CES 2022 Loses Another Lidar Exhibitor in AEye

Another autonomous-driving lidar company, AEye, bowed out of the in-person CES 2022 for health and safety considerations amid the spread of COVID-19's omicron variant, it said Thursday. AEye instead will stream a live webcast Jan. 5 and 6 on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, emulating what it would have shown on the CES 2022 show floor, it said. “Creating this virtual platform enables us to adhere to our commitment to the health and safety of our customers, partners, and employees, while encouraging active engagement and dynamic communications,” said CEO Blair LaCorte. Velodyne and Cepton were among the other lidar companies withdrawing from in-person CES 2022 participation earlier in the week (see 2112290002).