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AEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIDR) generates a steady stream of news centered on its software-defined lidar technology, long-range sensors, and full-stack 3D perception platforms. News coverage for LIDR frequently highlights product announcements, ecosystem partnerships, manufacturing developments, and financial updates that relate directly to the company’s efforts to deploy lidar across automotive, infrastructure, defense, aviation, and logistics markets.
Readers following AEye news can expect detailed updates on its Apollo and Stratos™ lidar sensors, including announcements about detection range, resolution, and form factor, as well as demonstrations at industry events such as CES and other expos. Articles also describe how AEye’s OPTIS™ full-stack platform is being used to provide real-time 3D perception and analytics for intelligent transportation systems, smart infrastructure, and physical AI applications.
Company news often covers strategic partnerships, such as collaborations with Vueron to integrate real-time 3D perception software into the OPTIS ecosystem, integration of Apollo with the NVIDIA AGX DRIVE Thor™ automotive computing platform, and manufacturing engagements with LITEON Technology Corp. Updates on shipments of Apollo to a U.S. defense contractor for use in manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as collaborations with partners in autonomous mobility, rail, and smart infrastructure, are also common themes.
In addition, AEye issues earnings releases and shareholder communications that discuss its operating results, capital position, and manufacturing capacity plans, including expansion of Apollo production. The LIDR news page brings these developments together so investors and industry observers can track how AEye’s lidar technology, partnerships, and production capabilities evolve over time.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) announced a strategic partnership with Vueron to integrate Vueron’s real-time 3D perception software into the OPTIS perception ecosystem, with the agreement signed at CES 2026 on January 14, 2026. The collaboration pairs AEye’s Apollo lidar—capable of detecting objects at distances of up to one kilometer—with Vueron’s dynamic perception technology to target ADAS, autonomy, intelligent transportation systems, mining, rail safety, and perimeter security use cases. The combined offering aims to deliver scalable, long-range sensing and real-time detection and analysis across automotive, infrastructure, transportation, and safety markets.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) announced integration of its long-range Apollo lidar with the NVIDIA AGX DRIVE Thor automotive AI compute platform to enable next-generation physical AI for mobility.
The combined solution pairs Apollo’s one-kilometer detection capability with Thor’s centralized real-time AI processing, aiming to improve object detection and decision-making at highway speeds. AEye said the integration targets ADAS, highway autonomy, intelligent transportation infrastructure, and commercial vehicle platforms, and will be showcased via demonstrations and customer engagements in 2026.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) announced Stratos on January 5, 2026, a third‑generation ultra‑long‑range lidar sensor capable of reliably detecting objects up to 1.5 kilometers.
Stratos combines advanced optics with a software‑defined architecture to deliver greater than 2× the resolution of AEye’s Apollo in a compact, scalable package roughly the size of a typical smartphone. When mounted behind a windshield for automotive and trucking use, Stratos detects objects up to 500 meters. The company positions Stratos as a performance‑focused, competitively priced solution for safety‑critical, high‑speed environments including automotive, trucking, aviation, defense, and rail.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) will demonstrate its Apollo long-range lidar and OPTIS physical AI solutions at CES 2026 from January 6–9, 2026 in Las Vegas (West Hall, Booth 3311).
Apollo is a software-defined, behind-the-windshield capable lidar that the company says detects objects up to one kilometer. OPTIS pairs Apollo with advanced computing to deliver real-time 3D perception and analytics for automotive, smart infrastructure, drones, logistics hubs, and shipping corridors. AEye also previewed a next-generation ultra-long-range lidar with range capabilities exceeding one kilometer. Meeting and demo requests are directed to aeye@finprofiles.com.
AEye (Nasdaq:LIDR) reported third-quarter 2025 results for the period ended September 30, 2025. Key financials: GAAP net loss $(9.3)M (Q3), non-GAAP net loss $(5.4)M, Q3 revenue of $50K, and cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $84.3M as of quarter-end (more than quadruple vs prior quarter). Management highlighted commercial progress with 12 customers, six new business wins since Q2, shipments to a global defense contractor, and a strategic investment to scale Apollo manufacturing to an annual capacity of 60,000 units. Guidance: expected full-year 2025 cash burn of $27M–$29M. Management will host a webcast November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM PT.
AEye (NASDAQ: LIDR) expanded its Apollo manufacturing plan through an enlarged manufacturing engagement with LITEON and a strategic institutional capital infusion on November 6, 2025. The partnership establishes a dedicated, highly automated production line designed for automotive-grade assembly and will initially support an annual output of up to 60,000 Apollo units, with full production capacity expected by mid-2026. The additional institutional capital is described as strengthening AEye’s balance sheet and accelerating manufacturing readiness and deliveries to global customers across automotive, defense, smart infrastructure, and industrial markets.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) will exhibit its Apollo lidar sensor at the Resilient City Expo in Houston, Texas on November 5–6, 2025. The company will be at Booth #RC310 demonstrating its next-generation Apollo sensor, which the company says detects objects at distances up to one kilometer. AEye will show applications for autonomous mobility and intelligent transportation infrastructure and is scheduling meetings via aeeye@finprofiles.com.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 after market close on Thursday, November 6, 2025. A conference call and webcast will be held the same day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Supplemental financial information will be posted on the company website prior to the call. Investors can access the live webcast at https://aeye.pub/48vlnTU.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) has begun shipments of its Apollo ultra-long-range, software-defined lidar sensor to a leading U.S. defense contractor as of October 7, 2025.
Initial units target enhanced wire detection for manned and autonomous aircraft, including drones and helicopters. Apollo is configurable for multiple scenarios, claims high-resolution detection of small obstacles at distances up to one kilometer, and features a small form factor for flexible vehicle placement. Management said this deployment expands AEye’s addressable market into defense and aviation and opens a path to additional OEM revenue.
AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR) announced an inducement equity award for its newly appointed Vice President, Software and Systems Engineering, Andreas Dellantonio, approved under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The company granted 100,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) as a material inducement to join.
Vesting is: one-third expected to vest on November 15, 2026, with the remainder expected to vest quarterly over the following eight calendar quarters, subject to continued employment and the terms of the company’s 2025 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan and the RSU award agreement.
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