Velodyne

Velodyne Lidar was a San Jose, California-based lidar sensor company that pioneered surround-view lidar technology widely used in autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, and smart city infrastructure. Founded in 1983 by David Hall as an audio company, it pivoted to lidar development around 2005 and spun off its lidar division as Velodyne Lidar in 2016 before going public via SPAC in 2020. In February 2023, Velodyne merged with Ouster, Inc., with the combined company trading under the Ouster name.