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Lumotive, a leading developer of scalable, solid-state LiDAR systems, began accepting applications for its “Mini-LiDAR Early Access Program (EAP)" from qualified partners deploying extremely small form-factor LiDAR in smartphones, augmented reality (AR) products, industrial automation systems, and near-range automotive solutions, such as for blind-spot detection and in-cabin driver monitoring systems. The EAP program provides access to Lumotive’s software-defined beam-steering technology nine months before general availability to accelerate product development by customers building unique features into their LiDAR-enabled products. 

The Mini-LiDAR EAP Provides Several Benefits, Including:

• An evaluation kit based upon Lumotive’s M20 prototype LiDAR module.
• Early access to performance test data.
• Software upgrades and engineering support.
• Joint requirements analysis and custom product planning.
• Input on Lumotive’s future product roadmap.

Demand for tiny, inexpensive LiDAR systems is exploding, driven by requirements in smartphones, robotics, and other sizes, and cost-constrained applications. The 3D-sensing products leverage innovative Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces (LCMs) and CMOS manufacturing to produce the most scalable LiDAR solutions available for a variety of cost, size, and performance requirements. The Lumotive Mini-LiDAR EAP puts that technology in the hands of customers who want a significant jump-start bringing their LiDAR-enabled products to market.

The Mini-LiDAR EAP program is open to partners in the following markets:

• Consumer: Smartphone manufacturers and technology developers.

• Industrial: Companies pursuing robotics, autonomous guided vehicles, and factory logistics.
• Automotive: OEMs, tier-1 suppliers, and autonomous vehicle companies deploying near-range lidar systems around the periphery of vehicles and for in-cabin applications.