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Aeva and Wideye by AGC to Showcase First FMCW In-cabin 4D LiDAR Integration at CES 2025

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Aeva and Wideye by AGC to Showcase First FMCW In-cabin 4D LiDAR Integration at CES 2025
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Aeva and Wideye by AGC to Showcase First FMCW In-cabin 4D LiDAR Integration at CES 2025

2025-01-06 20:02 Last Updated At:20:30

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 6, 2025--

Aeva® (NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, and Wideye, a division of AGC Group specializing in cutting-edge glass solutions for optical sensor integration, today announced a joint demonstration of the industry’s first functional FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) in-cabin 4D LiDAR solution for passenger vehicles at CES 2025.

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The advanced integration of the Aeva Atlas™ 4D LiDAR sensor behind the windshield combines the benefits of a high mounting position for enhanced long-range sensing with minimal impact on vehicle design and aerodynamics. Custom-formulated glass from Wideye, compatible with Aeva’s unique FMCW wavelength, increases infrared light transmission while maintaining LiDAR point cloud quality. Wideye glass benefits from high infrared transparency with nearly zero absorption, allowing the LiDAR sensor to deliver a high-end performance at full detection range. Placing the LiDAR sensor behind the windshield protects from external elements and allows for easy cleaning of potential obstructions. Inside the cabin, the compact housing ensures road visibility while the sensor’s low power consumption and passive cooling support a quiet cabin and passenger comfort.

“As OEMs look to enable higher levels of safety and automation by incorporating LiDAR technology, we see the unique combination of Aeva’s powerful 4D LiDAR with Wideye Windshield is ready to meet their needs,” said Gaetan Friart, CEO at Wideye by AGC. “Placing the LiDAR behind Wideye windshield with other in-cabin optical sensors meets the stringent demands for next-generation vehicle autonomy without compromising on vehicle design.”

“LiDAR is quickly becoming a must-have sensing technology to enable higher levels of vehicle automation, including highway-speed driving,” said Mina Rezk, Co-Founder and CTO at Aeva. “This collaboration with AGC demonstrates that automakers can have the best of both worlds - a seamless and smooth industrial design that is powered by industry-leading 4D LiDAR from Aeva, without compromising on performance or safety.”

The innovative in-cabin 4D LiDAR solution will be showcased at CES 2025 in Aeva’s booth #6900 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About Wideye by AGC

Wideye ® by AGC, a corporate scaleup focusing on sensor integration solutions, was launched by Tokyo-based AGC Group, a world-leading supplier of flat, automotive and display glass, chemicals and other high-tech materials and components. Wideye is backed by AGC Automotive Europe, AGC Group’s European automotive glass branch, which specializes in the production of glazing solutions for carmakers. Since its launch in 2016, Wideye has focused on enabling ADAS deployment and making fully autonomous vehicles a reality. For more information, please visit: https://wideye.vision or https://www.linkedin.com/company/wideye-by-agc.

About Aeva Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AEVA)

Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions. For more information, visit www.aeva.com, or connect with us on X or LinkedIn.

Aeva, the Aeva logo, Aeva 4D LiDAR, Aeries, Aeva Ultra Resolution, 4D Perception, and 4D Localization are trademarks/registered trademarks of Aeva, Inc. All rights reserved. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward looking statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to expectations about our product features and performance and market acceptance of LiDAR. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including, but not limited to: (i) the fact that Aeva is an early stage company with a history of operating losses and may never achieve profitability, (ii) Aeva’s limited operating history, (iii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations and to identify and realize additional opportunities, (iv) the ability for Aeva to have its products selected for inclusion in OEM products, (v) the fact that Aeva is operating in an emerging market and there can be no assurance that LiDAR sensors will achieve commercial success in sufficient volume in the automotive or other markets and (iv) other material risks and other important factors that could affect our financial results. Please refer to our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Form 10-Q and Form 10-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Aeva assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Aeva does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.

