Velodyne Lidar
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: VLDR | |
| Industry | Lidar |
| Founded | 2016 as Velodyne Acoustics spin-off |
| Founder | David Hall |
| Defunct | February 2023 |
| Fate | Merged with Ouster |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States |
Key people | Ted Tewksbury (CEO) |
| Products | Lidar |
| Revenue | $61.92 million (2021) |
Number of employees | 407 (Dec 2021) |
| Website | velodynelidar |
Velodyne Lidar is a Silicon Valley–based lidar technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. It was spun off from Velodyne Acoustics in 2016. As of July 2020, the company had about 300 customers. Velodyne Lidar provides sensors for use in autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, mapping, robotics, infrastructure, and smart city applications. In February 2023, the company merged with Ouster.