony (2017-01-02). "Growing a Different Apple". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[9] Broussard, Mitchel. "Former Apple Employees' 'RearVision' Vehicle Camera Launches for $500". Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[10] "Pearl Automation shuts down". 26 June 2017.

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