AEye, Inc., a global leader in software-defined lidar solutions, today announced the integration of its long-range Apollo lidar with the NVIDIA AGX DRIVE Thor™ automotive computing platform, to enable high-performance sensing and perception for next-generation physical AI systems.

The integration combines AEye’s long-range, software-defined Apollo lidar with NVIDIA’s Thor centralized AI compute, delivering a scalable architecture for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and intelligent mobility applications. By pairing Apollo’s high-resolution, one-kilometer detection capability with NVIDIA’s real-time AI processing, the solution enables faster, more accurate object detection and decision-making at highway speeds and beyond.

“Physical AI systems demand both long-range visibility and intelligent, real-time interpretation of the environment,” said Matt Fisch, CEO of AEye. “By integrating Apollo with NVIDIA AGX DRIVE Thor™, we’re delivering one of the most powerful sensing and compute combinations to help OEMs and system developers build safer, more capable platforms with fewer sensors, lower complexity, and a clear path to scale.”

The combined solution should support a wide range of applications, including highway autonomy, advanced safety systems, intelligent transportation infrastructure, and commercial vehicle platforms, where long-range detection and rapid response are critical.

AEye is expected to showcase the integrated solution through demonstrations and customer engagements in 2026, highlighting how software-defined sensing and centralized AI compute can accelerate the deployment of physical AI across automotive and mobility markets.

TrendForce 2026 Infrared Sensing Application Market and Branding Strategies
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