AEye, Inc. is a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions. Radar and cameras are used in situations that require visual information. These tools can have limitations due to weather, darkness, or other environmental conditions. Lidar overcomes these restrictions and measures the exact distance to an object with higher resolution to increase reliability and safety for a wide range of sensor applications.

The company’s unique software-defined lidar solution enables advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics applications that save lives and propel the future of transportation and mobility, according to officials. AEye’s 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, with its adaptive sensor-based operating system, focuses on what matters most: delivering faster, more accurate, and reliable information. AEye’s 4Sight products, built on this platform, are ideal for dynamic applications that require precise measurement imaging to ensure safety and performance.

Last month, the company announced that its Apollo lidar sensor had achieved outstanding results during recent field testing. During testing, Apollo consistently delivered high-resolution data at distances exceeding one kilometer. This breakthrough is believed to be a first within the lidar industry and demonstrates Apollo’s potential to significantly enhance both automotive safety and security applications, making it a standout in the growing lidar market.

In the most recent phase of testing, Apollo accurately detected vehicles and other objects on a busy freeway at distances beyond one kilometer. AEye conducted tests with customers, Tier 1 partners, and original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and received overwhelmingly positive feedback as Apollo proved its ability to gather detailed, high-quality data over long distances. For automotive applications, this capability is crucial in allowing advanced driver assistance systems to detect objects from a longer distance, giving drivers more time to respond more effectively, especially at high speeds.

“We believe Apollo’s performance at over one kilometer is the longest distance achieved by any lidar sensor ever evaluated outside of a laboratory setting,” according to Matt Fisch, AEye CEO. “We believe Apollo can meet all of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s safety performance requirements, including its newest and toughest requirement of a forward collision warning which must be effective at speeds of up to ninety miles per hour. At the same time, Apollo’s small form factor does not require OEMs to compromise their design standards. We expect Apollo will play a critical role in the future of automotive safety.” According to Fisch, “high-resolution data collection at long distances is essential for enhancing automotive safety and security applications. AI-based decision-making systems are significantly enhanced by long-range high-resolution data across a wide field of view, allowing for quick identification and more time to react to objects and threats.” That is particularly crucial for vehicle safety at highway speeds,” he notes. “Another benefit of Apollo is that it can significantly offload front-end complexity from AI-models, which can expedite the development and deployment of embodied AI systems.”

Apollo is the first product in AEye’s 4Sight flex next-generation family of lidar sensors and delivers best-in-class range and resolution in a small, power-efficient, low-cost form factor. Apollo supports options for integration behind the windshield, on the roof, or in the grille, which enables OEMs to implement critical safety features with minimal impact to vehicle design. AEye, a Hacienda tenant since July 2017, unveiled the sensor at the Auto Lidar Tech Conference in Suzhou, China last June.

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