MicroVision

How it happened

MicroVision is a US developer of lidar and laser-scanning technology for automotive and other applications. Its market capitalization spiked above $1B — to roughly $2.5B — during the 2021 meme-stock era on retail enthusiasm. As that speculative interest faded and automotive lidar adoption lagged, its valuation slid to about $0.22B by 2026, down roughly 91% from the peak. Glassdoor reviews from the years since described management repeatedly shifting project focus, with several engineers saying priorities changed so often that teams had to restart work, and, by 2024-25, the strain of still trying to commercialize lidar after two decades — alongside layoffs employees tied to the broader automotive slowdown.

Employee accounts paraphrase anonymous, unverified reviews posted publicly on Glassdoor ↗. See our methodology.