Velodyne Lidar Showcases a Wide Array of Never-Before-Seen Products at CES

Velodyne is Everything Lidar, Meeting all Needs for Autonomy and ADAS

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2019?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#CES2019lt;/agt;–Velodyne
Lidar, Inc. will introduce and demonstrate its breakthrough new
lidar sensor technology at CES 2019 in the Las Vegas Convention Center
North Hall, booth #9010. Velodyne will present product demonstrations
showing how lidar is advancing vehicle autonomy, safety, and advanced
driver assistance systems (ADAS). The in-booth press conference will
announce exciting collaborations and strategic partnerships,
never-before-seen products, and customer achievements on Wednesday,
January 9, at 11:00 a.m. PST.

Velodyne will showcase a wide array of products that fully meet all of
the auto industry’s lidar needs, including new products to address
directional and short-range sensing with trailblazing technology and
performance. Velodyne will also introduce complete lidar-based safety
solutions that incorporate Velodyne hardware and software. For more
details, please see the Velodyne CES new product release on Tuesday,
January 8, at 9:00 a.m. PST.

“The new products we are unveiling at CES advance Velodyne’s leadership
position in providing the smartest, most powerful lidar solutions for
autonomy and driver assistance,” said Anand Gopalan, Ph.D., Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) at Velodyne Lidar. “Delivering integrated
hardware and software safety solutions is extremely valuable to
automakers with the technologies seamlessly working together to provide
breakthrough advanced driver assistance systems.”

At CES, live demonstrations of Velodyne’s lidar sensors will show their
industry-leading combination of long range, high resolution, and wide
field of view. Visitors to the Velodyne booth can experience a lidar
point cloud via augmented reality. Velodyne partners also will lead
in-booth presentations, unveil new technologies, and demonstrate lidar’s
use in autonomy, marine, agriculture, and emerging industries.

Velodyne demonstrations at CES will include:

Velodyne Alpha Puck™. The culmination of ten years of lidar
development and learning from millions of road miles, the Alpha Puck is
a sensor specifically made for autonomous driving and advanced vehicle
safety at highway speeds. Perfect for Level 4-5 autonomy, the sensor
produces an image best described as “stunning,” with the highest
resolution data set in the world. It boasts the longest range for
highway driving and maximum safety.

Velodyne Velarray™. The Velarray’s best-in-class range,
resolution, and field of view facilitate robust object detection,
allowing for longer braking distance and increased safety. Designed for
seamless vehicle integration, this compact sensor generates a
richly-detailed directional image, day or night. It can be concealed
within roof lines, in bumpers, and – as demonstrated at CES – behind
windshields.

The Velodyne booth will also feature Velodyne’s Augmented Reality
demonstration that allows people to experience how autonomous vehicles
see the world.

“At CES, people can come to the Velodyne booth to experience how our
intelligent lidar sensors are enabling autonomous vehicles on the road
today,” said Mike Jellen, president and chief commercial officer of
Velodyne Lidar. “They can see how Velodyne’s rich computer perception
data helps determine the safest way to navigate and direct a
self-driving vehicle. Visitors to our booth can also learn how
Velodyne’s versatile lidar sensors are utilized in a myriad of
trailblazing applications in addition to self-driving cars and driver
assistance, including unmanned aerial vehicles, mapping, industrial
safety, robotics, security, and more.”

Cutting-Edge Customer and Partner Solutions

Velodyne will present products and presentations from its network of
customers and partners that are using lidar technology in a range of
innovative solutions. These partners include Accur8vision, AGC, Apex.AI,
AutonomouStuff, DeepMap, Local Motors, MechaSpin, and Paracosm.

Accur8vision. Equipped
with Velodyne lidar, Accur8vision provides an innovative approach to the
security sector. Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that
protects an entire area needing to be secured, compared to perimetric
detection which only guards the boundary. With Accur8vision and Velodyne
lidar sensors, any intruder who enters the guarded area will never go
undetected.

