Velodyne Lidar’s Automated with Velodyne (AwV) program now has 100 partner companies working to commercialize next-generation autonomous solutions using Velodyne’s lidar sensors and software, reports Auto Connected Car News.

An Autonomous Vehicle International story by Lawrence Butcher notes “as the lidar ecosystem continues to grow, deepening the technology’s deployment in industrial, robotics, infrastructure, automotive and more, collaboration is an excellent example of how the AwV ecosystem is advancing the industry.”

As models of this collaboration, an Automotive World post cites “Velodyne’s AwV partners, like NVIDIA and Siemens, are enabling lidar to play a critical role in driving safety and efficiency in a broad range of customer environments.”

A Telematics Wire story quotes our CMO Sally Frykman discussing the AwV program, saying:

“Automated with Velodyne is the future of lidar integration and the ecosystem is essential to implementing everyday solutions. Achieving the 100 partner mark confirms that the world’s leading innovators see the enormous value that Velodyne’s technology and marketing prowess brings to their business. We are excited to work with such an elite group of pacesetting companies, both to raise their visibility as well as help them tap the huge growth potential for lidar-based solutions.”

To read our press release on the AwV 100 news, please click here: Automated with Velodyne Program Grows Ecosystem to 100 Partners.