AEye, Inc. designs and manufactures lidar sensor systems for autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, and robotic vision applications. The company's primary product is the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, a solid-state software-definable active lidar sensor featuring adaptive sensing architecture designed to detect and classify dynamic objects and scenes. The company also offers the Apollo lidar system, which targets advanced driver-assistance and autonomous vehicle requirements.
The company operates across two primary application domains. Its automotive and trucking segment provides detection and perception capabilities for highway obstacle identification and vehicle autonomy. Its smart infrastructure segment delivers lidar solutions for automated tolling, traffic management, highway incident detection, rail crossing safety, and crew safety monitoring. AEye sells primarily through Tier 1 automotive suppliers to original equipment manufacturers and serves both automotive and non-automotive markets.
Based in Dover, Delaware, AEye maintains operations across the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. The company currently employs 45 full-time employees. AEye was founded in 2013 and completed a merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III in August 2021, assuming its current name and achieving Nasdaq listing status.
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| Fiscal Year | EPS Diluted | EPS Basic | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $-4.89 | +67.3% | |
| 2023 | $-14.95 | $-14.95 | -2273.0% | |
| 2022 | $-0.63 | $-0.63 | -5.0% | |
| 2021 | $-0.60 | $-0.60 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — |