AEye, Inc.

AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR) is a lidar technology company focused on developing advanced sensing systems for autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance applications. The company went public through a merger with CF Acquisition Corp. VIII, a blank check company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald, whose S-1 was filed in October 2020. The de-SPAC transaction closed in August 2021, bringing AEye into the public markets under the LIDR ticker. Operating in the automotive technology and sensor hardware sector, AEye subsequently faced significant headwinds common to the lidar industry and announced a wind-down of core operations in late 2023. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full data, filings, and deal history on LIDR and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.