What could you do if you could see 1 km away?

The challenge on the road is trust: can a vehicle truly “see” far enough, fast enough, and clearly enough to keep people safe? Cameras and radar alone can’t deliver that confidence. Cameras are limited by lighting and weather, while radar lacks the spatial resolution needed for precise perception.

AEye addresses this gap with lidar – laser scanning that builds precise 3D maps of the road ahead. Our system is adaptive, using AI-driven intelligence to highlight hazards faster, farther, and more reliably than conventional sensors. The result is Physical AI for mobility: vehicles that anticipate danger and react instantly. Whether you’re building advanced driver assistance systems today or fully autonomous platforms tomorrow, AEye delivers the clarity, performance, and scalability to get you there – all at a cost that works.

AEye’s Lidar differentiates itself for ADAS and autonomous systems by delivering earlier awareness, adaptive performance, and consistent real-world reliability—capabilities that translate directly into safer, smoother driving and scalable deployments.

• Long-range, high-precision detection: AEye’s Lidar detects objects at long distances with accurate 3D depth and shape, giving your system more time to plan and respond—especially at highway speeds.
• Software-defined: Because our lidar is software-defined, it can also be modified without requiring changes to the hardware components
• Reliable performance when cameras struggle: AEye’s Lidar performs consistently in low light, glare, shadows, and high-contrast scenes, reducing false alerts and improving real-world reliability. AEye’s Lidar is also capable of detecting objects through inclement weather such as rain, sleet or snow.
• OEM-friendly integration: AEye’s Lidar solutions include compact and ultra-compact designs that fit in the palm of your hand and lend themselves to multiple use cases including a clean behind-the-windshield integration for automobiles. 
• Scalability: AEye’s capital-lite manufacturing model through our premier Tier-1 partner enables us to support high-volume programs.

In short: AEye’s Lidar helps your solution stand out by seeing farther, adapting intelligently, and working reliably in the conditions drivers encounter every day—with a clear path to scale and upgrade over time.

AEye’s OPTIS™ is a purpose-built solution that couples AEye’s capability of detecting objects at up to one kilometer, with software from our curated list of partners to deliver a full-stack option that incorporates lidar, perception and physical AI.  OPTIS™ enables early detection of vehicles, people, and objects on highways and across intersections, rail corridors, perimeters, ports, and logistics yards—critical for safety and operational efficiency. 

By providing consistent, high-quality perception data, AEye enables higher-level AI to reason about the physical world and take action—powering safer intersections, secure perimeters, and more efficient automated transportation and logistics systems.

In short: AEye’s OPTIS™  delivers a full-stack physical AI system that moves beyond awareness to real-time understanding and action, unlocking safer, smarter, and more automated infrastructure and transportation networks.

AEye’s software-defined, ultra-long-range lidar, delivered in a compact form , enables physical AI—machines that perceive, reason, and act safely in the real world. Here are the industries that benefit most, and why:

• Automotive and Trucking (ADAS/Autonomous)
• Smart Infrastructure and Intelligent Transportation Systems including traffic management, intersection safety, tolling and smart corridors
• Aviation & Aerospace including airport safety, perimeter monitoring and detection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
• Defense & Security
• Rail 
• Logistics, Ports and Industrial Automations/vehicles

AEye’s APOLLO™ and STRATOS™ combine ultra-long-range performance with compact, automotive-ready designs, making them well suited for behind-the-windshield integration. APOLLO™ can detect objects at distances of up to one kilometer, while the recently announced STRATOS™ extends detection out to 1.5 kilometers.

Both sensors are encapsulated in small form factors, roughly the size of a smartphone. without bulky mechanical components. This compact, solid-state architecture allows OEMs to integrate high-performance lidar cleanly behind the windshield, preserving vehicle aesthetics while improving durability, reliability, and ease of integration.

AEye’s Lidar stands out for a number of reasons:

• Distance: AEye’s APOLLO™ and STRATOS™ platforms enable intelligent vision at distances of up to 1 kilometer and 1.5 kilometers – ideal for use cases that require our customers to truly See The Future™
• Software Defined Approach: AEye’s sensors–APOLLO™, STRATOS™ and OPTIS™–can be configured to meet the needs of each customer, without requiring timely or costly hardware changes or updates.
• Small Form Factor: Both APOLLO™ and STRATOS™ are delivered in compact, automotive-grade form factors. This flexibility allows customers to optimize positioning – including behind the windshield – for their specific use cases. Because this small form factor allows for internal placement, external risks to the unit are limited and the total cost of ownership is kept in check.

AEye operates a capital-light manufacturing model anchored by a Tier-1 global partner, with a dedicated production line capable of scaling to tens of thousands of units annually.

APOLLO™, capable of detection at up to one kilometer, is a production-ready, automotive-grade platform that has completed extensive validation and is already being deployed with customers, while STRATOS™ represents our next-generation ultra-long-range solution built on the same mature, scalable architecture.

AEye’s technology is being used by customers across automotive, intelligent transportation systems, aviation, defense, rail, and smart infrastructure. These industries value long-range, high-precision perception to enable safer, faster, and more autonomous operation in complex, real-world environments—exactly where AEye’s software-defined lidar delivers the greatest advantage.