Aeva Technologies
Aeva Technologies develops 4D lidar and perception technology for automotive, industrial and robotics applications. Its frequency-modulated continuous-wave sensing measures distance and velocity, giving vehicles and machines real-time spatial awareness for detection, navigation and autonomy.
Market context
Aeva belongs in the perception layer because its FMCW lidar measures velocity and position together, giving robots and autonomous vehicles richer scene understanding.
Facts
- Website: https://www.aeva.com/
- HQ: Mountain View, CA, United States
- Ticker: AEVA / NYSE
- Segment: Perception
Commercial
5 commercial events; 5 commercial orders; latest event 2026-01-20
- 2026-01-20 - Commercial order - Aeva delivers Atlas C-sample sensors to Daimler Truck for autonomous truck production program - source: businesswire.com
- 2026-01-20 - Commercial order - Aeva signs exclusive LiDAR supply deal with global European automaker - source: reuters.com
- 2026-01-20 - Commercial order - Daimler Truck selects Aeva lidar for series-production autonomous trucks - source: aeva.com
- 2023-11-08 - Commercial order - May Mobility selects Aeva as long-range LiDAR supplier - source: aeva.com
- 2023-10-17 - Commercial order - Nikon selects Aeva LiDAR-on-chip for industrial inspection products - source: aeva.com
4D lidar supplier for autonomy and robotics
Aeva develops FMCW 4D lidar and perception systems for automated driving, industrial automation, smart infrastructure and robotics.
- Target environment: Autonomous vehicles, autonomous trucks, industrial automation, smart infrastructure, security systems and robot perception platforms.
- Deployment model: Component-supplier model built around lidar sensors, silicon photonics, perception algorithms and production supply agreements.
- Customer context: Autonomous vehicle developers, industrial automation companies, smart infrastructure customers, robot builders and perception-system integrators.
- Workflow context: Lidar sensing, velocity-aware perception, point-cloud processing, industrial sensing and autonomy perception.
- Commercial maturity: Listed lidar company with production supply programs and public investor reporting.
- Market position: Public-market perception supplier for autonomy and robotics.
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on sensor cost, performance, automotive qualification, production capacity, software integration and customer program timing.
- Adjacent context: Lidar suppliers, radar perception, camera perception, industrial vision and robot perception hardware.
- Source confidence: high
FMCW 4D LiDAR supplier
Aeva develops FMCW 4D LiDAR sensors that detect velocity and range for automotive, industrial and autonomous perception applications.
- Target environment: Automated vehicles, industrial automation systems, robot perception stacks, logistics sites and advanced driver-assistance programs.
- Deployment model: LiDAR component supply for automotive and industrial production programs through sensor products such as Aeva Atlas.
- Customer context: Automotive OEMs, industrial automation companies, autonomy developers, robot builders and perception-system integrators.
- Workflow context: Long-range perception, velocity sensing, object detection, automated driving, industrial sensing and robot navigation.
- Commercial maturity: Commercial component supplier with automotive-grade 4D LiDAR products available for industrial and automotive production programs.
- Market position: Perception component supplier focused on FMCW LiDAR with simultaneous velocity and range detection.
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on design wins, automotive qualification, cost, sensor robustness, production scale and software integration.
- Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes LiDAR suppliers, FMCW sensing, autonomous driving sensors and industrial perception hardware.
- Source confidence: high
Events
- 2026-06-16 - Partnership - Aeva and Bendix advance 4D LiDAR active safety for Class 8 trucks - The program integrates Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software into Bendix collision-mitigation systems. The signal is autonomy-grade sensing moving into high-volume commercial-vehicle safety channels rather than only robotaxi programs. The partnership…
- 2026-05-06 - Production Milestone - Aeva delivers Atlas C-samples to Daimler Truck and Torc - The milestone advanced the companies toward series production of Level 4 autonomous-ready Freightliner Cascadia trucks. Atlas is the long-range perception sensor in Aeva and Daimler Truck’s autonomous truck program. The event adds component or software-stack…
- 2024-01-09 - Commercial Order - Daimler Truck selects Aeva lidar for series-production autonomous trucks - Aeva said Daimler Truck selected its 4D lidar for a series-production autonomous commercial vehicle program. The collaboration covers Aeva Atlas lidar supply and work with Torc Robotics on SAE Level 4 autonomous truck capability. The announcement described a…
- 2025-10-28 - Market Signal - Aeva secures $100M Apollo investment for perception platform scale-up - The transaction was structured for a public company, so it is modeled as a market signal rather than venture funding. Aeva tied the capital to manufacturing automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, consumer devices and automated driving applications.
