Aeva Technologies announced the launch of its Omni sensor, a compact 4D LiDAR that delivers a 360° horizontal and 90° vertical field of view, up to 80 meters of range, and per‑point velocity measurement in an 85 mm diameter package. The sensor is being built in partnership with LG Innotek, which will handle hardware integration, manufacturing, and quality assurance, and has committed up to $50 million in equity to support the program. Early‑customer pilots are slated for the second half of 2026, with full‑scale production targeted for 2027.
Aeva’s financial trajectory has accelerated in recent quarters. Q4 2024 revenue rose to $2.7 million from $1.6 million in Q4 2023, while full‑year 2024 revenue reached $9.1 million, more than double the $4.3 million reported in 2023. In Q3 2025 the company generated $3.6 million in revenue, a 57% increase from the $2.3 million recorded in the same quarter a year earlier. The firm also secured $100 million in convertible notes from Apollo Global Management in November 2025, bolstering liquidity and enabling continued investment in product development and manufacturing capacity.
The NVIDIA partnership positions Omni as the reference 4D LiDAR for the DRIVE Hyperion autonomous‑vehicle platform, an open, modular architecture that integrates LiDAR, radar, cameras, and NVIDIA’s AGX Thor compute platform. While NVIDIA also partners with other LiDAR suppliers such as Hesai, the inclusion of Omni underscores the value of Aeva’s FMCW technology, which measures velocity directly and offers immunity to sunlight interference. The partnership is expected to accelerate Aeva’s commercial deployment in Level 4 autonomous vehicles, with several global OEMs already targeting production programs in 2028.
CEO Soroush Salehian said the Omni launch “expands our reach beyond automotive into robotics, drones, defense, and smart‑infrastructure markets, where wide‑view, short‑range perception is critical.” Co‑founder and CTO Mina Rezk added that the compact form factor and velocity‑aware sensing “enable new use cases that were previously impossible with traditional ToF LiDAR.” Salehian also highlighted the company’s growing adoption of FMCW technology and its progress with a top‑10 global passenger OEM for Level 3 autonomy.
The combination of a diversified product portfolio and a high‑profile platform partnership strengthens Aeva’s competitive position. The Omni sensor opens a new revenue stream in the rapidly expanding physical‑AI market, while the Hyperion partnership embeds the company’s technology into a production‑ready ecosystem that several OEMs are adopting for Level 4 automation. Headwinds include the need for continued investment in manufacturing scale and the competitive pressure from other LiDAR vendors, but the company’s unique velocity‑aware sensing and strong financial footing provide a solid foundation for sustained growth.
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