The AT512 has 512 laser channels and a maximum detection range of over 400 meters.

(Hesai ET25 LiDAR. Image credit: Hesai)

Hesai said it has partnered with leading OEMs to integrate the ET25 into production vehicles, with production scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025.

The company unveiled the ET25 on April 14, 2023, with the "ET" in the name standing for Extremely Thin and the "25" referring to its height of just 25 mm.

Hesai also announced in the overnight press release that it has completed construction of a 740,000-square-foot manufacturing research and development center named "Maxwell" after Scottish physicist James Maxwell's famous equations.

The facility has a 90 percent automation rate of more than 100 production processes, with a cycle time of 45 seconds per LiDAR unit, Hesai said.

Hesai unveils ultra-thin LiDAR ET25 that can be placed behind windshield