Major OEM Partnership — Mercedes‑Benz Level 3 Supply
Confirmed strategic lidar partner and supplier for Mercedes‑Benz Level 3 models covering Europe and China; production supported by new Galileo manufacturing center in Thailand, accelerating global OEM penetration.
Record and Rapidly Scaling Shipments
Delivered a record 1.6 million lidar units in the prior year and expects 2026 shipments to approximately double to 3.0–3.5 million units, reaffirming leadership scale and global footprint.
Strong Q1 2026 Financial Performance
Q1 net revenues RMB 681 million (USD 99 million), up 30% year‑over‑year; GAAP net income RMB 18 million (USD 2.7 million) and non‑GAAP net income RMB 48 million (USD 6.9 million); eighth consecutive quarter of YoY revenue growth.
Healthy Profitability and Margins
Company reported a gross margin above 39% in Q1 and delivered GAAP operating profit from the core lidar business of RMB 42 million, extending GAAP profitability to four consecutive quarters and non‑GAAP to six.
Market Leadership and Share Gains
Ranked #1 globally in long‑range ADAS lidar shipments with a 43% market share in 2025 (Yole Group); China market share reached about 55% in March 2026 (Gasgoo), roughly triple the second player and the 14th consecutive month at #1.
Strong Demand, Backlog and OEM Deployments
Broad OEM adoption with Hesai lidar featured in 56 vehicle models across 24 brands at Beijing Auto Show; backlog exceeds 6 million units; Li Auto began deliveries of a multi‑lidar model (May 15, 2026) marking mass deployment of FTX blind‑spot lidar.
Breakthrough Product Innovation — Picasso and ETX
Introduced Picasso, the first 6D full‑color SPAD‑SoC that fuses RGB and depth at chip level; ETX supports up to 4,320 channels and 600m range. Secured exclusive design win with KargoBot for commercial deployment; ETX SOP expected H2 2026.
New Strategic Growth Initiatives (SGI) — Kosmo
Launched Kosmo, an AI‑integrated spatial intelligence device that rapidly generates photorealistic 3D environments (200 sqm reconstruction in ~1/5 the time of existing 3DGS and ~1/50 of traditional methods); early orders in place and SGI expected to generate ~RMB 100 million revenue in 2026 with a path to ~RMB 500 million in 2027.
Q2 2026 Guidance and Near‑term Volume Outlook
Q2 revenue guide RMB 850–900 million (USD 123–130 million), implying ~20–27% YoY growth; Q2 shipment guidance approximately 650,000 units; reaffirmed full‑year lidar shipment target of 3.0–3.5 million units.