Aeva presented their 4D Lidar technology for the commercial vehicle sector at the IAA Transportation show.
At IAA, Aeva exhibited their FMCW 4D lidar technology, featuring the supplier’s own Atlas and Aeries II sensors, which capture both the velocity of each point and precise 3D position simultaneously. More, Aeva showed their latest custom silicon innovations, including their CoreVision lidar-on-chip module and their X1, a robust system-on-chip lidar processor.
Show attendees got to explore the product, witness live demonstrations, and gain insight into its capabilities aimed at advancing safer driver assistance systems and autonomous highway driving. Live point cloud data from Atlas and Aeries II sensors highlighted Aeva’s abilities to detect 3D position and velocity simultaneously. And scene segmentation and pedestrian detection features were demonstrated, made possible by Aeva’s advanced perception technology.
Aeva partner Torc Robotics, a Daimler Truck subsidiary, showed their driving simulator. Torc aims to bring L4 autonomous trucking to market, starting with the Freightliner Cascadia platform. Attendees got to try out the driving simulator, virtually experiencing an autonomous truck as it navigated complex scenarios using Aeva’s 4D lidar sensor data.
There were demo-drive ride-along experiences with live 4D lidar sensor data to showcase the distinct advantages of Aeva’s technology, such as simultaneous detection of velocity and range, ultrahigh resolution, and ultralong-range sensing.
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Aeva’s 2023 sales reached $4.3m, slightly above the 2022 figure, and the company used about $120m of their cash reserves. Aeva’s CEO recently emphasized the importance of the new production agreement with Daimler Truck as validation of their FMCW lidar, indicating the industry’s move towards FMCW technology for advanced ADAS and highway autonomy in vehicles. Nikon plans to start series production for their industrial automation solutions by the end of the year. Daimler will adopt the technology in 2026, with a scale-up to potentially hundreds of thousands of units by 2027.
