Accelerating commercial traction:
Tripled new business wins within diverse, high-growth markets
PLEASANTON, Calif. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – July 31, 2025 – AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a pioneer in high-performance lidar technology and creator of the Apollo lidar sensor, today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
Recent Business Highlights
- Fully integrated into NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin platform, driving expanded engagement opportunities with leading OEMs and paving way for Hyperion integration
- Selected by leading transportation OEM for a potential $30 million revenue opportunity expected to begin generating revenue this year
- Tripled new business wins from 2 to 6, with visibility to additional non-automotive orders potentially totaling thousands of units
- Launched OPTIS™, powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin, and secured multiple deployments in airport safety and security, perimeter monitoring, and transportation logistics
- Chosen for GM-sponsored WinTOR initiative, creating the potential for a significant sourcing advantage for future OEM programs
- Raised growth capital necessary to execute on strategic plan
Management Commentary
Matt Fisch, AEye Chief Executive Officer, said, “AEye reached a critical inflection point in the second quarter as we moved beyond the development phase to deliver sustained growth. Our sales funnel has grown exponentially – we’re actively engaged with more than 100 potential customers and have signed six new contracts across a range of market verticals in 2025. Our standout commercial achievement was Apollo’s selection by a leading global transportation OEM, a milestone win representing a potential $30 million opportunity which we expect to begin contributing to revenue this year.”
“Apollo is raising the bar for long-range, high-performance lidar. Its certification as part of NVIDIA’s DRIVE AGX Orin platform and selection for the GM-sponsored WinTOR program underscores our leading position in the automotive markets. Further, our launch of OPTIS™ unlocks the opportunity for expansion into high-value applications like intelligent transportation systems, airport safety and security, perimeter security, defense and transportation logistics, where we’ve already secured multiple deployments. As demand accelerates, we believe we’re primed to scale rapidly and deliver long-term value across a wide range of intelligent systems applications.”
Recent Financial Highlights
- Cash burn excluding net financing proceeds in Q2 2025 was $7.1 million
- GAAP net loss in Q2 2025 was $(9.3) million, or $(0.48) per share, based on 19.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding
- Non-GAAP net loss in Q2 2025 was $(6.7) million, or $(0.35) per share, based on 19.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding
- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $19.2 million as of June 30, 2025
“We stepped up our progress in Q2, advancing our commercial strategy while maintaining strong financial discipline, laying the groundwork for expected long-term growth,” said Conor Tierney, CFO of AEye. “We ended the quarter with $19.2 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, which we have more than tripled since then. With this momentum, we believe we’re well-positioned to capitalize on growing customer demand and deepen our foothold within our key markets,” said Conor Tierney, Chief Financial Officer.
2025 Financial Outlook
AEye expects cash burn for full year 2025 to be within the previously communicated range of $27 million to $29 million.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
AEye management will webcast its investor conference call today, July 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss these results. AEye CEO Matt Fisch and CFO Conor Tierney will host the call, followed by a question-and-answer session.
The webcast and accompanying slides will be accessible via the company’s website at https://investors.aeye.ai/.