AGC.
A world-leading supplier of flat, automotive, and display glass, as well
as chemicals and other high-tech materials and components, AGC will
showcase windshield technology from its WIDEYE task force. Wideye™ is
focused on autonomous vehicles and solid-state lidar integration
solutions. Combined with the Velarray™ sensor for an interactive demo in
Velodyne’s booth, WIDEYE’s infrared transparent automotive-grade glass
provides an ADAS and autonomous solution featuring both seamless design
and safer perception.

Apex.AI.
Apex.AI builds reliable, safe, and certified software for autonomous
vehicles and other autonomous mobility systems. Apex.OS is an SDK
compatible ROS 2 (Robot Operating System). It provides a
production-grade, safety-certified real-time framework for developing
safe and secure autonomous vehicle applications. Apex.Autonomy provides
functional building blocks for autonomous vehicles on top of Apex.OS,
such as libraries for 3D lidar perception including integration of
Velodyne lidars.

AutonomouStuff.
AutonomouStuff provides the best R&D platforms, products, software, and
engineering services to aid in the advancement of robotics and autonomy.
The company has provided solutions for automated driving to thousands of
customers worldwide. In order to continue to rise up, companies must
surround themselves with the best. This industry is no different. That
is why AutonomouStuff chooses to surround itself with a market leader
like Velodyne.

DeepMap.
HD mapping is a crucial piece of the autonomous vehicle stack that needs
to be robust, reliable, and highly scalable. DeepMap provides
state-of-the-art mapping and localization to autonomous vehicles as a
service. DeepMap helps its customers expedite their autonomous vehicle
technology development in a safe and scalable way. Velodyne’s lidar is
widely used by DeepMap and its customers for autonomous driving as well
as mapping and localization.

Local
Motors by LMI. Local Motors will show the world’s first co-created,
electric, and self-driving shuttle, Olli. On display will be a current
R&D prototype made of a nearly 90 percent 3D-Printed Olli and integrates
a range of Velodyne sensors. Local Motors partnered with Velodyne to
showcase how Velodyne sensors allow Olli to not only see in 360 degrees,
but also ensures coverage of multiple overlapping areas at greater
distance with more reliability.

MechaSpin.
An industry-leading lidar sensor integrator, MechaSpin will showcase how
it has utilized Velodyne’s lidar technology to develop an ecosystem of
capabilities to provide solutions in the maritime, intermodal,
agriculture, and material handling industries. MechaSpin’s proprietary
MSx Processing Engine enables rapid adoption and integration of lidar
sensor technology for custom applications.

Paracosm.
Paracosm, a division of Occipital, develops PX-80, a handheld 3D mapping
device that captures large-scale indoor and outdoor spaces in minutes
using Velodyne’s Puck™ sensor. Its CES presentation will highlight
exciting, real-world customer use cases from scanning aircraft hangars
to the Amazon rainforest for a virtual reality film.

For more information on Velodyne and to download news releases, photos,
and videos, please visit https://velodynelidar.com/newsroom/.
Media can schedule an executive interview or product demo by contacting
Robin Carr at Landis Communications Inc. (415-971-3991; velodyne@landispr.com).

About Velodyne Lidar

Velodyne provides the smartest, most powerful lidar solutions for
autonomy and driver assistance. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in San
Jose, Calif., Velodyne is known worldwide for its portfolio of
breakthrough lidar sensor technologies. In 2005, Velodyne’s Founder and
CEO, David Hall, invented real-time surround view lidar systems,
revolutionizing perception and autonomy for automotive, new mobility,
mapping, robotics, and security. Velodyne’s high-performance product
line includes a broad range of sensing solutions, including the
cost-effective Puck™, the versatile Ultra Puck™, the perfect for L4-L5
autonomy Alpha Puck™ and the directional view Velarray™.

Contacts

Robin Carr
Landis Communications Inc.
(415) 971-3991
velodyne@landispr.com
www.landispr.com