AEye’s 4Sight Flex is an ultra-compact, highly performant reference design for automotive in-cabin lidars. It is energy-efficient, too, enabling the next wave of L2+, L3, and L4 autonomy and safety features to be integrated in-cabin.
The 4Sight Flex optimizes for various integration scenarios, including the windshield and roof, allowing automakerss to deliver maximum safety to customers while preserving the aesthetic appeal of their cars. With 4Sight Flex, AEye is delivering what the market demands: exceptional lidar performance together with the option for a more integrated design in the automaker’s chosen location.
It is believed to be the only 1,550-nm lidar capable of in-cabin integration. It has a 120°H × 30°V view field, with ultrahigh resolution of down to 0.05° and long-range detection of up to 275 metres at 10-per-cent reflectivity, with about half the size and down to 40 per cent lesspower consumption compared to AEye’s first-generation design.
The4Sight Flex also offers what AEye says is the least-technically-risky solution at one of the lowest volume costs in the industry. As they scale production for automotive volumes, they anticipate an additional 10 to 20 per cent component cost reduction compared to the current generation, making this design even more affordable.
The new design takes advantage of the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, allowing for highly programmable lidar performance that meets the performance requirements of all driving environments – highway, urban, and suburban. The 4Sight Flex, with availability slated to begin in 2024, can also be reconfigured through software, allowing automakers to push new capabilities to the lidar sensors via OTA updates.
DVN comment
Aeye is following the trend to integrate lidars behind the windshield, to our knowledge, this is the first 1,550-nm lidar available for in-cabin integration.