An Aeva Atlas 4D LiDAR sensor integrated behind a custom windshield made by Wideye by AGC. (Photo: Business Wire)

An Aeva Atlas 4D LiDAR sensor integrated behind a custom windshield made by Wideye by AGC. (Photo: Business Wire)

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Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law has been kidnapped in Caracas

2025-01-08 06:19 Last Updated At:06:21

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election, said his son-in-law was kidnapped Tuesday in Venezuela's capital.

González, who was traveling in the United States, said Rafael Tudares was kidnapped while on his way to drop off González’s two grandchildren at school in Caracas.

In a post on X, González said “hooded men, dressed in black” intercepted the vehicle and loaded Tudares “into a gold-colored van.” He did not say what happened to his 6- and 7-year-old grandchildren.

The kidnapping happened despite a significant increase in police and military presence since New Year’s Day across Caracas ahead of Friday's swearing-in ceremony for Maduro, who the government says won a third term in the July election.

The government’s centralized press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

González, a retired diplomat, represented Venezuela’s Unitary Platform opposition coalition in the presidential election, which he and Maduro both claim to have won. The platform in a statement characterized Tudares' kidnapping as a “forced disappearance for political reasons.”

“We demand the immediate release of Rafael Tudares and all political prisoners, who are hostages of a regime that knows it is rejected by the vast majority of Venezuelans who spoke with the force of the vote (on July 28),” the coalition said in the statement.

González left Venezuela for exile in Spain in September after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with an election-related investigation. In recent weeks, he has vowed to return to his homeland to take the oath of office.

González, 75, is touring the Americas to try to rally support for his effort to get Maduro out of office by Friday. That's when, by law, the South American country’s next presidential term begins. On Monday, González met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as well as with U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s designate to be his national security adviser once he is sworn in on Jan. 20.

González, who has been recognized by several governments including the U.S. as Venezuela's president-elect, has not explained how he plans to return to the troubled country or wrest power from Maduro, whose ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela controls all aspects of government.

González had never run for office before July. The Unitary Platform coalition selected him in April as a last-minute stand-in for opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado, who was blocked by the Maduro-controlled Supreme Tribunal of Justice from running for any office.

Machado last week urged supporters to demonstrate across Venezuela on Thursday, telling them in a video message that Maduro will not step down on his own and they “must make him leave.”

Meanwhile, Maduro has asked his supporters to demonstrate Friday.

But it is unclear whether anyone will heed calls to head to the streets with the increased security presence.

On Tuesday, despite being the first day of school after the holidays, children were nowhere to be seen during morning rush hour in Caracas, and some schools remained closed.

“There is tension. As soon as night falls, the city is like a ghost town," Caracas resident Mari Jimenez said. “We do not feel confident seeing so many police.”

Kidnappings were commonplace in Venezuela at the end of last and beginning of this century, when criminals targeted the wealthy and a thriving middle class. But that type of crime decreased in recent years, as the country’s economy came undone and Venezuelans began to emigrate.

Recently, people have associated kidnappings with the government practice of detaining its real or perceived opponents without following the law. They are seen as part of a campaign to repress anti-government protests that broke out after the election results were announced.

Electoral authorities in July declared Maduro the winner hours after polls closed, but unlike in previous presidential elections, they did not provide detailed vote counts. However, the opposition collected tally sheets from more than 80% of the nation’s electronic voting machines, posted them online and said they showed González had won the election with twice as many votes as Maduro.

The U.S.-based Carter Center, which Maduro’s government invited to observe the presidential election, has said the tally sheets published by the opposition are legitimate.

Hours after announcing his son-in-law's kidnapping, González announced he was continuing his multi-country tour with a visit to Panama. “On the way to Panama! We continue,” he posted on X.

Bolivarian Militia members leave the 4F Military Museum for a gathering of security forces at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, ahead of the presidential inauguration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Bolivarian Militia members leave the 4F Military Museum for a gathering of security forces at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, ahead of the presidential inauguration. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Edmundo Gonzalez, who represented Venezuela's main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, addresses a gathering of supporters outside of the Organization of American States, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Edmundo Gonzalez, who represented Venezuela's main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, addresses a gathering of supporters outside of the Organization of American States, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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