AUTONOMY SENSORS
AEye ' s 4Sight M will be marketed to autonomous mining applications
( iDAR™ ) leverages deterministic AI to focus on what matters most in a vehicle ’ s surroundings , resulting in greater reliability , safety , and performance at longer range and lower cost . Its strategic investment and go-to-market partners include Continental AG , GM Ventures , Subaru- SBI , Hella Ventures , LG Electronics , Pegasus Ventures ( Aisin ), and Airbus Ventures .
“ We are thrilled to work with Sanmina as a manufacturing partner on the 4Sight M ,” said Rick Tewell , AEye COO . “ Sanmina manufactures some of the most complex electronic , optical and mechanical products in the world , and we are delighted to have them add the 4Sight M to that list . The manufacturing expertise and precision required to build a sensor with the capabilities of the 4Sight M yielded a very short list of possible manufacturing partners . Sanmina
was at the top of that list , and we are extremely happy to be working with them to serve our nonautomotive markets . The 4Sight M is software definable and is now available for multiple market applications including mobility , trucking , ITS , rail , construction , and mining .”
AEye says it has designed the 4Sight M with a focus on reliability , cost , quality and supply chain efficiency . The company ’ s current in-house pilot line is in the process of being transferred to production lines in Sanmina ’ s San Jose facility , which specialises in producing advanced PCBAs and complex systems , and will transition to Sanmina ’ s Pathum Thani , Thailand Global Services facility for volume mass production . The transfer includes proprietary optical alignment and calibration technology that enables best-in-class range accuracy .
“ AEye ’ s high-performance adaptive LiDAR is industry leading ,” said Mike Landy , President and COO Integrated Manufacturing Solutions at Sanmina . “ We ’ re proud to provide our deep design and process development expertise and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to accelerate series production of AEye ’ s next
generation systems .”
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SEPTEMBER 2021 | International Mining