BYD-backed LiDAR maker RoboSense secures partnership with Toyota

RoboSense, a top provider of Smart LiDAR Sensor Systems, has partnered with Toyota, the world’s best-selling car manufacturer, on large-scale production for multiple models. The Chinese-based company will supply its RS-LiDAR-M series LiDAR to equip Toyota vehicles with accurate perception capabilities and enhance the driving safety of its intelligent models.

The RS-LiDAR-M series LiDAR. Photo Credit: RoboSense

This new partnership will further promote the series production and widespread use of LiDAR technology in the automotive industry, according to RoboSense. The M-series, a second-generation smart solid-state LiDAR, is the only product of its kind to achieve automotive-grade series production, said the company. It uses a chip-based 2D scanning solution that boasts superior performance and reliability.

RoboSense’s M-series has already received nominated orders for over 50 models from nearly 20 car companies, including Toyota, with a projected order volume of more than 10 million units. Other partners include Geely’s Zeekr, DeepRoute.AI, BYD, AION, Dongfeng Motor Group, etc.

The M-series has been exhibited at the CES 2023 in December last year, along with the RS-LiDAR-E1, the first solid-state flash LiDAR that RoboSense has publicly launched, which will be mass-produced in the second half of 2023.