LightWare LiDAR

LightWare LiDAR is a compact LiDAR rangefinder supplier for drones, UGVs and autonomous machines. The company is tracked because its products or services directly support robotics, drones, autonomous systems or their supply chain.

Facts

Segment: Perception
Country: South Africa
Website: https://lightwarelidar.com/

Market context

Comparable profiles and adjacent companies connected by shared workflow, capability, or stack position.

Quadsat - comparable profile - peer: Drone Payload Avionics Supplier
NextVision Stabilized Systems Ltd. - stack adjacency - stack: Drone Payload Component Supplier
Kopin Corporation - stack adjacency - stack: Drone Payload Component Supplier

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Timeline

2024-02-06 - Org Change - LightWare LiDAR appoints Nadia Nilsen Group CEO - Nadia Nilsen was formally appointed Group CEO. James Portman shifted focus to product innovation as CTO. The announcement described the change as a planned succession. - source: sanaricapital.com
2021-08-16 - Product Launch - LightWare begins shipping SF45 scanning microLiDAR - The 59 g sensor was designed for obstacle sensing and navigation on unmanned systems. The announcement framed SF45 as a compact scanning lidar for machines operating around people and obstacles. The product gives LightWare a concrete offering for maritime… - source: prnewswire.com

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Team

Nadia Nilsen - Group CEO - Leads LightWare LiDAR after a planned CEO succession at the compact LiDAR sensor supplier.
James Portman - Chief Technology Officer - Technical leader at LightWare LiDAR.

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