LightWare LiDAR

Market context

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

• Website: https://lightwarelidar.com/
• HQ: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
• Segment: Perception

Events

• 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.
• 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 aut…

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.

Context tags

• LiDAR sensor supplier - Stack Layer - Company supplies LiDAR sensor hardware.
• Drone payload component supplier - Stack Layer - microLiDAR/rangefinder products are used as drone sensing payload components.
• Drone LiDAR rangefinder supplier - Stack Layer - Profile QA supports Drone LiDAR rangefinder supplier.
• Component supply - Commercial Stage - Compact LiDAR sensors support component-supplier classification.
• Drone payload avionics supplier - Peer Group - LiDAR rangefinders sit in the drone payload and avionics supplier layer.
• Autonomous System Sensing - Workflow - Profile QA supports Autonomous System Sensing.