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AEye, Inc., a pioneer in high-performance lidar technology, has announced the launch and field deployment of OPTIS™, its complete physical AI solution. Powered by NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin, the new platform is engineered to transform how industries like smart transportation, safety, and security perceive and react to their physical environments. OPTIS™ bridges the gap between perception and action by delivering a full-stack, flexible lidar system for dynamic and complex settings.
Key Highlights
- Launch of OPTIS™: A complete, full-stack autonomous system designed to deliver high-resolution 3D perception and enable real-time responsive action.
- Advanced Computing Power: The platform is powered by NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin, enabling best-in-class performance for rapid decision-making where speed and precision are critical.
- Long-Range Detection: OPTIS™ is built upon AEye’s flagship Apollo lidar sensor, which features a software-defined architecture capable of detecting objects up to one kilometer away.
- Significant Market Opportunity: The solution targets an estimated addressable market of over $50 billion across high-value applications in transportation, logistics, and security.
- Active Field Deployments: AEye has already begun field deployments with partners in varied applications, including airport safety, perimeter monitoring, and transportation logistics.
A Complete System for Physical AI
As industries increasingly demand real-time insight and greater operational efficiency, the need for an integrated and intelligent sensing solution has grown. OPTIS™ was purpose-built to meet this demand, functioning as a complete autonomous system that provides a high-resolution 3D perception of the world. The platform is designed not only to enhance legacy infrastructure but also to fuel the global shift toward intelligent, connected systems enabled by physical AI.
By leveraging the software-defined architecture of the Apollo sensor, customers using OPTIS™ can benefit from faster updates, a lower total cost of ownership, and easier integration. This design eliminates the complexity and delays commonly associated with traditional hardware upgrades.
Technology and Strategic Partnerships
At its core, OPTIS™ combines AEye’s advanced long-range lidar technology with powerful computing and physical AI. AEye is collaborating with a curated group of partners to open its platform to a broad developer community. This initiative will allow for the integration of diverse and innovative AI solutions, expanding the platform’s capabilities and unlocking new revenue streams for customers.
“OPTIS™ is the natural evolution of our technology,” said Matt Fisch, CEO of AEye. “It builds on the strengths of Apollo to deliver something more powerful: a system that can be tailored to customer needs without requiring costly or time-intensive hardware changes. Powered by NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin, OPTIS™ stands out as a best-in-class solution.”
Market Applications and Future Outlook
AEye has identified a significant market opportunity for its new platform, with applications spanning multiple sectors. “OPTIS™ enables AEye and our partners to deliver tailored solutions that address critical challenges, whether it’s navigating autonomous vehicles around obstacles, ensuring traffic safety by managing right-of-way traffic flow, or identifying objects on the tracks to enhance next-generation rail safety,” explained Fisch.
The company has confirmed multiple active deployments in airport safety, security, perimeter monitoring, and transportation logistics. AEye plans to officially showcase the OPTIS™ platform at the upcoming ITS World Congress in Atlanta, where attendees can see firsthand how the solution is redefining intelligent infrastructure.
About AEye
AEye offers unique software-defined lidar solutions that enable advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, security, and logistics applications. The company’s technologies are designed to save lives and advance the future of transportation and mobility. While its flagship Apollo sensor is available as a stand-alone product, AEye also provides a full-stack solution through the OPTIS™ platform, which captures, interprets, and acts upon high-resolution 3D world data in real time.
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