Aeva collaborates with Daimler Truck on LiDAR for autonomous driving
The company plans to increase production capacity to up to 200,000 of its silicon photonics-based LiDAR units annually, and says the first autonomous-ready Cascadia trucks equipped with its sensors are now operating on roads in Texas
Aeva has announced an expanded partnership with Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) aiming to advance the commercialisation of autonomous vehicles through enhanced production of Aeva’s silicon photonics-based 4D LiDAR technology.
As part of the strengthened collaboration, DTNA is providing additional non-recurring funding to further support Aeva’s development as the company advances to series production. Aeva says that, in response to the growing demand for its 4D LiDAR, it plans to increase its production capacity to up to 200,000 LiDAR units annually, with the goal of supporting multiple customers including Daimler Truck for production of advanced sensing in autonomous vehicle applications.
This expanded partnership follows the selection of Aeva as the production LiDAR supplier for Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, and its SAE Level 4 autonomous Freightliner Cascadia trucks. According to Aeva, the first autonomous-ready Cascadia trucks equipped with the company’s 4D LiDAR sensors are now operating on public roads in Texas, further advancing Daimler Truck’s vision for safe and scalable autonomous transport.
“We are proud to deepen our relationship with Daimler Truck North America and support their leadership in bringing safe autonomous trucks to market,” said Soroush Salehian, co-founder and CEO at Aeva. “This investment enables us to accelerate delivering high-performance sensing capabilities critical for autonomous freight at commercial scale, as we increase the production capacity of our 4D LiDAR in North America.”
Joanna Buttler, general manager of product strategy and market development at Daimler Truck North America, added: “Our collaboration with Aeva continues to strengthen as we move closer to series production, and we are happy to expand our partnership and continue supporting Aeva as they ramp up toward their start of production. The performance, reliability, and scalability of Aeva’s 4D LiDAR technology will make it a key component of our strategy to deploy safe, reliable, and efficient autonomous trucks.”
