Hesai Group, the world’s largest maker of vehicle “lidar” sensors, has struck a partnership with US chip giant Nvidia to help develop an autonomous driving platform, reports the South China Morning Post. The move comes as the Shanghai-based firm pushes its global expansion.
Hesai said that its light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors–which use laser beams to measure distances to objects–would be supplied to support Nvidia’s Drive Hyperion platform, which is designed to meet the level 4 self-driving standard.
The company added that the lidar sensors selected for the platform were ready for mass production. The company also said a plant in Bangkok, its first factory outside mainland China, would begin operations at the start of 2027.