Hesai reports Q1 EPS 4c vs. 1c last year

Reports Q1 revenue $98.7M vs. $72.4M last year. Q1 total lidar shipments were 471,723 units, representing an increase of 140.9% from 195,818 units in the corresponding period of 2025. “We are incredibly honored and excited to announce that Hesai (HSAI) serves as strategic lidar partner and confirmed supplier for Mercedes-Benz models enabling L3 autonomy. Meanwhile, the first quarter of 2026 marked a transformative chapter for Hesai as we began our strategic evolution from ‘Spatial Perception’ to ‘Spatial Intelligence.’ We are no longer just a global leader in lidar; we are building the foundational infrastructure for the Physical AI frontier,” said Yifan Li, Hesai’s co-Founder and CEO. “We continue to solidify the leadership in our core lidar business during the quarter. According to Gasgoo, we have maintained the No.1 position in China’s long-range automotive lidar market for 14 consecutive months, reaching 55% share in March 2026. Furthermore, our latest ASIC breakthrough, Picasso, represents a step-change for the industry. As the world’s first 6D full-color ultra-sensitive lidar SPAD-SoC, it integrates RGB color information with precise XYZ spatial data at the chip level, fundamentally bridging the gap between lidars and cameras. This next-generation technology will debut in our high-end ETX lidar model, offering configurations of up to 4,320 channels, with SOP expected in the second half of 2026. We believe our in-house developed full-color 6D SPAD-SoC has the potential to enable a unified perception paradigm not only for vehicles, but for any application where cameras are used today.”