Hesai Group HSAI

HSAI Company Overview

Hesai Group is a China-based technology company specializing in light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors and perception solutions primarily for autonomous driving, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), robotics, and smart infrastructure applications. The company operates within the automotive technology, intelligent transportation, and industrial sensing industries. Hesai’s core revenue drivers are its automotive-grade LiDAR products, including long-range and short-range sensors designed for passenger vehicles, robotaxis, commercial vehicles, and autonomous mobility systems. The company also develops LiDAR systems for robotics, mapping, and industrial automation customers.

Hesai has positioned itself as one of the largest dedicated LiDAR manufacturers by shipment volume in the automotive sector, supported by vertically integrated manufacturing, proprietary chip design capabilities, and large-scale production facilities. The company was founded in 2014 by engineers and entrepreneurs with backgrounds in optics, sensing technologies, and software engineering. Since its founding, Hesai evolved from serving robotics and mapping applications into a major supplier for global automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), autonomous driving developers, and mobility technology firms.