Teradar’s Terahertz Innovation: Pioneering Sensor Technology for the Automotive Future

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 13, 2025

Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar, welcomes doubt. As he explained in a recent interview with TechCrunch, skepticism is not an obstacle—it’s the benchmark of disruptive innovation. When industry insiders express disbelief at his bold claims, it only reinforces the company’s commitment to reshaping sensor technology.

Revolutionizing Sensing With Terahertz Technology

At the core of Teradar’s breakthrough is a solid-state sensor that leverages the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum, bridging the gap between microwaves and infrared. This cutting-edge solution melds key advantages from both radar sensors, such as durability and adverse weather resilience, and laser-based lidar systems, which provide superior resolution. While the concept of a long-range, high-definition sensor that is economically viable may sound implausible, Teradar’s meticulously engineered product is setting a new industry standard.

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Proof Through Performance

The transformative potential of the sensor was on full display at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Standing outside the Westgate hotel, Carey demonstrated an early prototype to representatives from some of the world’s leading automakers. Watching the sensor parse a crowded scene in real time, skeptics quickly became advocates. “They almost didn’t believe it until they got to play with it,” Carey recalled. This hands-on validation has been instrumental in attracting significant investment.

Strategic Partnerships and Major Investments

Teradar’s robust demonstrations have paved the way for a $150 million Series B funding round, attracting investors such as Capricorn Investment Group, Lockheed Martin’s venture arm, IBEX Investors, and VXI Capital. The company is already collaborating with five premier automakers across the U.S. and Europe, with plans to secure a contract for sensor integration in a 2028 model vehicle. In parallel, Teradar is partnering with three Tier 1 suppliers to streamline manufacturing, making the vision of ubiquitous sensor deployment increasingly tangible.

From Tragedy to Technological Transformation

Carey’s journey began with a personal loss—a fatal car crash that underscored the limitations of existing sensor technologies. In scenarios where glare, fog, and challenging weather conditions impair traditional systems, Teradar’s sensor emerges as a critical solution. Drawing inspiration from early discussions with Gregory Charvat, CTO of Humatics, and leveraging advancements in silicon technology, the team has rapidly advanced their high-resolution, modular sensor. Priced competitively between standard radar and state-of-the-art lidar systems, Teradar’s sensor is designed to be the practical choice for advanced driver assistance, paving the way for future autonomous applications.

The Road Ahead

While the company remains focused on revolutionizing the automotive sector, the potential applications of Teradar’s sensor extend beyond. With defense and security industries expressing interest, the strategic expertise of the founding team—including Nick Saiz, renowned as one of the world’s foremost terahertz chip designers—ensures that Teradar is well-equipped to meet the interdisciplinary challenges ahead. As automakers continue to demand innovative, cost-effective solutions, Teradar’s ability to secure critical test track time and investor confidence signals a promising future for this groundbreaking technology.

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Women Make Up A Majority Of The EU’s Science And Technology Workforce But The Real Gap Is Elsewhere

by News Editor

June 25, 2026

Women now make up the majority of the EU’s science and technology workforce. According to Eurostat, in 2025, more than 81.6 million people aged 15 to 74 were employed in science and technology occupations across the EU. Of those, 52.5% were women, equal to 42.8 million women. The number of women in these occupations rose by 27.9% compared with 2015, an increase of more than 9.3 million over a decade.

On the surface, the numbers resemble progress. However, Eurostat’s category requires context before that figure can be read accurately. The data refers to HRST, or Human Resources in Science and Technology, specifically people employed in science and technology occupations. These are roles where the main tasks require professional or technical knowledge in physical and life sciences, but also in social sciences and humanities. That definition is wider and broader than engineering, ICT, laboratory science, or high-tech research alone.

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Zooming In

The gender picture changes once the data moves from a wider definition of the workforce to the narrower scientist-and-engineer (research and manufacturing) subgroup.

Scientists and engineers represented almost a quarter of all people employed in science and technology in the EU in 2025. Eurostat describes scientists and engineers as often being the innovators at the centre of technology-led development, making them an important subgroup to focus on separately.

Women accounted for only 40.8% of scientists and engineers in 2025, despite making up more than half of the wider category. That share has increased by a mere 0.5 percentage points over the past decade. The absolute number of women working as scientists and engineers rose from 5.3 million in 2015 to 8.2 million in 2025, despite the push from national and international organisations to increase the number of women in the field. Europe has expanded the number of women in science and technology occupations over ten years. However, that expansion has not extended equally into the scientist-and-engineer subgroup, where much of Europe’s research and innovation work is conducted.

In 2025, of the 39.4 million women aged 25 to 64 working in science and technology occupations in the EU, 35.5 million worked in service activities. Only 2.7 million worked in manufacturing. Women accounted for 57.5% of science and technology employment in services, but only 31.3% in manufacturing.

In 2025, the highest shares of women employed in science and technology occupations were recorded in Latvia at 62.4%, followed by Hungary’s Great Plain and North region at 61.1%, Estonia at 60.5%, Poland’s Central macroregion at 60.4%, and Lithuania at 60.3%. No EU country recorded a majority of women among science and technology workers in manufacturing.

Break-down

Eurostat’s figures measure employment in broad science and technology occupations. They do not show job security, pay levels, management roles, promotion rates, research leadership, or whether women are concentrated in junior or senior workplace positions.

The classification of “senior” also requires additional explanation. Eurostat reports that 45.9% of science and technology workers aged 25 to 64 in the EU were classified as “senior” HRST in 2025. In this dataset, “senior” refers to workers aged 45 to 64. It does not mean senior manager, senior researcher, team lead, or decision-maker.

A high female share in the wider Human Resource Science and Technology (HRST) category does not parallel equal representation across scientists, engineers, manufacturing roles, senior posts, pay, research funding, or decision-making. These figures also reflect the occupational mix inside each country or region, not only structural progress across all areas of science and technology.

The Case Of Cyprus

Eurostat data places Cyprus’s overall science and technology employment at 37.2% of the labour force in 2025, slightly above the EU-27 figure of 36.9%, and above Greece at 26.8%, Malta at 33.9%, and Turkey at 18.2%. This figure covers the total share of the labour force employed in science and technology across all genders.

Progress Or Work-in-Progress?

52.5% in the broad category. 40.8% among scientists and engineers. 31.3% in manufacturing. Europe’s gender gap in science and technology hasn’t closed yet, and there is still work to be done to encourage and support more women to enter the field, especially in research and manufacturing.

Let’s not wait another decade for another couple of percentage points of hope.

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