- 2025-07-29 - Partnership - Aeva and LG Innotek form lidar manufacturing collaboration - The collaboration covered manufacturing and supply-chain scale for Aeva Atlas Ultra and future products. Aeva said the work targeted automotive, robotics, industrial automation and smart-infrastructure markets. The partnership connects Aeva and LG Innotek for…
- 2025-01-07 - Product Launch - Aeva launches Atlas Ultra 4D LiDAR for industrial automation and autonomy - Aeva introduced Atlas Ultra as a smaller, longer-range 4D LiDAR sensor for industrial automation, robotics and transportation applications. The sensor targets perception workloads that need velocity, range and compact packaging for autonomous systems. The lau…
- 2023-11-08 - Commercial Order - May Mobility selects Aeva as long-range LiDAR supplier - The multi-year supply agreement included five-year volume commitments through 2028. Deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2023 with production ramping in 2025. The event adds component or software-stack context for robot sensing, actuation, compute or communi…
- 2023-10-17 - Commercial Order - Nikon selects Aeva LiDAR-on-chip for industrial inspection products - Aeva was set to supply micron-precise LiDAR-on-chip technology to Nikon. The agreement targeted automated inspection products for automotive, aerospace and renewable-energy manufacturing. The event adds concrete context for industrial automation, construction…
- 2021-08-10 - Partnership - Aeva and Nikon partner on 4D LiDAR for industrial metrology - The partnership targeted precision manufacturing applications beyond automotive autonomy. Nikon brought laser-radar and industrial precision channels to the collaboration. The event adds concrete context for industrial automation, construction robotics or pro…
- 2021-03-12 - Market Signal - Aeva closes SPAC combination and prepares NYSE listing - The transaction gave Aeva public-market capital for its 4D LiDAR sensing and perception platform. Aeva shares were scheduled to trade under the AEVA ticker beginning March 15, 2021. The transaction strengthens Aeva's ownership, capital or operating position i…
Team
- Soroush Salehian - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Mina Rezk - Co-Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer - Adds technical founder context for Aeva's FMCW LiDAR architecture and sensing platform.
- Saurabh Sinha - Chief Financial Officer
Relationships
- Torc Robotics - Technology Partner - Torc Robotics uses Aeva 4D lidar as part of Daimler Truck's autonomous truck production program.
Context tags
- Robotics LiDAR supplier - Peer Group
- Automotive autonomy component supplier - Stack Layer - Aeva supplies 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software for vehicle active-safety and autonomy channels.
- LiDAR sensor supplier - Stack Layer
- Autonomous vehicle perception supply chain - Customer Environment
- FMCW LiDAR supplier - Peer Group - FMCW LiDAR supplier for automotive and industrial perception
- FMCW LiDAR perception - Capability - FMCW LiDAR perception for velocity and depth sensing
- Manufacturing scale-up - Commercial Stage - Manufacturing scale-up for automotive-grade LiDAR
- Autonomy software layer - Stack Layer - The Bendix program includes Aeva perception software alongside 4D LiDAR hardware.
- LiDAR perception - Capability - LiDAR perception capability for autonomous navigation
- Perception hardware - Stack Layer - Perception hardware layer for autonomous systems
Customers and deployments
- Atlas C Sample Delivery Status - Atlas C-sample sensors delivered to Daimler Truck - 2026-01-20 - Daimler Truck / Torc Robotics - autonomous truck sensing - Aeva delivered Atlas C-sample sensors to Daimler Truck for its…
- Aeva Powered Apdis Commercial Deployment - Nikon APDIS MV5X commercial deployment - 2026-01-20 - Nikon - industrial metrology / laser radar - Nikon began commercial deployment of its APDIS MV5X laser radar system powere…
- Series Production LIDAR Supplier Status - selected for series-production autonomous trucks - 2026-01-20 - Daimler Truck / Torc Robotics - autonomous truck sensing - Daimler Truck selected Aeva lidar for its series-produ…
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