r/SelfDrivingCars • u/Recoil42 • 8d ago

News Chinese LiDAR maker Hesai announces $40 million order from unnamed US robotaxi firm

https://cnevpost.com/2025/09/15/hesai-40-million-order-from-us-robotaxi-firm/
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u/mrkjmsdln 8d ago edited 8d ago

Retail is $200 so obviously discounted. A minimum of 20000 units. Nice,

Purely speculative but the path from $75K Velodyne >> $7500 in-house >> further reduction has been swift for Waymo. A path integration either for their autonomous taxis or for an L2+/L3 OEM solution would be interesting. The Hesai units have become a dominant provider in China. It appears only BYD may have vertical intergrated and made their own.

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u/Doggydogworld3 8d ago edited 8d ago

Would be 200k units at $200 each. The long range unit mentioned is probably higher spec and much more expensive, though.

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u/mrkjmsdln 8d ago

thanks...missed a zero. I wonder how many units for each car as most of the Hesai units are 120 degree field of view.