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Velodyne LiDAR Stock

LiDAR Sensors

About Velodyne LiDAR Stock

Founded

2007

Headquarters

San Jose, CA, US

Total Funding

150M

Industries

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Analytics

Velodyne LiDAR is a technology company that manufactures sensor products and real-time LiDAR sensors. It offers light detection and ranging scanners. The company evolved after founder and inventor David Hall developed the HDL-64 Solid-State Hybrid LiDAR sensor in 2005. Since then, Velodyne LiDAR has emerged as the leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of 3D real-time perception systems used in a variety of commercial applications including autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety systems, 3D mobile mapping, 3D aerial mapping, and security. David Hall founded Velodyne LiDAR in 2007. Its headquarters is in Morgan Hill in California.

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Anand Gopalan

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