- Hesai unveiled the AT1440, which it said has the world's highest number of channels for an automotive LiDAR, with more than 30 times higher resolution than mainstream automotive LiDARs.
- It also unveiled the next-generation solid-state FTX LiDAR, which it said has the largest field of view in the world for an automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR.
Soon after RoboSense Technology (HKG: 2498) announced its EM4 with up to 1,080 channels, the record for LiDAR with the most laser channels was broken.
Chinese LiDAR maker Hesai Group (NASDAQ: HSAI) unveiled its AT1440 at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025 (CES 2025) overnight, saying it's the world's highest-channel automotive LiDAR.
The ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) LiDAR is powered by Hesai's latest fourth-generation proprietary technology platform, which utilizes high-efficiency photodetection and ultra-high parallel processing, according to a press release.
The AT1440 achieves an angular resolution of 0.02° and provides ultra-high definition image-level point clouds. It offers more than 30 times higher resolution than mainstream automotive LiDARs and is capable of capturing every detail with 3D precision, Hesai said.
These advancements make the AT1440 a “gamechanger” for autonomous driving, the company said.
Hours before Hesai unveiled the AT1440, its local counterpart RoboSense unveiled the EM4, which boasts up to 1,080 channels, claiming it's the world's first LiDAR with more than 1,000 laser channels.
Both companies are leading LiDAR manufacturers in China, with RoboSense selling 544,200 LiDAR products in the full year of 2024, up 113 percent from 256,000 in 2023.
Hesai shipped 279,835 LiDAR units in the first three quarters of 2024, according to its earnings report. It has yet to report fourth-quarter earnings or full-year 2024 deliveries, but said it delivered more than 100,000 LiDARs in a single month in December.
In addition to the AT1440, Hesai also unveiled its next-generation solid-state FTX LiDAR at CES 2025 for ADAS-equipped passenger cars and robotics applications.
The FTX utilizes all-solid-state electronic scanning technology and supports a maximum field of view of 180°x 140°, giving it the largest field of view in the world for an automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR, according to Hesai.
It has a detection range of up to 30 meters @ 10 percent reflectivity and a point rate of 492,000 points per second, which is 2.5 times higher than its predecessor.
The FTX, a blind spot correction LiDAR, works with the vehicle's primary long-range LiDAR to provide panoramic sensing for L3 and L4 autonomous driving, according to Hesai.
Additionally, Hesai today announced the mini 3D LiDAR JT Series, which it said is a robotics LiDAR with the world's widest field of view.
The JT series has a detection range of up to 60 meters @ 10 percent reflectivity and a bottom diameter of just 55 mm, according to the company.
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