Access is also available via:
Webcast: https://aeye.pub/4nGHVGn
About AEye
AEye offers unique software-defined lidar solutions that enable advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, security, and logistics applications that save lives and propel the future of transportation and mobility. AEye’s flagship product, Apollo, has been widely recognized for its small form factor and its ability to detect objects at up to one kilometer. In addition to Apollo as a stand-alone sensor, AEye also offers a full-stack solution through its OPTIS™ platform. OPTIS™ provides a complete system that captures a high-resolution 3D image of the world, interprets it, and provides direction to act upon what it sees in real-time.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP measures provided in this press release should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial data is included in the supplemental financial data attached to this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. AEye considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be important because they provide additional insight into the Company’s on-going performance. The Company provides this information to help investors evaluate the results of the Company’s on-going operations and to enable more meaningful and consistent period-to-period comparisons. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented only as supplemental information to understand the Company’s operating results. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
This press release includes the following non-GAAP financial measures:
- Non-GAAP net loss which is defined as GAAP net loss plus stock-based compensation, plus stock issuance and debt issuance costs, plus change in fair value of convertible note and warrant liabilities, plus expenses related to contested proxy, plus loss (gain) on termination of operating lease, net; and
- Adjusted EBITDA, defined as non-GAAP net loss plus depreciation and amortization expense, less interest income and other, plus interest expense and other, plus provision for income tax.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are sometimes accompanied by words such as “believe,” “continue,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “predict,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends, or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements about the potential benefits resulting from full integration into the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin platform, the potential for revenue generation from various customers in different industries, the visibility to additional non-automotive orders potentially totaling thousands of units, the market opportunities and demand for AEye’s Apollo and OPTIS™ products, the Company’s expected cash burn for full year 2025, among others. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are very difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from the assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of AEye. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) the risks that the full integration into the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin platform may not drive expanded engagement opportunities with leading OEMs or pave the way for Hyperion integration to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (ii) the risks that AEye may not realize some or all of the $30 million in revenue from the leading transportation OEM due to program delays, program cancellation, or otherwise; (iii) the risks that AEye may not receive revenue this year from the leading transportation OEM due to program delays, program cancellation, or otherwise; (iv) the risks that the additional non-automotive orders totaling thousands of units may not materialize to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (v) the risks that the multiple deployments secured for OPTIS™ may not result in product sales to the extent anticipated, or at all; (vi) the risks that participation in the WinTOR initiative may not create significant sourcing advantage for future OEM programs to the extent anticipated, or at all; (vii) the risks that the growth capital raised may not be sufficient to execute on AEye’s strategic plan to the extent anticipated, or at all; (viii) the risks that AEye may not be able to deliver sustained growth to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (ix) the risks that the active engagement with more than 100 potential customers may not result in revenue to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (x) the risks that AEye may not have nor maintain its leading position in the automotive markets; (xi) the risk that OPTIS™ may not unlock opportunities into high-value applications, like intelligent transportation systems, airport safety and security, perimeter security, defense and transportation logistics, to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (xii) the risks that AEye may not be primed to scale rapidly or deliver long-term value to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (xiii) the risks that AEye may not be well-positioned to capitalize on growing customer demand nor able to deepen its foothold within its key markets to the extent or in the time frame anticipated, or at all; (xiv) the risks that the cash burn for the full year 2025 may exceed the previously communicated range of range of $27 million to $29 million due to unanticipated expenses or otherwise; (xv) the risks that market conditions may create delays in the demand for commercial lidar products beyond AEye’s expectations, if at all; (xvi) the risks that lidar adoption occurs slower than anticipated or fails to occur at all; (xvii) the risks that AEye’s products may not meet the diverse range of performance and functional requirements of target markets and customers; (xviii) the risks that AEye’s products may not function as anticipated by AEye, or by target markets and customers; (xix) the risks that AEye may not be in a position to adequately or timely address either the near or long-term opportunities that may or may not exist in the evolving autonomous transportation industry; (xx) the risks that laws and regulations are adopted impacting the use of lidar that AEye is unable to comply with, in whole or in part; (xxi) the risks associated with changes in competitive and regulated industries in which AEye operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, and changes in laws and regulations affecting AEye’s business; (xxii) the risks that AEye is unable to adequately implement its business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (xxiii) the risk that business wins many not result in the visibility to additional non-automotive orders potentially totaling thousands of units, or at all; and (xxiv) the risks of economic downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive and evolving industry in which AEye operates. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by current or future global conflicts and current and potential trade restrictions, trade tensions, and tariffs, all of which continue to cause economic uncertainty. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the periodic report that AEye has most recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and other documents filed by us or that will be filed by us from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements; AEye assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. AEye gives no assurance that AEye will achieve any of its expectations.
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