Ouster, leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, has signed a strategic customer agreement with Perrone Robotics, fully autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and turnkey solutions firm, to delivery integrated AV kits to OEMs.
Ouster’s OS sensors will be integrated into a configuration of Perrone’s TONY AV retrofit kit, a patented vehicle and hardware agnostic platform that can be embedded into many vehicle types for transit and transportation applications.
“Ouster’s sensors have been designed to meet a range of performance requirements, making them adaptable to a variety of AV platforms,” said Ouster CEO Angus Pacala.
“We expect our digital lidar to power hundreds of autonomous vehicles operating in commercial and municipal zones across the U.S. and internationally through our agreement with Perrone.
“Ouster is a leading lidar supplier to the automotive industry today, and we are thrilled to partner with Perrone to meet customer demand for its AV platform over the coming years.”
Perrone intends to use the Ouster configuration for a wide range of vehicles including low speed electric passenger and utility vehicles, and a line of yard trucks for logistics.
Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, added: “We needed a lidar partner that could meet demand as we scale production models with our TONY AV retrofit kit. Ouster stood out for its performance characteristics, top notch support team, and the ability to scale for fleet-level AV deployments.
“We’re excited to partner with Ouster to deploy autonomous vehicle technology that we expect will increase operational efficiency, enhance safety, and improve accessibility for end-users.”
